Feds' war on Western ranchers' water rights takes a body blow

Judge refers BLM, USFS officers for potential criminal prosecution, shames DOJ lawyers

Judge refers BLM, USFS officers for potential criminal prosecution and shames DOJ lawyers.

CCSD employees in hot water over gun on campus

District response quite different from its reaction last year

District response quite different from its reaction last year to a similar incident.

Teachers are able to drop CCEA membership from July 1 to 15

Imagine what you would do with an extra $773 a year.

Little-known window gives teachers the option to save over $770 a year.

NPRI's litigation center responds to CCSD motion in public-records case

LAS VEGAS — Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute’s Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation filed an opposition to the Clark County School District’s motion to dismiss the Center’s public-records case against CCSD.

NPRI joins with 40 organizations for upcoming National Employee Freedom Week; will remind workers of their options regarding leaving union membership

NPRI spearheads national campaign to promote employee freedom

LAS VEGAS — Today, the Nevada Policy Research Institute announced that it will participate in National Employee Freedom Week, a first-of-its-kind national campaign to remind union members about the freedom they have to leave their unions.

National Employee Freedom Week (NEFW), which will run from June 23-29, 2013, will highlight how unionized employees often don’t know they have the legal right to opt-out of union membership — and help educate those employees on their options so they can make the decision about union membership that’s best for them.

Sandoval priorities: Calls special session to raise taxes, abandons education reforms

LAS VEGAS — In response to this morning’s special Legislative Session called by Gov. Brian Sandoval, NPRI Deputy Policy Director Geoffrey Lawrence released the following comments.

In Tahoe face-off with California, Nevada retreats

Sandoval risks political backlash

Sandoval risks political backlash in signing new agreement.

TransparentNevada reveals exorbitant salaries of government employees

Nevada's collective bargaining laws enable government employees to live high on the hog at taxpayers' expense

Nevada's collective bargaining laws enable government employees to take home exorbitant pay and benefits at taxpayers' expense.

NVision = higher power bills

Pending fuel-switch legislation could dramatically hike power rates

Pending fuel-switch legislation could dramatically increase power rates.

NPRI analysis of NV Energy plan shows ratepayers will pay much more under NVision scheme

CARSON CITY — NV Energy’s proposed “NVision” plan, currently being considered by legislators in Carson City, will increase the cost of electricity, does not include a cap on rate hikes caused by increases in natural gas prices and forces ratepayers to pay NV Energy for stockpiles of coal it has purchased but no longer wants to use. Those are the findings of a new NPRI analysis of Senate Bill 123, which contains the NVision plan.