Early voting begins Saturday for Nevada’s party primaries, so we take this opportunity to offer our two cents worth. Since none of the candidates for major statewide offices on the Democratic slate would get our backing come November, so we will address only the GOP primary. For governor the choice is easy and obvious, Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt has proven … [Read more...]
BLM Publishes New Plans to Protect Sage Grouse
The Bureau of Land Management under the Trump administration has followed through on its promise to give states greater flexibility on protecting greater sage grouse. On Friday a 204-page draft management plan for Nevada and northeastern California was published in the Federal Register. The plan specifically states that its purpose is to enhance cooperation with the states … [Read more...]
Beware of California Censorship Law
Maybe it is time to update that old hippie paean that goes, “If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair,” to: “If you’re going to California, be sure to leave your Bible at home.” Like Nevada, California has a law on the books making it illegal for any therapist to provide so-called conversion therapy to anyone under the age of 18. In Nevada … [Read more...]
Highway Robbery on the Electric Highway
The state has released information on just how frequently those rural electric car recharging stations are being used, and it’s not exactly like those lines for gasoline back in the 1970s during the oil embargo. The Nevada Governor’s Office of Energy reports that drivers have charged their expensive electric vehicles 274 times at the three charging stations built by the … [Read more...]
Obamacare Costs Keep Soaring
Premiums for ObamaCare-eligible health insurance plans are soaring this year, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute. The study, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found that the lowest priced of the so-called gold plans that cover 80 percent of medical expenses for a 40-year-old non-smoker increased 19 percent nationally this year and 25 percent in … [Read more...]
No Solution for Wild Horse Overpopulation in Budget
The wild horse can has been kicked down the road yet again. Congress could not possibly find a way in its 2,232-page, $1.3 trillion budget that President Trump signed a couple of weeks ago to do anything whatsoever about the overpopulation of wild horses. The Interior Department’s FY2019 budget at one time included this language: “The 2019 budget continues to propose the … [Read more...]
Flying Machines in Pieces on the Ground
NEWS THAT AIN’T NEWS. YET. Here’s a roundup of big stuff that will break after I upload this on Monday, past deadline as always. (Sorry, boss, as always.) PIZEN SWITCH SWATTED. If there was ever any doubt that Terri Keyser-Cooper has long been and remains the best civil rights lawyer in Nevada, last Thursday’s shutout at the Reno federal courthouse sealed the deal. U.S. … [Read more...]
Nevada Court Rightly Upholds Public Right to Know
The Nevada Supreme Court has made it clear that public officials cannot skirt the state public records law by using privately owned electronic devices to conduct the public’s business. This past week the court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling that rejected a request for records from Lyon County commissioners because those records were not stored on devices owned … [Read more...]