Politics is a dirty business, but politicians usually avoid attacking charities supported by their own church. Not Steve Sisolak.
Victor Joecks
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Victor Joecks is a Review-Journal columnist who explores and explains policy issues three days a week in the Opinion section. Previously he served as the executive vice president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute. Victor is also a staff sergeant in Nevada National Guard. Originally from Washington state, Victor received his bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College.
If you think the Clark County School District cares about public input, its recently released draft transgender regulations will correct that misconception.
Assemblyman Keith Pickard is “exploiting community members” for political gain. Gun control won’t prevent mass shootings, and the key to improving education is keeping great teachers in the classroom. That’s all according to Byron Brooks, who’s running for the Republican nomination for Senate District 20.
It’s easy to vote illegally in Nevada. All a non-citizen has to do is go the DMV and ask. The DMV uses the same form whether you’re getting a driver’s license, ID card or driver’s authorization card. DACs are for those, like illegal aliens, who can’t meet the proof of identity requirements for the other cards. At the bottom is a voter registration form.
Attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt is committed to continuing the education reforms started by Gov. Brian Sandoval. He also wants to implement work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients and doesn’t think the federal government will disrupt recreational marijuana in Nevada.
Under the guise of creating a “safe and respectful learning environment,” the Clark County School District is willing to sacrifice both.
Victoria Seaman, a former assemblywoman and candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, wants proof before calling for Rep. Ruben Kihuen’s resignation. She is also enthusiastic about the Republican tax-reform plan.
Since common decency hasn’t stopped many liberals from politicizing mass shootings, how wrong they were about Texas should.
Nevada’s Public Employees Retirement System has just spent your money to make sure you have a better opinion of the … Public Employees Retirement System.
Dan Schwartz is pinning his long-shot bid for governor on hopes that Republican primary voters will pay more attention to his persona than his policies.
Collective bargaining for state workers, Medicaid and union pitches highlight day 61 of the Nevada Legislature.
Many liberals believe in “positive rights,” aka the right to free stuff, like birth control. But that reading necessarily means that government will infringe someone else’s rights.
Here are three things to watch on Day 30 of the 2017 Legislative session.
On Day 2 of the 2017 Nevada Legislature, Senate Democrats introduced a minimum-wage bill. Beyond heated debate, the bill will shed light on the strategy Democrats will use to push their liberal agenda.
It’s the second day of the 2017 Legislative Session. After some surprising fireworks in yesterday’s opening speeches, here are three things to watch for this Tuesday.
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