The Board of Regents voted 13-0 to oppose the proposal
IKEA would not locate here because we don't have the workforce base they need
A $47.5 million dollar cut to UNLV proposed!
""The Legislature is going to do what the people want," said state Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, when asked whether the hearing was part of a Democratic strategy to put pressure on Republicans and Sandoval. "I agree with the governor that Nevada's best days are ahead, but they are ahead if we put resources into the classroom, not if we gut education.""
State of the State address by Sandoval from the Las Vegas Sun on January 24, 2011.
From the article: "We will use $425 million of these funds to offset the $440 million in lost local funding I mentioned earlier. The money will stay in education and be used in the district of origin. And I have committed that the State will replenish these funds over time as the Local School Support Tax rebounds."
Rising tuition no businesses coming in...Nevada is in for a tough time!
Software espionage and more
From the page: "YouTube says its community guidelines "prohibit dangerous or illegal activities such as bomb-making, hate speech or incitement to commit specific and serious acts of violence." I understand this, I do! But I am of the premise 'Keep your friends close and your enemies closer." I need to know my enemies' ...words so that I can build a defense against those who threaten my life, my homeland and all that I hold dear as a Proud Citizen of these United States of America.
"The close connection between committees like Rules and the Select Committee on Homeland Security was pretty striking."
"Women's Fight for the Vote: The Nineteenth Amendment
The issues: Should the 14th Amendment be interpreted as guaranteeing to women the right to vote? How did women finally win the right to vote?"
"we worked with Nevada's leading progressive organizations to produce a Progressive Voter Guide based on their endorsements -- one-stop shopping for highly informed recommendations about the races on your ballot. "
"The actuarials at Social Security and also the CBO has said within the past month that Social Security will pay out 100 percent of its benefits for the next 35 to 40 years"
Keith Koffler's take on the Solar Panels on the White House
The White House Community College Summit - LINKS