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More Ways to Cut School District Budgets
In response to my column yesterday about minor proposed budget cuts to K-12, a NN&V reader wrote: “While I think teachers...
Chuck MuthFebruary 1, 2011 -
Ending Welfare Program NOT a Tax Hike
Liberals are DESPERATELY trying to find some way to claim that Gov. Brian Sandoval has violated his promise not to balance...
Chuck MuthFebruary 1, 2011 -
Gov’t Still Can Do Less with Less
As long as the government still has enough money to pay glorified “meter maids” to patrol PRIVATE parking lots on Sunday...
Chuck MuthFebruary 1, 2011 -
Reading by 4th Grade vs. Reading by 4-Years Old
It’s hard for me to get excited about this whole “every kid will be able to read by third grade or...
Chuck MuthFebruary 1, 2011 -
A Union Hospital for Union Workers
“UMC is Going Broke,” writes Dan Burdish, CEO of Citizen Outreach. “They need paying customers. A good portion of their customers...
Chuck MuthFebruary 1, 2011 -
League of Liberal Women Heart Tax Hikes
The League of Women Voters, as liberal a group as you’ll find this side of MoveOn.org, loves taxes. The more the...
Chuck MuthJanuary 31, 2011 -
Sandoval’s Budget Proposal Adds Up for Education
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget proposal would cut $625 million from K-12 education. Once you get into the millions, that sounds like...
Chuck MuthJanuary 31, 2011 -
To Arms! The Empire Strikes Back!
Ruben Murillo, union agitator for the Clark County Teachers Association, is stirring up the swarm of “educators and our supporters” to...
Chuck MuthJanuary 28, 2011 -
GOP’s Not-so-Rapid Response
Jon Ralston reports the Democrat Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford has a new “rapid response” communications shop set up for the...
Chuck MuthJanuary 28, 2011 -
Birthright Citizenship Rears Head…Again
The “birthright citizenship” issue is heating up, with movement in both Congress and Arizona to address it this week. Channel 8...
Chuck MuthJanuary 28, 2011 -
Some Early NH Poll Numbers
A new poll by Strategic National of New Hampshire primary voters on the 2012 GOP presidential race show Gov. Mitt Romney...
Chuck MuthJanuary 28, 2011 -
Window of Op for Tax Broadening Closing Quickly
Apparently anticipating Gov. Sandoval’s victory, combined with a GOP take-over of the House, Nevada’s taxable sales jumped 2.7 percent in November...
Chuck MuthJanuary 28, 2011 -
The Return of Chicken Little
LVRJ reporter Ben Spillman reports that “Dan Klaich, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NHSE), said a proposal by...
Chuck MuthJanuary 28, 2011 -
Honeymoon’s Over – Let the Kvetching, Gut-Checking Begin
Gov. Brian Sandoval delivered his common sense, philosophically conservative, State of the State address Monday night. And by Tuesday morning the...
Chuck MuthJanuary 27, 2011 -
Fuzzy Snapshot of NH Prez Primary
A new poll by Strategic National of New Hampshire primary voters on the 2012 GOP presidential race show Gov. Mitt Romney...
Chuck MuthJanuary 26, 2011 -
In Depth, Right-Thinking Post-SOTS Analysis
They said it couldn’t be done. Indeed, they were saying it throughout the campaign season. No way, no how could you...
Chuck MuthJanuary 25, 2011 -
The Voucher Shot Heard ‘round the State
This week is National School Choice Week, and in his State of the State address Monday night, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval...
Chuck MuthJanuary 25, 2011