Louis Dezseran
Recent Work
The Nevada Piglet Book 2008
Open-records requests made of state agencies and local governments around Nevada reveal that wasteful government spending is rampant throughout the Silver State.
Waste, hidden spending and records destruction
Lots of taxpayer money is being spent but not reported.
Further open records requests and audits have revealed that some local governments destroy their intergovernmental lobbying records so quickly that no public account remains to reveal exactly how taxpayer dollars are spent each year.
The perks of public service
They all add up to a very high cost to taxpayers.
While public employees deserve a quality compensation package, many of them receive excessive pay and perks at taxpayer expense.
Overspending on Outsourcing
The costs pile up as taxpayers remain in the dark.
Many people think of outsourcing as a way to save on expenses by having help from outside firms that can do specialized jobs for less. When it comes to government in Nevada, however, outsourcing too often appears a way for the politically connected to pull in taxpayer dollars.
Nevada's hidden spending
Transparency should be a higher priority in the Silver State.
Subpar accounting practices in Nevada government make it difficult for taxpayers to learn how hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are spent.
