Editorials

Time to look south: May 19, 2013; As the Legislature rushes to close its business in the final two weeks of its session, lawmakers and Gov. Brian Sandoval need to remember one thing: Southern Nevada is the state’s economic engine, and what’s good for Las Vegas is good for the state as a whole. Clark County provides the bulk of the state’s tax revenue and the jobs, is home to nearly two-thirds of the citizens of Nevada, and should be the focus of the state’s attention. But you wouldn’t always recognize that by the debate in Carson City.

More work to do: May 5, 2013; The discharge-to-Greyhound situation is just a part of a larger problem. The state has long short-changed mental health budgets, action that has been buoyed by a pervasive attitude that has downplayed or dismissed the seriousness of the situation.

An outrageous case: April 28, 2013; A damning series of stories published this year in the Sacramento Bee accuses Nevada of systematically dumping mental health patients on other states, particularly California. According to the Bee’s analysis, the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas over the past five years discharged more than 1,500 patients to the Greyhound bus station with one-way tickets out of state.

Parity? What’s that?: April 21, 2013; Last August, university system regents passed a budget that was a supposed win for Southern Nevada. Officials talked about the “shift” of funding from northern and rural campuses to the south.

Good government: April 14, 2013; Senate Bill 49 was intended to provide more transparency in state politics; it is legislation that should be widely supported.

Don’t fence us out: April 11, 2013; Nevada’s Tourism Commission kicked off its new branding campaign for the state Tuesday, unveiling a slogan, revamped website and a commercial that will air next week in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and Phoenix.

An adult conversation: April 7, 2013; University Regent Mark Doubrava wants a discussion about opening a medical school at UNLV. That’s worth discussing, but Doubrava, a medical doctor who graduated from the University of Nevada School of Medicine, hasn’t been met with a warm reception.

A tragic case: March 31, 2013; The Assembly made the historic decision Thursday to expel Steven Brooks from its membership, capping a trying and tragic process.

A failure to collect: March 24, 2013; In an op-ed piece in the Sun last week, John Hudak proclaimed that Nevada is in a position to “reap an embarrassment of riches” from Washington.

A deal with mining: March 17, 2013; Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson stunned the Legislature this month when he and several members of his caucus came out in support of Senate Joint Resolution 15, which would strip the mining industry’s tax protection from the state constitution.

Finding fairness: March 10, 2013; Lawmakers have been wrapped up in a debate over how the Legislature doles out money to the seven teaching campuses of the Nevada System of Higher Education.

Building the future: March 3, 2013; In every recent economic downturn, Nevadans have talked about diversifying the economy. It would typically be a short-lived discussion. When the economy rebounded, people moved on.

What to do about Nevada's schools: Feb. 24, 2013; What's the state of Nevada's education system?

Invest in education: Feb. 24, 2013; Nevada’s education system has been rated among the worst in the nation. In the past year alone, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s “Kids Count” report ranked Nevada last, a legislative report put the state at 48th and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce gave the state’s schools an F.

Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, and Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, speak to the news media Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at the Legislative Building.

Nevada’s unique time: Feb. 17, 2013; Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick and state Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis have opened a discussion on overhauling the state’s antiquated tax system.

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