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EDITORIAL: Transfer more federal land into local hands

At the intersection of the energy industry and environmentalism, of ranching and recreation, of economic development and preservation, is U.S. public land policy. No wonder the issue creates such sharp partisan divisions.

EDITORIAL: Rooftop solar must pay its way

Last week, the Public Utilities Commission completed three days of hearings on net metering, which provides electricity customers who have rooftop panels with credits for excess solar power they don’t use. Within a couple of weeks, the PUC will decide how much those credits will be worth going forward.

EDITORIAL: Clark County targets Uber, Lyft drivers with unfair burdens

The Nevada Legislature did everything necessary to allow ride-sharing transportation network companies to operate in the state. Now the Clark County Commission is doing all it can to discourage people from working for Uber and Lyft.

EDITORIAL: Minimum wage increases kill jobs

President Barack Obama has long pushed for a higher federal minimum wage, and a handful of a U.S. cities either have proposed higher minimum wages or approved them.

Nevada good for business

The creation of the gross receipts-based “commerce tax” by the Nevada Legislature and Gov. Brian Sandoval ended up costing the state almost nothing in terms of the competitiveness of its business climate.

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