Raggio Republicans Pass Huge Tax Hike

Senate Republicans in the Nevada Legislature passed the third largest tax hike in the state’s history today, approving a 3 percent...

Driving Up Health Insurance Cost

One of the reasons the cost of health insurance is so high is that government forces insurance companies to cover a...

Taxpayer Funded Femi-Nazis?

“AB185 makes an appropriation for the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada and the National Education for Women’s Leadership program,” writes Janine...

Why I Pick on Democrats More Than Republicans

I’m often asked why, as a limited-government/pro-business/free-market conservative, I seem to pick on Republicans almost as much as, if not more...

And the GOP Counter-Point Is?

At a joint session of the Nevada Senate and Assembly Higher Taxation Committees on Thursday, business leaders testified on how bad...

Shouldn’t We Try the Obvious First?

The problem is unemployment. The objective is to create jobs and get people working again. By definition doesn’t that mean the...

Tax-Hike Floodgates are Now Open

Assemblyliberal Sheila Leslie (D-Reno) introduced a new tax hike on Friday, this one aimed primarily at low-income Nevadans. Leslie proposes hiking...

Divided Business Community About to Fall

The consensus in the Legislature these days is that a huge tax hike absolutely, positively will be passed this year. The...

Let Them Eat Mush!

The good news is the Assembly Republican Caucus finally put out a press release yesterday after a four week drought. The...

Nevada Guv Speaks with Forked-Tongue on Taxes

“Many legislators have referred to ‘enhancing revenues’, which simply means creating new taxes or raising existing taxes,” according to a statement...

Democrats Falling in Love with Reagan

I was informed yesterday morning that Nevada Democrat Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce invoked Ronald Reagan’s name in a “Nevada Newsmakers” interview this...

Closing the Tax Hike Loophole

Hoping to limit the damage state legislators seem to do every time they meet, Nevada’s voters passed a constitutional amendment a...

Have No Fear, Bug Man Is Here!

Mortgage meltdown. Foreclosed homes. Rising unemployment. A $2 billion budget hole. Choked highways. Failing schools. And yet…

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Assembly Republicans have unanimously co-sponsored a bill (AB 221) to increase the amount of money put into the state’s Rainy Day...

A Tale of Two Primary Bills

Sen. Joyce Woodhouse (D-Las Vegas) has introduced a bill (SB 162) to move Nevada’s primary elections from mid-August to mid-June. Such...

Guv Suddenly Discovers State Sovereignty

Responding to criticism yesterday by Democrat Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-Las Vegas) – who said it was “foolish” that he might reject...

Depends on Your Definition of “Essential”

“Of course, providing adequate services takes money and that money must come from taxation,” Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio (R-Reno) writes...