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Nevada's collective bargaining laws enable government employees to live high at taxpayers' expense
Last year, Governor Brian Sandoval made $181,586.49 in total compensation.
How many government employees in Nevada made more than the governor?
One hundred, five hundred … maybe a thousand?
No, nope and not even close. Over 2,000 government employees in Nevada made more in total compensation than the governor in 2012. Those employees include, a community services director in Washoe County making $184,343 and the parks and recreation director in Henderson making $219,402.
Former Nevada schools leader seeks to pay top teachers $200,000
Guthrie declared that the top tier of Nevada teachers should be paid $200,000. The unprecedented salary would make education in Nevada competitive with other professions and draw the best teachers to the Silver State’s struggling schools, he said.
Editorial: $200,000 teachers
Nevada’s schools desperately need more competition. That competition must go beyond school choice and into the unionized teaching profession, which has long been locked into an industrial-era wage scale that ignores performance.
Nevada's revenue estimate inches up by about $36 million
Nevada lawmakers hoping for some extra money from the Economic Forum to spend on public education and other budget priorities over the next two years learned Wednesday they will have to look elsewhere.
Jobs, costs at heart of energy debate
Two local groups released dueling studies this week on the costs and benefits of Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard, a state law that requires power utility NV Energy to obtain 25 percent of its electricity from renewable sources such as solar and geothermal by 2025.
Reports differ on Nevada's renewables
Like contrasting sides of a coin, two reports released this week are painting completely different pictures regarding the impact of the state’s renewable portfolio standard.
