Sign Up for the Politicker.com Wake Up Call

Nevada

RSS Feeds

Syndicate content Add to Netvibes Subscribe with Bloglines
Add to Technorati Favorites
Add to Google

Send suggestions to: editor@politicker.com

Nevada: Nevada State Education Association

March 10, 2009 - 05:46 pm
NEWS FEED: Various Things and Stuff

What’s the word again? Cluster… what?

By Steve Sebelius

The entire process of proposing and passing that room tax increase to (eventually) pay for higher teacher salaries has been an ugly one. It all started when the Nevada State Education Association unwisely dropped a plan to increase the top tier of the gross gambling tax in favor of a 3 percentage point increase in [...]

Read More at Various Things and Stuff >
There have been 21 comments posted in response to this story.

Fri, 06/13/2008 - 23:17

Sides stake out positions on special session

By Joseph K. Cooper

LAS VEGAS - Following Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons' surprise announcement Friday that he would call for a special session of the state legislature to address Nevada's budget crisis, state Republicans swung into line behind the governor in arguing that choices are limited between either deferring state employees' cost-of-living allowance increases or laying off workers.

Nevada Democrats and labor unions condemned the call, however, saying a special session is not necessary and disputing the need for a COLA deferment.

There have been 39 comments posted in response to this story.
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 18:57

Teachers union calls special session ‘outrageous,’ says leg. can’t cut COLAs

By Joseph K. Cooper

LAS VEGAS - Responding to the governor's call for a special session Friday to look at cutting increases to teachers' and state employees' cost-of-living allowance, among other possible solutions, Nevada State Education Association President Lynn Warne said the call was "outrageous" and cast doubt on the effect such a session would have on teacher pay.

Read More >
There have been 36 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 06/10/2008 - 19:55

Analysis: Does Breeden stand a chance in SD-5?

By Joseph K. Cooper

LAS VEGAS-Months ago, intent on retaking the state senate, Nevada Democrats cast their sights on Senate District 5 as one of two key targets. But hopes of capturing the seat may be fading as their candidate, a self-described "political unknown," has failed to win the endorsement of one of the pillars of the state Democratic establishment, the Nevada State Education Association.

Read More >
There have been 41 comments posted in response to this story.
Thu, 05/22/2008 - 16:32

Republicans holding off on endorsing room tax deal

By Joseph K. Cooper

LAS VEGAS-A deal between the Nevada State Education Association and Station Casino, Harrah's and Wynn may have been reached in an attempt to kill a ballot initiative that would have raised the  gaming tax, but the state's political leaders haven't thrown their full support behind it yet. The Democratic leadership in the Assembly doesn't "anticipate any problems," but Republicans say they are waiting to see the details of the agreement before deciding whether to support any compromise to raise the room tax.

There have been 40 comments posted in response to this story.