There doesn’t really seem to be a “Ron DeSantis campaign.” He’s outsourced most of it to the Never Back Down PAC.
Category Archives: opinion
Opinion | In NV of All Places, Elected Officials Should Stop Tolerating Trump’s Attack on Democracy
The fourth and final count in the indictment of Donald Trump for plotting to overturn the 2020 election asserts Trump:
“did knowingly combine, conspire, confederate, and agree with co-conspirators, known and unknown to the Grand Jury, to injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate one or more persons in the free exercise and enjoyment of a right and privilege secured to them by the Constitution and laws of the United States—that is, the right to vote, and to have one’s vote counted.”
Opinion | War and Mutiny in Nevada Education
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the phrase “the enemy of your enemy is your friend.”
Opinion | Well, Nevada Republicans are a Hot Mess
It wasn’t entirely surprising to see CNN’s report last week that Nevada 2020 fake electors Michael McDonald and James DeGraffenried were granted limited immunity in exchange for testimony as part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of the January 6 insurrection.
Opinion | Your 2023 Legislative Session: The Good, the Bad, and the Unremarkable
The best thing the Nevada Legislature did this year, so far, was not approving a $5 billion public subsidy for film corporations.
Opinion | Nevadans are Offered ‘100% Certainty’ that Billionaires Need ‘Incentives,’ and 0% Proof
“I can tell you with 100% certainty that the Tesla truck factory in the latest expansion was set for Texas and would not have been here in Northern Nevada but for the abatements,” Tom Burns, the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development told state lawmakers last week.
Opinion | If Businesses Want to Give Money to Private Schools, Nothing is Stopping Them
Nevada has a private school pseudo-voucher program called Opportunity Scholarships.
Opinion | Lombardo’s ‘Executive Order’ on Energy Doesn’t ‘Order’ Much of Anything At All
Gov Joe Lombardo issued an official “executive order” on energy policy Monday.
It should have been titled an “executive sentiment.”
The Worm Squirms: Nevada Senators Show What CCSD Oversight Can Look Like | Opinion
Superintendent Jesus Jara and CCSD Police Chief Mike Blackeye were called to a joint meeting of the Senate Judiciary and Education committees on Wednesday.
Opinion | A Las Vegas Super Bowl Should be Fun, but Let’s Not Pretend it’s ‘Economic Development’
There are some good reasons for Las Vegas to have an NFL team. The NFL’s impact on the local economy isn’t a particularly important one.