The recent Democratic primary was a setback for progressives, and the governor’s race will come down to which candidate voters trust.
Victor Joecks
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Victor Joecks is a Review-Journal columnist who explores and explains policy issues three days a week in the Opinion section. Previously he served as the executive vice president of the Nevada Policy Research Institute. Victor is also a staff sergeant in Nevada National Guard. Originally from Washington state, Victor received his bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College.
If you want to understand why Republicans think the news media is biased, contrast how two recent stories were — and weren’t — covered.
“What happens here, stays here” isn’t just a slogan the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority uses to promote Las Vegas. It’s the attitude CEO Rossi Ralenkotter and his staff have when it comes to inappropriately spending taxpayer money.
If you want to ease the housing crunch, start by reigning in the environmentalists.
Steve Sisolak won the Democrat nomination because of his appeal to older voters. Sen. Dean Heller’s formidable campaign team will help him in a hotly contested Senate race, according to political consultant Zac Moyle.
Nevada Democrats have selected their candidate for governor, but in many ways it didn’t matter who won Tuesday’s primary. Steve Sisolak, Chris Giunchigliani and their allies spent millions showing they are radical leftists who want Nevada to look like California.
Nevada’s primary elections are Tuesday, so it’s time to dust off my pundit cap and offer predictions.
Assemblyman Keith Pickard is “exploiting community members” for political gain. Gun control won’t prevent mass shootings, and the key to improving education is keeping great teachers in the classroom. That’s all according to Byron Brooks, who’s running for the Republican nomination for Senate District 20.
If you think the Clark County School District cares about public input, its recently released draft transgender regulations will correct that misconception.
Why would Kim Wooden, deputy superintendent of the Clark County School District, attend a disciplinary meeting for second-year teacher Jason Wright? For most teachers, she wouldn’t, but Wright is no ordinary teacher.
Last fall, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development offered Amazon tax incentives worth $800 million and then spent months refusing to tell you about it.
In February, the campaign team of Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Jacky Rosen saw a pay bump — thanks to the Republican tax plan.
Nevadans need Education Savings Accounts, but not tax increases or new gun control measures. That’s according to Republican state Senate District 8 candidate Dan Rodimer.
If you want to fix the problems in the Clark County School District, you have to start in Carson City.
Liberal policy would be a lot more appealing it there weren’t so many examples of it failing all over the country.
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