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Power brokers wield clout in, out of Nevada Assembly, Senate
Each legislative session there is a small number of lawmakers, lobbyists and elected officials who drive the legislative agenda, who make the decisions, often behind the scenes, that lead to approval of the state budget and passage of about 700 new laws by June.
Another Union Health Trust About to Go "Belly Up"
Looks like we may have stumbled upon the reason for that “benefits review” by the Clark County Education Association’s health trust. Union representatives were told in a closed-door meeting last week that the trust is losing money and will be “belly up in 60 to 90 days.”
Geoffrey Lawrence talks about the 2013 Legislative session with Kevin Wall
Geoffrey Lawrence talks about the 2013 Legislative session with Kevin Wall
Geoffrey Lawrence talks economic development on 'The Agenda'
Geoffrey Lawrence talks economic development on 'The Agenda'
Geoffrey Lawrence talks economic development on Nevada Newsmakers
Geoffrey Lawrence talks economic development on Nevada Newsmakers
Charter schools, vouchers on education leaders' wish list
Nevada's education leaders called for the expansion of charter schools and vouchers during a panel discussion highlighting School Choice Week.
'State of the State' was short on solutions
The vision for Nevada laid out by Gov. Brian Sandoval in his most recent State of the State address was decidedly underwhelming. For a state facing major problems — a lingering economic crisis, a failing education system, escalating labor and retirement costs and prospective new liabilities under Obamacare — the governor’s cautious approach itself is alarming, given the real need for aggressive action.
Victor Joecks talks school choice with Kevin Wall
Victor Joecks, Communications Director for Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI), talks about school choice and how it’s important for parents to have a choice in their child’s education
Empowering parents to choose best school
For decades Nevada schools have been — in the words of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan — dropout factories, with graduation rates less than 60 percent.
As Nevada housing market brightens, some storm on horizon; Pessimists say a bubble will pop
Nevada just ended its five-year reign as foreclosure king of the nation, relinquishing the title to Florida in 2012. Home prices shot up 24 percent in Las Vegas in one year, and buyers are in outright wars to get a piece of tight inventory that’s shriveled to a five-week supply.
