Geoffrey Lawrence
The 2009 Nevada Legislative Session
Review & Report Card
How did Nevada lawmakers address the state's mounting economic challenges in 2009? By imposing the largest series of tax increases in state history.
Nevadans deserve honesty from IFC
Constitutionally suspect body schemes to soak taxpayers even more
An unconstitutional body is using unconstitutional means to provide political cover for a tax increase in 2011.
Putting a price on government-run health care
Cost to Nevadans could rival state tax burden
How much would a government-run health care program cost Nevada?
PERS reforms do not go far enough
Legislature fails to meaningfully address escalating retirement costs
Will you be on the hook for someone else's retirement?
Is Energy Summit about ends or means?
Gore, Reid and political allies pushing global warming propaganda in Nevada
On August 10, former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and a gaggle of political supporters and rent-seekers will descend on Las Vegas for what is being called a "National Clean Energy Summit." Speakers will doubtlessly tout the virtue of forcing taxpayers to subsidize less reliable and more expensive energy sources such as wind and solar power, in order to address the perceived problem of global warming.
Personal and portable
Real solutions for health care reform
As the Obama Administration has highlighted in recent weeks, the American health care system is badly in need of reform. Unfortunately, the President's plan for health care would create more problems than it would resolve. Health care reform should take a different approach that emphasizes one of America's great traditional strengths — the power of market choice.
Highly combustible situation
Firefighter union blocks road to reasonable spending reform
The union representing Clark County firefighters is holding its breath and stomping on the budgets of other departments. To rein in costs, the county has turned to its various public-employee unions and sought concessions in the annual cost-of-living wage increases called for by previously negotiated bargaining agreements.
