A few weeks ago, when another veterans’ memorial was being dedicated in Carson City, the Associated Press reported, among other things on the funding for the memorial: “The Nevada attorney general’s office contributed $300,000 of nearly $493,000 that Nevada derived from a 43-state settlement of a lawsuit against Johnson &Johnson alleging quality control shortcomings with over-the-counter drugs.”
Gov. Steve Sisolak shouldn’t count on Senate Republican support for his desired tax hike. Collective bargaining for state workers would drive up costs, and Nevada should expand Opportunity Scholarships. That’s according to Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno.
So Ed Goedhart gets shot down by a judge and he whines to the press that it costs a lot to sue, but, he said, the county has an unlimited taxpayer-funded bank account.
The primary reason for the partial government shutdown is the impasse over President Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the Mexican border. Democrats have taken a hard stance opposing the wall and the Trump administration has been holding firm in its position.
We’ve heard the term “hostage” a lot during the weeks of the federal government shutdown. It’s useful to recognize that this is not the first time the Republican Party, acting from a position of disadvantage, has engaged in these tactics.
Most doctors accept Medicare as full payment for their services. But some accept it only for certain services, and others don’t accept it at all.
The federal budget for fiscal 2019 is $4.407 trillion. President Trump wants $5.7 billion for more miles of “wall” along the border with Mexico. Democrats don’t want to spend a dime on the wall, but they will allocate $1.3 billion in additional funding for “border security”.
