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EDITORIAL: Nellis case again shows government waste

The Coalition and Irregular Warfare Center was launched at Nellis Air Force Base in 2006 with the charge of finding ways to counteract the improvised explosive devices and roadside bombs that were killing and maiming American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, as is the case with far too many government entities these days, the warfare center’s primary mission became plowing through piles of taxpayer money.

EDITORIAL: Start arbitration anew on police contract

The absence of transparency in public-sector collective bargaining is disservice enough to taxpayers. But when the government proxies who negotiate labor contracts blatantly violate the few provisions in state law that lend accountability to the bargaining process, making it impossible for elected stewards to provide scrutiny, the resulting deal, no matter the terms, cannot be allowed to stand.