NBJ Features
CommentaryAfter Twenty Years We're Still Looking Out for You Since March 1988, when we purchased the two year-old Nevada Business Journal magazine, we have been the voice of Nevada’s business community, speaking out against higher taxes and..[MORE]. March 2006
Reid Rises to the Top,
In previous issues, I promised to keep our readers updated on how Harry Reid is performing. After serving more than a year as Senate Minority Leader, it’s time for a report card to see how..[MORE]. February 2006
The People Have Spoken Proposal "The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) should implement domestic partnership benefits to enhance the System’s ability to recruit and retain top quality faculty and staff in..[MORE]. January 2006
Hold the Line on Spending
In November 2004, Clark County voters passed Question 9, a measure to increase the sales tax a quarter of a percent to pay for hiring more police officers. The sales tax was raised to 7.75 percent..[MORE]. December 2005
Tax Restraint & Your Business
Assemblywoman Sharron Angle kicked off the signature collection for The Angle Property Tax Restraint (Nevada Style Prop 13) petition on September 14, 2005. The media Chicken Littles proclaimed that..[MORE]. November 2005
Operation Welcome Home
Thirty years ago, the last American troops withdrew from Vietnam. The men and women who served in that war have never been properly thanked for their sacrifices, but a group is now organizing a..[MORE]. October 2005
Business Success Requires Accountability & Competition –
The Nevada Department of Education recently reported that more than half the schools in the state (53 percent) failed to meet the "adequate yearly progress" standards of the federal No..[MORE]. September 2005
Eminent Domain
"…nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"If people had a clear idea of..[MORE]. August 2005
Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights
Those who support a Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR) talk about the "ratchet up" effect in state governments. Let’s see if it applies to Nevada. The theory says that in..[MORE]. July 2005
United We Stand
There’s been a lot of talk lately about California’s Proposition 13 and the taxpayers’ revolt that caused its passage. The Nevada Policy Research Institute recently brought Jon..[MORE]. June 2005
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