December, 1997 issue
CATO Institute gives Nevada Governor an ‘F’
LAS VEGAS — A national report card on fiscal policies pursued by America’s governors has rated Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval one of the worst governors in the nation. The free-market...
Metro wants lawmakers to believe in ‘magical number’
Arguing for yet another Clark County sales-tax increase ostensibly dedicated to hiring more police officers, Las Vegas Metro Sheriff Joseph Lombardo told state lawmakers Monday that two officers per 1,000...
For every $2 million in ‘More Cops’ taxes, Metro has added only one officer
Since the More Cops tax was passed in 2005, amid all kinds of promises, Metro in fact has bolstered its force by only 325 officers. It’s the latest personnel report...
Firms cash in on lawmakers’ craving for ‘Champion of Small Business’ label
Hankering to be publicly recognized as a “Champion of Small Business?” If you’ve been in politics the last few years, it’s been surprisingly easy. And it’s a label that provides...
State requires more accountability from Southern Nevada police agencies
For the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, its new More Cops money comes with higher transparency requirements. That’s because when Clark County last week increased the countywide sales tax to...
LVMPD going rogue on violent-crime statistics?
Is Las Vegas Metro doctoring its public reports to downplay a significant amount of violent crime? Since 2011, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been reporting robberies as “crimes...
CCSD’s systemic problem and its expensive consequences, Part 1
Have you ever wondered why, year in and year out, the Clark County School District always seems to be short of money? One answer frequently advanced, explicitly or implicitly, is...
CCSD’s systemic problem and its expensive consequences, Part 2
Why should it turn out that large school districts like CCSD are especially prone to fraud, waste and corruption? Lydia Segal makes a very strong case that a primary root...
CCSD’s systemic problem and its expensive consequences, Part 3
“The 17-year saga of CCSD’s highly expensive ERP adventure — where the estimated cost … ballooned from $15 million in 2001 to well over 10 times that amount today,” is...