Allow us to provide an abbreviated history of recent efforts to diversify and expand Nevada’s economy beyond tourism, conventions and construction:
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Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act allows community rehabilitation programs such as Opportunity Village to pay individuals with severe disabilities less than the minimum wage if their disability impedes their productivity. Section 14(c) is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, which certifies and manages the program. Nearly 500,000 people with severe disabilities receive special minimum wages nationally, including my daughter.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force could not have been more right when it issued this statement after last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas: “Learning with people from different backgrounds and perspectives benefits all students, our workforce and our nation.”
National Employee Freedom Week wrapped up Saturday. What just a year ago was a modest local effort has extended nationwide, thanks to the Nevada Policy Research Institute.
At the intersection of immigration, tax, economic development and education policy is Nevada’s most important issue: English Language Learning in the Clark County School District.
The Great Recession provided many enduring lessons for local governments. Foremost among them: Long-term contracts that provide guaranteed annual pay raises to employees are a bad deal for taxpayers.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has always benefitted by comparisons to his predecessor.