Nevada Journal
Even fallback assurances from lobbyist for NMTC ‘jobs’ program don’t check out
Ryan Brennan of Advantage Capital Partners made the news in 2013 for citing nonexistent Florida and Missouri state audits to convince Nevada legislators to pass a bill that meant millions...
Does Tahoe’s North Shore fit the profile of a job-hungry, low-income community?
Can the ritzy North Shore of Lake Tahoe, along Lakeshore Boulevard, somehow qualify as a “low-income community” under Nevada and federal law? The question arises when comparing the remarks of...
Metro’s ‘More Cops’ spending policy unclear even while agency pursues more funding
In June, Clark County promised the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department $1 million in additional, permanent funding to enable the department to combat an expected uptick in summer crime. The...
Nevada’s shrinking labor force — the view from inside small business
In the aftermath of the 2008 subprime meltdown, Nevada’s unemployment rate skyrocketed. By 2011, statewide unemployment had grown beyond 13 percent. Prior to that, the state’s unemployment rate had never...
What happened to Metro’s ‘More Cops’ promises?
In 2004, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department commenced an aggressive campaign to promote what was called the “More Cops” Sales Tax Initiative. Citing standard law enforcement metrics as evidence...
ACLU lawsuit declines to mention adverse U.S. Supreme Court rulings
Because some families may choose religiously affiliated schools, says the American Civil Liberties Union, no Nevada families should be allowed to benefit from the state’s new Education Savings Accounts program....
Metro pushes for even more ‘More Cops’ taxes
LAS VEGAS — To get Clark County voters to pass the 2004 “More Cops” sales-tax ballot measure, Metro’s then-sheriff and other local-government officials repeatedly and very publicly promised the funds...
Updates to federal labor law burden Nevada business anew
Nowadays it seems the federal government’s intent on making owning and operating a business more difficult than ever. And employers in Nevada are noticing the difference. “It’s just a mess,”...
Transparency an item for sale by Metro PD’s officers union?
Transparency is a ripe issue these days. This is especially true for law enforcement. So when Las Vegas Metro P.D. boasted of the collective bargaining agreement it recently brokered with...