Publications

Reforming Nevada's Public Employees Pension Plan

November 3, 2011 | by Andrew G. Biggs

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

November 2, 2011 | by Karen Gray

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

November 1, 2011 | by Victor Joecks

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

October 26, 2011 | by Joseph Becker

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

October 25, 2011 | by Kyle Gillis

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

October 18, 2011 | by Joseph Becker

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’

October 13, 2011 | by Victor Joecks

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

October 11, 2011 | by Kyle Gillis

As public, lawyers debate the requirements of the Voting Rights Act, district court will decide how big the taxpayers' bill will be.

Total Records: 1219

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