Up the Aisles
Women's History Month Kicks Off with Examination of Equality in the Workplace
March 4th, 2013
The audience voiced "Amens" as charismatic leaders on stage gave fiery speeches, but this morning's Women's Breakfast Club at the Monte Carlo wasn't a Sunday sermon. It was a Monday breakfast, hosted by MGM Resorts International, Vegas PBS and the Women's Research Institute of Nevada, to coincide with the start of national Women's History Month. Read more »
New Latino Demographics Could Turn Nevada Blue, Red States Purple
March 4th, 2013
The Center for American Progressr found that the number of Latino voters figures to go up by more than 4 million—about 17 percent—by the 2016 presidential election. In Nevada, the percentage increase will be staggering: another 47,300 Latino voters, or a 49 percent hike, by the 2014 midterms, and then double that increase for 2016 to more than 100,000 Hispanics. Read more »
Obama Could Learn from LBJ
March 1st, 2013
The sequester is coming, and it’s likely to affect everything from the Clark County School District to parks—federal installations and beneficiaries of federal funds. It shouldn’t, and that brings us to some lessons from the past, in Washington and in Nevada. Read more »
Representative Does Heckuva Job for Gun Control Proponents
February 21st, 2013
Dear Representative Heck: The Democratic Party thanks you, advocates of reasoned gun control thank you, advertising consultants thank you, and I thank you. Read more »
Accountability Would Go a Long Way Toward Fixing Education
February 12th, 2013
If you’re a believer in good education for all Nevadans, you’ve been going through rough times—meaning that all of us have been going through rough times Read more »
Can Gov. Sandoval Help the GOP Win Over Latinos?
February 7th, 2013
One of the favorite theories among Nevada cynics is that Governor Brian Sandoval is a man with a plan. At one point, he disclaimed interest in being on the national Republican ticket in 2012. But as he ramps up to run for re-election in 2014 and looks ahead to 2016, his national profile seems to be increasing. Read more »
Let’s Study the Tax Structure … Again
February 1st, 2013
The Nevada Supreme Court has interpreted the law, and it was the last thing legislators needed--and the first thing all of us needed. Read more »
The Trouble With Educayshun
January 16th, 2013
Once upon a time, The Daily Show featured a segment, “This Week in God,” with Stephen Colbert when he was a lowly correspondent . It was supposed to be satirical, but some of the news it included was too silly to be made up. That’s why it may be time to start a “This Week in Nevada Education” segment. Read more »
When Republicans Collide
January 9th, 2013
Nevada Republicans have a lot in common with their national counterparts. Across the country, Republicans have been arguing about how and why they didn’t win the White House or Senate; who or what group is to blame; and whether the party needs an ideological or individual cleansing. Read more »
Nevada Has Potential to Shift Attitude on Gun Control
January 3rd, 2013
Adam Winkler is a professor of law at UCLA and the author of Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America. His book traces and analyzes not just a recent Supreme Court decision that strengthened the hands of gun rights advocates, but the history of American gun control laws and the culture surrounding them. Read more »
