NPRI's 2009 Fast Facts
NPRI has released its 2009 Fast Facts, concise and useful guides to information on Nevada's:
• State Finances
• K-12 Education
• Higher Education
- Spending
- Graduation Rates
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Karl Rove to headline NPRI's annual dinner
NPRI is pleased to announce that Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, will headline its 18th Anniversary Celebration, to be held Sept. 23, 2009 at the Venetian Resort•Hotel•Casino in Las Vegas.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Nevada Policy Summit 2010:
Success for Every Child
March 19, 2010 — The Orleans, Las Vegas
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NPRI's Transparency Project on the LVCVA:
May 19, 2009 update
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Commentaries
Playing with the PERS
Constitutional provisions prohibit the Nevada Legislature from dictating how money in the Public Employees' Retirement System is invested. However, in the final days of the recent legislative session, state lawmakers passed a law attempting to do exactly that.
Cap-and-trade conflicts with Nevada’s mandates
When government ignores its own laws
Imagine if a Nevada business decided not to pay taxes. Supporters of big government would cry that it was "not paying its fair share," and state officials would swoop down upon on the firm like vultures to a carcass. The state would devour all it could and imprison the company's management for violating the law. But what happens when government ignores laws it creates?
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Policy Studies
Nevada’s Freedom Budget 2009-2011
A line-by-line Nevada budget based on principle and priorities. Cost to taxpayers over two years: $5.1 billion.
Funding Fantasies
In the debate over Nevada's education funding, a fundamental question remains: How much are Silver State taxpayers actually spending on the education of their youth?
