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‘More speech’ the right response

In 1997, Bill Raggio, the Reno Republican who served as majority leader of the Nevada Senate for many years, rammed through legislation that gave the state Ethics Commission the power to punish any person who made a false statement about a political candidate.

What’s good for GM …

The race for the GOP presidential nomination is turning out to be more closely contested than many had foreseen. That makes Michigan’s Feb. 28 primary an important way station.

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Governor’s development plan too big on government

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval released his economic development plan for Nevada last week, and it reflects some interesting economic thought. The governor’s office identified exactly what Nevada needs to do to turn its economy around — and recommended the exact opposite.

F Street re-opened

Las Vegas Councilman Bob Coffin didn’t make any friends last week when he cast the lone vote against re-opening F Street, the only direct link from historic West Las Vegas into the gleaming new downtown.

Going by the book

Two local groups have announced the largest in-kind donation ever made to the Public Education Foundation, the nonprofit that coordinates philanthropic aid to the Clark County School District.

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