June, 1998 issue
Does transferable tax credit law shift power to financial elites?
At an April 9 legislative committee hearing last year, Steve Hill explained why passage of Senate Bill 507 — establishing a system of transferable tax credits to spur investment and...
State gives GOED’s favored few ‘vouchers’ redeemable for cash
Barely 15 months removed from triumphantly announcing that $1.3 billion in tax breaks over 20 years had lured Tesla to build its massive battery factory in the Reno area, Nevada...
Are you one of the millions of employees who Obama wants punching time-clocks?
Are you fortunate enough to have a flexible job schedule? Does your employer allow you to work remotely some days? To telecommute from home? Or perhaps you’ve permission to work...
At this rate, the State of Nevada will have blown $112.5 million for zilch
They descended on Nevada legislators in 2013, promising new jobs in the state’s depressed areas and higher tax revenue for state government. All lawmakers had to do, they said, was...
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...