NPRI Publications http://www.npri.org/rss/publications.asp This is publications from NPRI en-us (c) 2007 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html www.eResources.com (Generator) webmaster@npri.org (NPRI) support@eresources.com (eResources) 60 The high cost of renewable energy http://www.npri.org/publications/the-high-cost-of-renewable-energy Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada), along with former President Bill Clinton and oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens converge on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas this week for the National Clean Energy Summit.

]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:39:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/the-high-cost-of-renewable-energy How much for a gallon of education? http://www.npri.org/publications/how-much-for-a-gallon-of-education When gas prices climbed over $4 a gallon earlier this summer, many Americans were outraged. Whether it is through government action or private solutions, citizens are demanding relief.  But the rise in fuel prices over the last four decades pales in comparison to increases in per-pupil spending on public education in America. From 1961-2007, per-pupil spending increased by 293 percent after adjusting for inflation.

]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:51:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/how-much-for-a-gallon-of-education Time for a wake-up call http://www.npri.org/publications/time-for-a-wakeup-call There is a premise that leadership and success start at the top. If this is true, then it is no wonder that education in Nevada is in a shameful state.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:22:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/time-for-a-wakeup-call Waste, hidden spending and records destruction http://www.npri.org/publications/waste-hidden-spending-and-records-destruction Further open records requests and audits have revealed that some local governments destroy their intergovernmental lobbying records so quickly that no public account remains to reveal exactly how taxpayer dollars are spent each year.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:11:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/waste-hidden-spending-and-records-destruction Be careful with this one http://www.npri.org/publications/be-careful-with-this-one It's easy to imagine the glee with which Nevada's ever-higher-taxes crowd must be greeting a new study from the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation, which found that Silver State residents enjoy the nation's second-lowest state and local tax burden.

]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:19:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/be-careful-with-this-one Spend more and get less http://www.npri.org/publications/spend-more-and-get-less For over four years now, Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Jim Rogers has been bullying, sweet-talking, threatening, celebrating, decrying, politicking, quitting, un-quitting, donating his money, un-donating his money, and, even by his own account, being regularly unreasonable – all in the service of turning Nevada's taxpayer-supported universities and colleges into research and education wonders that will spark massive economic growth in the state for decades to come.

]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:25:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/spend-more-and-get-less What’s at stake in 2008? http://www.npri.org/publications/whats-at-stake-in-2008 An unpopular Republican governor, an increasingly deep economic funk, and a national outlook that nearly all prognosticators say greatly favors their party. Nevada Democrats couldn't have come up with a better storyline heading into the 2008 elections if they'd been allowed to write the script themselves.

]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:53:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/whats-at-stake-in-2008 The perks of public service http://www.npri.org/publications/the-perks-of-public-service

While public employees deserve a quality compensation package, many of them receive excessive pay and perks at taxpayer expense.

]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:37:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/the-perks-of-public-service Spend, spend again http://www.npri.org/publications/spend-spend-again The education establishment consistently bemoans Nevada's lower-than-average per-pupil spending on education.  Implicit in their constant return to this statistic is a misguided belief that spending more money on education naturally leads to better education results.

]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:35:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/spend-spend-again Trademarks and low marks http://www.npri.org/publications/trademarks-and-low-marks Almost a decade after the Clark County School District adopted Policy Governance®, the natural question is: Has it moved the district along the road to higher achievement?

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:27:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/trademarks-and-low-marks When compassion goes bad http://www.npri.org/publications/when-compassion-goes-bad The Americans with Disabilities Act is just another government encroachment on property rights that makes us all worse off – including the disabled.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:12:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/when-compassion-goes-bad Overspending on Outsourcing http://www.npri.org/publications/overspending-on-outsourcing Many people think of outsourcing as a way to save on expenses by having help from outside firms that can do specialized jobs for less. When it comes to government in Nevada, however, outsourcing too often appears a way for the politically connected to pull in taxpayer dollars.

]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:49:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/overspending-on-outsourcing In the red ... from going green http://www.npri.org/publications/in-the-red--from-going-green Federal laws prohibiting the drilling for fossil fuels punish no state in the union more than Nevada. Not that there is any oil or gas to drill for in the Silver State. It's just that nobody is walking or riding his bike into Las Vegas or Reno to tempt Lady Luck.

]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/in-the-red--from-going-green Nevada’s hidden spending http://www.npri.org/publications/nevadas-hidden-spending Subpar accounting practices in Nevada government make it difficult for taxpayers to learn how hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are spent.

]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:25:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/nevadas-hidden-spending Minimum wage and unemployment http://www.npri.org/publications/minimum-wage-and-unemployment As Nevada's unemployment rate goes up, one wonders if the voters who said "yes" to a higher minimum wage in the November 2006 election are having second thoughts.

]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:05:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/minimum-wage-and-unemployment New approach needed on public pensions http://www.npri.org/publications/new-approach-needed-on-public-pensions Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:01:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/new-approach-needed-on-public-pensions Governments lobbying governments http://www.npri.org/publications/governments-lobbying-governments State and local governments in Nevada spend millions each year lobbying other levels of the government, and taxpayers get little if anything in return.

]]> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:50:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/governments-lobbying-governments The century-old scheme to disempower parents http://www.npri.org/publications/the-centuryold-scheme-to-disempower-parents Why is public K-12 education in the Silver State so resistant to genuine reform? It was designed to be that way.

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:15:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/the-centuryold-scheme-to-disempower-parents Out with the old http://www.npri.org/publications/out-with-the-old Thu, 29 May 2008 14:23:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/out-with-the-old Are delusional political beliefs really free? http://www.npri.org/publications/are-delusional-political-beliefs-really-free Thu, 22 May 2008 14:15:00 EST Commentaries http://www.npri.org/publications/are-delusional-political-beliefs-really-free