Competing documents outlining Nevada legislative agendas show the two parties’ different approaches to the 2017 Legislature.
Opinion Columns
It’s the start of the third week of the 2017 Legislative Session, and Day 15 is going to be busy.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump tapped Vice President Mike Pence to head up a commission on voter fraud. Pence should start his investigation right here in Nevada, where the motto of our voter registration system might as well be “Trust, don’t verify.”
Up to this point, the story makes sense. Except for one thing: Why the cover-up if there is no crime? Why lie about talking about sanctions? It’s inexplicable.
The economy is dying. Barack Obama left President Trump with a mess on his hands. A disaster looms — not for corporations, but for individual taxpayers.
My God, it’s happened again!
It’s Day 12 of the 2017 Legislative Session. It’s the second Friday of the session, and like last Friday, it’ll be a light day for lawmakers.
If you prefer ignorance on policy issues and politicians, do the rest of us a favor: don’t vote.
Why would a CEO of a U.S. company be more concerned about hiring Muslim refugees than vets? Why would the CEO of Starbucks put foreigners before American citizens, let alone heroes?
It’s Day 11 of the 2017 Legislative Session. It’ll be a full day of committee hearings with bills on a wide variety of subjects.
It’s Day 10 of the 2017 Legislative Session. Lawmakers have now introduced over 400 bills. They’re voting bills out of committee and even giving bills floor votes.
Memory fades with age. We remember good times more than the bad.
Empathy, discussion, debate — even verbal jabs — require that people understand each other.
It’s Valentine’s Day, but don’t expect everything to be roses on Day 9 of the 2017 Legislative Session.
It’s Day 8 of the 2017 Legislative Session, and the start of the second week. Committees are getting into a groove, and lawmakers are working with the Legislative Counsel Bureau to perfect language on bills they want to introduce.