Gov. Brian Sandoval

Governor?s veto pen will save taxpayers money

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Thank goodness for the veto pen. Gov. Brian Sandoval used that veto pen this past week to block an attempt by Democratic lawmakers to rollback a modest cost-saving measure passed by the Republican-controlled 2015 Legislature. Assembly Bill 154 would have raised the cost of construction of university and public school buildings by reimposing the so-called prevailing wage … [Read more...] about Governor?s veto pen will save taxpayers money

Will Collaboration on Sage Grouse Finally Happen?

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Nevada has every reason to feel like a slighted wallflower. We keep getting invited to the big sage grouse dance, but never get asked to dance. Gov. Brian Sandoval and Attorney Adam Laxalt and others have complained bitterly that state and local input on how to protect the sage grouse population and still conduct economically productive endeavors on the land the birds occupy … [Read more...] about Will Collaboration on Sage Grouse Finally Happen?

Governor?s budget plan is long on spending, short on accountability

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It is called bait and switch. Just over two months after the voters of Nevada rejected by a 79 percent majority a margin tax on gross receipts of businesses that its backers claimed would raise $800 million in tax revenue, this past week in his State of the State address 23?announced plans to increase taxes by nearly $600 million a year with a third of that coming from what … [Read more...] about Governor?s budget plan is long on spending, short on accountability

PVES Gets Visit from Public Superintendent

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Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction Dale Erquiaga visited Pahranagat Valley Elementary School on Monday this week. He visited in the 5th grade class, read to the students from a new book on Nevada celebrating the state?s Sesquicentennial, and had a question and answer period. Erquiaga, who was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval in August of […] This … [Read more...] about PVES Gets Visit from Public Superintendent

State, Governor needs to tackle sage grouse issue from all fronts

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In October the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to designate as threatened ? under the terms of the Endangered Species Act ? the bi-state greater sage grouse found along the northern California-Nevada border, supposedly a distinct population segment of about 5,000 remaining birds. At the time it was suggested this move did not bode well for the rest of the state and … [Read more...] about State, Governor needs to tackle sage grouse issue from all fronts