Publications
Reforming Nevada's Public Employees Pension Plan
The true funding health of Nevada PERS is far poorer than most realize. Using fair-market valuation, PERS' funding ratio falls from 70 percent to around 34 percent and its unfunded liabilities would rise from about $10 billion to almost $41 billion.
CCSD police issuing tickets on Nevada highways
Acting outside its statutory authority, CCSD-PD going where schoolchildren aren’t
Acting outside its statutory authority, CCSD-PD is handing out speeding tickets far away from schoolchildren.
Sandoval, Bush work to bring Florida-style education reforms to Nevada
Opportunity scholarships, ending social promotion would increase student achievement
Providing opportunity scholarships and ending social promotion would increase student achievement in Nevada.
A repellant for tyrants: Part II
Flouting the separation-of-powers principle breeds autocracy and bureaucratic metastasis
Flouting the separation-of-powers principle leads to out-of-control bureaucracies.
Second lawsuit challenges constitutionality of foreclosure mediation program
Program violates multiple clauses of U.S. and Nevada constitutions, says appeal
Legal appeal says the program violates multiple clauses of U.S. and Nevada constitutions.
A repellant for tyrants: Part I
Why the constitutional separation of powers is important
Why the constitutional separation of powers is critically important in restraining government.
Union power, organizers ‘behind’ Occupy Las Vegas
Big labor steering protestors away from disrupting Democratic events, planning to ‘shut down the Strip’
Big labor is steering protestors away from disrupting Democratic events and is planning to ‘shut down the Strip.’
Taxpayers on the hook for court-ordered redistricting masters’ pay
As public, litigators argue over Voting Rights Act meaning, district court will determine how big taxpayers’ bill will be
As public, lawyers debate the requirements of the Voting Rights Act, district court will decide how big the taxpayers' bill will be.
Clark County School District police routinely use police powers outside of school grounds
Officers ‘not concerned about’ state’s governing statutes
CCSD police 'not concerned about' state's governing statutes.