First posted on the Ramirez Group blog. In prior posts I have been critical of Chancellor (Boss) Dan Klaich’s leadership of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). Needless to say, powerbrokers in Carson City and Reno were not happy. As a consequence, I was the recipient of requests by guardians of the status quo [...]

First published on the Ramirez Group blog. In a prior post, “Chancellor Dan Klaich Dropping The Ball At NSHE,” I outlined a number of reasons detailing why increased oversight of Boss Klaich and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) should be a top priority of the Nevada Legislature. As if the post was not [...]

First posted on Ramirez Group’s blog. Last Tuesday the Assembly Legislative Operations and Elections Committee heard AB150, which would create the Legislative Bureau of Governmental Oversight, Accountability and Program Evaluation designed to enhance the Nevada Legislature’s ability to oversee the activity of state agencies including the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), particularly during the [...]

Nevada is constantly entrenched in a political battle over state revenue and funding of public programs.  Despite Democratic majorities in both houses of the legislature, Nevada’s Republican governor and a 2/3 majority requirement to raise taxes has kept revenue and funding debates in the realm of hypotheticals and long shots.  The forecast is status quo, [...]