Nevada’s upcoming budget is going to be its largest ever. Legislators still want to spend more than is available.
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.
Even non-Christians should consider the significance of Easter. That starts with understanding what Easter is.
Over the last two years, President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed had been foreshadowing many of the findings of the just-released Mueller report. That’s both a good and bad thing for the president.
Eliminating the subminimum wage will end training and work opportunities for some members of the disabled community. Instead of doing something productive, they would be stuck in adult day care. That’s according to Tracy May-Brown, Opportunity Village’s director of advocacy, board and government relations.
Criticizing someone’s political views shouldn’t be conflated with threatening their life. When it comes to Rep. Ilhan Omar, that somehow has become a debatable contention.
Radical feminists are becoming some of the most outspoken opponents of the transgender movement.
A constitutional restriction on tax increases could end up saving Opportunity Scholarships.
When it comes to handling education issues, Gov. Steve Sisolak is getting schooled.
The people most passionate about not hiking the subminimum wage for people with disabilities are advocates for people with disabilities.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority wants to take billions of gallons of water that doesn’t exist from Eastern Nevada via a pipeline that would cost ratepayers $15 billion. Doing so would devastate the wildlife and people who live there. That’s according to Kyle Roerink, executive director of the Great Basin Water Network, which opposes the pipeline.
New gun laws from Carson City are going to make life harder for the wrong people.
It’s illegal in Nevada for government unions to strike. The Clark County Education Association is laying the groundwork for one anyway.
The battle over charter schools has come to Carson City. A bill introduced this week would stop the growth of new charter schools, which is the first step to withering them on the vine.
Nevada’s new U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich refused to rule out the possibility of prosecuting marijuana crimes.