Nevada
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyGovernment
Mid-Term Election Turmoil Ferments Anger Nationwide
by Nancy Thorner November 13, 2018As stated by filmmaker, Andrew Marcus, “What big tech has done to conservative and other undesirable publishers is nothing short of a digital Kristallnacht.”
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Renewable Power Mandate Could Add $2,000 To Nevadans’ Annual Energy Bills
by James Taylor November 6, 2018Nevadans enjoy some of the lowest electricity prices in the nation. However, Question 6 on the Nevada ballot could put that in peril.
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FeaturedGovernment
“Equal Rights” Sounds Good, but the Amendment is Bad for Women
by Nancy Thorner April 6, 2018Should Democrats and some Republican legislators have their way, the Equal Rights Amendment will reappear for a vote in the Illinois Senate early in April this year.
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Far more harm than benefits to workers and taxpayers.
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Education
Would You Bet on This ‘Next Big Thing’ in Education Reform?
by Robert Holland June 29, 2017Many parents and community leaders might have enjoyed attending a May 17th summit in Burlingame, California on “reimagining” pre-K–12 education, where attendees brainstormed “the next big thing” in school reform.
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Health Care
Health Departments Lobbying Against E-Cigs Are Robbing Taxpayers, Harming Public Health
by Lindsey Stroud June 5, 2017As if the Food and Drug Administration’s deeming regulations weren’t enough to stall the future of the vaping industry, numerous county health departments have decided to lodge themselves in the war against electronic cigarettes.
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Lawmakers in Nevada have introduced legislation that would ban hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking,” a process that has led to a dramatic increase in oil and natural gas production in the United States.
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Environment/Energy
Largest Coal Plant In Western U.S. May Close Due To Inexpensive Natural Gas
by James Taylor February 9, 2017The largest coal power plant in the western United States may shut down soon due to low natural gas prices, the plant’s operators report.
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
In The Tank Podcast (ep52): Nevada Policy Research Institute, Freedom in the 50 States, 20 Anniv of Welfare Reform
by Donald Kendal August 19, 2016John and Donny continue their weekly exploration of think tanks across the country in episode #52 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the Nevada Research Institute, the Cato Institute, the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity, and The Heartland Institute.
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In April 2015, Nevada implemented the nation’s first universal education savings account (ESA) program, which is designed to allow parents to use some or all of the funding that would go toward their child’s traditional public education on things such as private school tuition, textbooks, and tutoring.
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There is a growing concern among citizens that some government officials have been and are continuing to abuse their authority. There are many examples and evidence of this starting at the very top level of our government. Will there be further conflicts, and if so will it be the catalyst for further insurgency by citizens against government?
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Environment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Shawn Regan: Western Lands and Government Ownership
by H. Sterling Burnett February 2, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Shawn Regan, Director of Publications and research fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) joins H. Sterling Burnett to talk about his paper “Managing Conflicts over Western Rangelands.”