Fiscal
Bound and gagged
Union negotiations marked by compulsion, secrecy and predation
Union negotiations are marked by compulsion, secrecy and predation.
Reid’s budget plan: positive, but flawed
Plan plagued by untenable assumptions, absent evidence
Rory's plan is plagued by untenable assumptions and absent evidence.
Feds fire warning shot over state pensions
New Jersey SEC case is harbinger of things to come
For the first time the SEC has targeted a state pension system — this time New Jersey's — for fraudulent accounting.
But … the model says so!
Administration’s belief in stimulus spending defies reality
The Obama administration's belief in stimulus spending defies economic reality.
Taxation changes behavior
Higher licensing fees have driven business out of Nevada
Higher business licensing fees have driven business out of the Silver State.
Working against workers
Misguided policies are driving up unemployment in Nevada
Nevada's misguided policies are driving up the unemployment rate.
Hello? Anybody home?
What happened to the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group?
Although the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group is no where to be found, the calls for tax increases are coming.
Storm clouds on the horizon
Sovereign debt crisis will eventually squeeze Nevada
America's sovereign debt crisis will one day squeeze Nevada.
Return to ‘One Sound State’
Proposal would address state’s fiscal problems
The "One Sound State" proposal would broaden, stabilize and simplify the state's tax base.
Moody’s blues
What Nevadans need to know about the IFC’s favored firm
Nevadans need to know the shady history of the firm that's conducting the IFC's tax study.