Politicians would act a lot differently if they had to personally pay for their wrongdoings. Consider Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones.
Editorials
Anyone who thinks spending more is the key to improving education needs to look at New York.
The sorry saga of the DMV’s computer upgrade doesn’t provide taxpayers with any confidence that state workers are held to a high standard when it comes to performance
Democrats insist they’re committed to promoting “affordable” housing. Yet virtually every policy they propose in that regard actually makes housing more expensive.
Stop negotiating with those who go beyond peaceful protests and break the law.
Sam Boyd Stadium once again played host to the Supercross Monster Energy Cup, selling out the 36,800-seat venue Saturday night. Across the valley at TPC Summerlin, the PGA Tour made its annual stop here for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, held Thursday through Sunday, with modest crowds the first three days before a much better turnout Sunday.
A worsening feud over city of Las Vegas soccer fields is making the bitter football rivalries of Latin America and Europe seem downright friendly.
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.
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.
In seven of the past nine seasons, the UNLV football team has managed just two victories, including the past three years under coach Bobby Hauck. The Rebels have doubled that total only halfway through this season, and they’re on the precipice of matching the five-win seasons of 2008 and 2009 — the halcyon days of a lost decade on the gridiron.
Nothing promotes licking obesity like postage stamps that show children playing outside. The U.S. Postal Service commissioned a huge batch of them to support first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign, which encourages kids to engage in more physical activity.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius went to Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field last week to promote Obamacare. As reported by Triblive.com, Ms. Sebelius was joined by Steelers chairman Dan Rooney in a conference room to educate attendees about the health care law and to promote enrollment.
The ongoing policy dispute between the Clark County Commission and the Metropolitan Police Department over public safety funding got very personal last week when board Chairman Steve Sisolak accused Sheriff Doug Gillespie of colluding with the officers’ union and an arbitrator to give officers pay raises.
The “law of the land” is off the bargaining table, as far as Senate Democrats and the Obama administration are concerned. House Republicans have demanded changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, as part of any budget deal to end the partial federal government shutdown and increase the debt ceiling. Despite this month’s disastrous Internet rollout of federal-state health insurance exchanges; public outrage with higher premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses after a promise of reduced costs; and scaled back provider networks that are forcing Americans to find new doctors, Democratic leaders are adamant that no changes to Obamacare will be considered. Even proposals to delay or repeal Obamacare’s job-killing medical device tax, backed by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, have been rejected.
