 | Bring Clean Energy Jobs to Nevada!Nevada has the best potential of any state for renewable energy development, with bountiful sun, consistent wind and fabulous soil. But for far too long we’ve been sold an energy plan that sees solar and wind and biomass as some distant future. That future has long ago begun and Nevada risks leaving its bounty unharvested. Renewable energy needs to be the first order of business in Nevada. Harvesting nature’s resources is not only good for the environment and a critical foreign policy goal, it’s a boon to the state’s economy. Out congressional leaders must commit real support for renewable energy development through commitments to support the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.
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 | Nevadans Deserve News Sources They Can TrustNevada's largest newspaper seems to have forgotten its critical role as an unbiased and fair watchdog of government. For too long the paper has been veering to the right, forging partnerships with conservatives that impact the fairness of the news coverage. Nevadans need a trusted and accountable source of local news reporting. That's why it's critical that the Review-Journal address the community's perceptions of the paper head-on. We urge the Review-Journal to appoint a public editor, or ombudsman, to address the paper's coverage and explain the paper's policies and actions to its readers. Sign the Petition to Demand a Public Editor! |
 | It's Time for a Fairness-Based Tax on MineralsRising unemployment, a deepening recession, the collapse of the housing market, the nation’s highest home foreclosure rate, a Strip operator actually halting construction on a giant resort – Nevada’s tourism and growth-based economy has suffered as harsh a reversal of fortune as any state in the country. Meantime, the price of gold has roughly doubled in the last couple years. The mining industry is raking in record profits as it extracts our very nonrenewable natural resources. The state of Nevada, relying as usual on consumer spending to pay for public services, is reaping very little benefit from the boom in the gold fields. Nevada taxes mineral production on the “net proceeds” of the value of the mineral. In determining what is “net,” seemingly every conceivable cost is allowable as a deduction. The mining industry is much-vaunted and its history much revered in Nevada. But at $30.4 million in 2007, the state’s share of the main tax that the mining industry pays is frankly only a negligible contribution to Nevada‘s general fund. That $30.4 million was on a market value of $5.4 billion, for an effective tax rate of one-half of one percent. The aforementioned poorest 20 percent of Nevadans who are paying 8.3 percent of their household income in taxes should be so lucky. Tell Mining to Pay It's Fair Share! |
 | Stop the Water GrabWith growth in Las Vegas slowing and the economy in shambles, the Southern Nevada Water Authority is wrong to proceed with a 250-mile pipeline intended to suck water from rural Nevada to fuel future unsustainable growth. The multi-billion dollar project isn't just a boondoggle, it's bad health. We can live without that pricetag, but nothing in Nevada can live without water. The pipeline is wrong and must be stopped.
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 | Affordable and Accessible Health Care for NevadaThe health care crisis in Nevada is as real as it gets. Skyrocketing health care costs have left many Nevada families realistically fearing that their next medical incident could wipe out a lifetime of work and savings. This is America. This is the 21st century. Nevadans who work hard and play by the rules should not have to fear financial bankruptcy because of one slip and fall or one infection.
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 | Enough is Enough: Ensign must resignNevadans are struggling each day. We lack health care in record numbers; our neighborhoods have been decimated by foreclosure and unemployment continues to put more families in need of safety nets. Ensign has frequently stood in the way of progress. Now he's standing in the way of himself, hiding from the charges against him and remaining distracted from the critical work Congress must complete this year. Don't let Ensign's arrogance, which has already ripped apart families and abused the power of his office, stand in the way of progress.
Take Action. Sign our online petition urging Nevada's junior senator to step down. |
 | Progressives stand up for a powerful voice for NevadaSen. Harry Reid gets knocked on the left and right almost daily, but it's rare that he gets recognized for the good things he does for Nevada. Let's face it, he was among the first to criticize the Baucus health bill as not doing enough. He has secured hundreds of millions of dollars to help stimulate the economy here. Reid continues to stand for progressive policy and we stand by those efforts.
Show Harry Reid Nevada has his back. |
