Budget
Why are high-tax states facing budget deficits?
It’s the spending, stupid
Unsustainable spending is unsustainable even in high-tax states.
Fix the approach, fix the problem
State’s fiscal woes result from broken process
Nevada's budget problems stem from a broken process.
How ‘One Sound State’ protects taxpayers
An interview with the NPRI study’s author
Andy Matthews interviews Geoffrey Lawrence, the author of NPRI's tax study.
Death by politician
The power appetite of pols is lethal for society
Europe shows that the welfare-state ideology Nevada's current legislative leadership is trying to impose on the Silver State spawns fiscal catastrophe.
Controlling taxes means controlling spending
Nevada’s government spending must be prioritized
A how-to guide for prioritizing Nevada's spending.
One Sound State, Once Again
Comprehensive fiscal reforms to again make Nevada strong, prosperous and free
The Nevada Policy Research Institute has released a new plan for comprehensive tax and fiscal reform. Read about how Nevada can have revenue-neutral tax reform that would broaden and stabilize its tax base and implement fiscal reforms that would reduce future budget deficits.
Tax dollars up in smoke
Firefighter pay is on fire
The salaries of unionized firefighters throughout Las Vegas continue to sizzle.
The stakeholder two-step
IFC lawmakers choreograph a farcical dance
Nevada's legislative leadership has manipulated the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group's recommendations in order to call for new taxes in 2011.
Reluctance to tax? Where?
Nevada’s tax burden ranks in the top half of states
Contrary to what William Epstein and William Thompson of UNLV assert in their May 2 Las Vegas Review-Journal opinion column, there is no shortage of tax revenue in the Silver State.
A how-to guide for budget reform: Part III
Implementing the change
How Nevada can implement the Budgeting for Outcomes process.
