Sept./Oct., 1999 issue
State Cracks Down on (most) Fraudulent Pyramid Schemes
by Dan Steninger Congratulations are in order for Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller for cracking down on various pyramid schemes making the rounds in Nevada. The schemes operate by...
Will the 1997 Nevada Legislature Dishonor Its Bargain with Property Owners?
By Ralph Heller, NPRI Senior Research Fellow Writing several thousand years ago in what appears to have been a land of milk and honey, the author of the Song...
Online Nevada
Published by Nevada Policy Research Institute 935 Jones Street P.O. Box 20312 Reno, NV 89515-0312 (775) 786-9600 (800) 786-9602 Fax: (775) 786-9604 President Judy M. Cresanta Board of Directors Robert...
The School Bond’s Demise
The School Bond's Demise by Judy Cresanta, NPRI President Elizabeth Squires, a political activist, retired teacher and NSEA member, lamented her inability to support the school bond issue in...
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime … or maybe a Couple Hundred Million Dimes?
by Ralph Heller, NPRI Senior Research Fellow The unexpected thumping defeat of a $196 million Washoe County school bond measure in September left education officials and newspaper editorial writers scratching...
The Electoral College: A Crisis Avoided
by Judy Cresanta, NPRI President Presidential photo finishes have occasionally occurred, elections so close that were it not for the Electoral College, the nation would have found itself in a...
The Ins and Outs of the Nevada Legislature… and the General Election
by Jon Ralston Nevada Republicans should pray to the political gods that Democratic icon Tip O’Neill was right.The way the November election shapes up as of this writing, unless all...
A Bureaucratic Nightmare
A Bureaucratic Nightmare By Erica Olsen The numerous different departments, divisions, commissions and boards in the State of Nevada are enough to make a citizen’s head spin. The Commission on...
NPRI, School District Ethics in Question
NPRI, School District Ethics in Question Dear NPRI I read with interest NRPI President Judy Cresanta’s commentary entitled "The School Bond’s Demise" in the November/December issue of Online Nevada. There...