Fiscal

Bound and gagged

Union negotiations marked by compulsion, secrecy and predation

September 8, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

Union negotiations are marked by compulsion, secrecy and predation.

Reid’s budget plan: positive, but flawed

Plan plagued by untenable assumptions, absent evidence

September 2, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

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

August 25, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

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

August 11, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

The Obama administration's belief in stimulus spending defies economic reality.

Taxation changes behavior

Higher licensing fees have driven business out of Nevada

August 5, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

Higher business licensing fees have driven business out of the Silver State.

Working against workers

Misguided policies are driving up unemployment in Nevada

July 28, 2010 | by Patrick R. Gibbons

Nevada's misguided policies are driving up the unemployment rate.

Hello? Anybody home?

What happened to the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group?

July 15, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

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

July 12, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

America's sovereign debt crisis will one day squeeze Nevada.

Return to ‘One Sound State’

Proposal would address state’s fiscal problems

July 1, 2010 | by Geoffrey Lawrence

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

June 29, 2010 | by Steven Miller

Nevadans need to know the shady history of the firm that's conducting the IFC's tax study.

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