Editorials

Henderson government is in the news for the wrong reasons — again. The Review-Journal’s Eric Hartley reported Monday that a city audit found police had been illegally voiding traffic citations after the tickets had been filed in court. Under state law, only a judge can dismiss citations once they’ve been filed in court.

President Barack Obama loves using the heavy hand of government to make Americans do what he wants them to do. Obamacare’s array of mandates — especially tax penalties for those who fail to purchase health insurance — is the most obvious proof of his fondness for coercion. His latest big idea: compulsory voting.

Behind the incomparable generosity of TV titan Jim Rogers and his wife, Beverly, was a plan: Making Las Vegas a better place to learn would make it a better place to live.

If Nevada wants to gain more control of the land within its borders, it will have to fight the federal government for that land. So it was refreshing to see last week that the state has taken a step forward in the Jarbidge dispute.

During his State of the Union address in January, President Barack Obama said “nothing helps families make ends meet like higher wages.” His comments were part of a sales pitch for increasing the minimum wage to make the poor be better off.

Part of the city’s aborted soccer stadium plan will go forward after all. And it makes less sense than the deal in its entirety.

Early voting started Saturday for the April 7 municipal election primary. You’ve probably seen the campaign signs. You might have seen a few mailers and TV ads. Or maybe you’ve ignored them.

The IRS is determined to make the casino business as burdensome as possible. It’s not enough that claiming gambling losses on individual tax returns invites an audit. And it’s not enough that IRS agents have put increasing pressure on casinos to report “suspicious activity” by customers. What qualifies as “suspicious activity”? Criticism of the IRS, of course.

The assault on open government never stops — not even during Sunshine Week.

Police have the power to seal off crime scenes or areas that require investigation, but they can’t stop people from filming them in public places where no one — not even officers — has any expectation of privacy.