Support AJR 4: Give School Choice a Chance
The following letter was sent to every state legislator via email today…
Time for Jim Gibbons to Resign
I don’t think John Wayne would have cared much for Gov. Jim Gibbons.
The Grand Delusion
Responding to Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford who called him a coward and Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio who called him a liar over his decision to neither sign nor veto the room tax hike, Gov. Jim Gibbons issued a statement yesterday which began with this line: “I have always made it clear that I […]
Fool-Hardy Legislation
As the state and national economies continue to go to hell in a hand basket, Assemblyman Joe Hardy (R-Boulder City) has decided that increased government regulation of manicurists is a more pressing priority.
Good Bills, AWOL Republicans
AJR 2 would require a 2/3 super-majority vote of the people to pass tax hike ballot initiatives, the same requirement to pass tax hikes through the Legislature.
The Great Prevaricator-in-Chief
I know this is harsh, but Gov. Jim Gibbons either doesn’t understand plain English, is a serial prevaricator (someone who doesn’t tell the truth), or has a room temperature IQ. Of course, some might argue “all of the above.”
Last Things First
Last summer, in the middle of a hotly contested Republican primary campaign against a conservative challenger, Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio (R-Reno) “guaranteed” voters that he wouldn’t be supporting any tax hikes this session.
Tax-Hiking Republicans Get Screwed by Guv
While running for governor in 2006, Jim Gibbons promised the citizens of Nevada, in writing, that he would “oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes.” Two years later the teachers union gathered enough signatures to force the Legislature to vote on a proposal to raise the room tax 3 percent. Their initiative […]
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 increase in the room tax in Clark and parts of Washoe counties which the Assembly already passed a couple weeks ago. Why is this a Republican tax hike even though Democrats control the Senate […]
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 variety of services, the cost of which ultimately gets passed on to consumers in the way of higher monthly premiums. Indeed, in some states men have to pay for maternity benefits whether they want […]
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 Hansen of Nevada Eagle Forum. “The amount of money to be appropriated is $250,000 for the 2009-2010 school year, and another $250,000 for the 2010-2011 school year.
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 than, I pick on Democrats. A recently introduced Assembly bill will help explain.
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 business is and how raising taxes on them in the middle of a recession would only make matters worse. At which point Assemblywoman Ellen Koivisto (D-AFL-CIO) whipped out the left’s well-worn talking points.
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 first thing we should do is repeal the job-killing minimum wage law and allow a willing employee to work for a willing employer for a mutually agreed upon salary without the government interfering in […]
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 the tax on cigarettes by $1 a pack, on top of a recently enacted 60-cents per pack federal hike in the cigarette tax. First the Nevada Legislature went after tourists for a tax hike […]
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 only question is whose ox will be gored and whether or not foolish Republicans will go along with it and give Democrats the political cover they’ll need in the 2010 elections.
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 bad news is it was a lot of words which said…well, nothing. Here, take a read of these snippets from Republican Minority Leader Heidi Gansert’s release…