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Facing Race 2009
The Racial Equity Report Card examines legislation introduced in the 75th session of the Nevada Legislature of 2009 that would have directly impacted Nevada’s communities of color. It also grades each chamber of the state legislature separately, as well as the Governor, on their responses to these bills.
Facing Race 2011
The report card evaluates four key areas: education equity, economic equity, health equity, and civil rights. It also reviews how legislation may have exacerbated racial disparities. Each area provides background, context, and data on Nevada's situation and proposed solutions for racial inequities.
Facing Race 2013
2013 was a significant year for discussions about race in Nevada. The Southern Nevada Water Authority's attorney apologized for referring to American Indian beliefs as the "boogeyman." Assemblyman Pat Hickey suggested 2014 would favor Republicans due to lower turnout of people of color and young voters, referencing his "yellow wife" and olive-skinned children. Assemblyman Jim Wheeler even stated he would vote to re-establish slavery if his constituents wanted it. Race remains a part of public discourse in Nevada, but often at a low level.
Economic Contributions Of Non-Native Hispanics to Nevada
At PLAN's request, the Center on Work & Community Development analyzed the economic contributions of Hispanic immigrants to Nevada's economy, expanding on a study of the Las Vegas economy by UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research.
La Contribución Económica de los Hispanos No-Nativos en Nevada
A pedido de PLAN, el Centro para el Desarrollo del Trabajo y la Comunidad analizó las contribuciones de los inmigrantes hispanos a la economía de Nevada, ampliando un previo estudio sobre la economía de Las Vegas realizado por el Centro para la Investigación Económica y de Negocios de la Universidad de Nevada, Las Vegas.
Final Mining Report June 2012
This brief report seeks to update a 2009 report issued by the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, titled “Fool’s Gold: The Silver State’s Tax Structure Inadequate and Inequitable.
Nevada Mining Tax Facts
According to former Nevada State Archivist and historian Guy Rocha, the mining industry of Nevada Territory was so opposed to the level of mineral extraction taxation in the draft Nevada constitution in 1863, it compelled the constitutional delegates to draft new language that was much more favorable to the mining industry. Today, mining still strong-arms Nevadans in order to protect its unique and generous tax advantages.
Bridging The Gap (2011)
“Lady Luck” is not a Revenue Policy Much like the rest of the nation’s fifty states, Nevada is faced with an unprecedented revenue crisis. With high unemployment and the worst recession in generations, Nevada is paralyzed by its upside-down tax system.
Fools Gold (2009)
Nevada Tax Structure Plays the Public for Chumps Economic study released by PLAN exposes unfairness of state tax system, underscores need for reform
The Supreme Jackpot II (2004)
The purpose of this report is to examine the 2004 campaign contributions given to Nevada Supreme Court candidates and to identify who may be trying to influence our Supreme Court Justices. The report is a follow-up to our previous report, “The Supreme Jackpot,” which examined contributions to State Supreme Court Justices from 1998 through 2002. The original report is available at www.planevada.org
Water in the Urban Southwest
An Updated analysis of Water Use in Albuquerque, Las Vegas Valley, and Tucson Written and edited by Taryn Hutchins-Cabibi, Bart Miller, and Anita Schwartz Western Resource Advocates. This report provides an updated snapshot of three municipalities, originally included in Western Resource Advocates’ 2003 Smart Water report. We examine water-use patterns within Albuquerque, the Las Vegas Valley, and Tucson in both the residential and commercial sectors, demand-side and supply-side management measures, and the potential for future conservation savings, plus offer our recommendations on how these municipalities can take their conservation programs even further.
Hidden Oasis Water Conservation and Efficiency in Las Vegas
Our review of single-family residential customers, hotels, and casinos indicates that installing water-efficient fixtures and appliances could reduce current indoor water demand by 40% in single-family homes and nearly 30% in hotels and casinos. Installing water-efficient landscapes could further reduce current outdoor water demand by 40% in single-family homes. Many of these efficiency improvements can be implemented at a lower cost and with fewer social and environmental impacts than developing new water supplies.
Advancing Transgender Equity in NV 2011
While the United States and Nevada can point to significant improvements in and protections of civil rights for its citizens, there continues to be vast inequality for transgender people. This report is brief and these data in no way encompass the complete depth or breadth of discrimination and challenges faced by transgender Nevadans. The authors hope that this report will be an effective guide for understanding and correcting what
Vital Beyond Belief: The Demographics and Economic Facts about Hispanic immigrants in Nevada
At PLAN's request, the Center on Work & Community Development analyzed the economic contributions of Hispanic immigrants to Nevadas economy, expanding on a study of the Las Vegas economy. This is an update of 2002 Center for Business and Economic Research report and 2004 Center for Work & Community Development report. This analysis is focused on State totals and Clark County due to limited Census information on other counties in Nevada.
PLAN EJ Rap Sheet July 2017
Addressing our dependence as a nation, and especially in Nevada, on an extractive economy, is central to our Environmental Justice campaign.
Rural Nevada and the Ongoing Legal Legacy of the Western Shoshone Struggle
Rural Nevada spans millions of acres of Native American homelands of the Washoe, Paiute, and Western Shoshone. Native creation stories stem from this land and flow like a river from south to north and down again. For traditional Western Shoshone, they call the land Newe Sogobia, which, in Shoshone language means, "Peoples' Earth Mother." They themselves are Newe, the "People." The creation stories say care for it through their songs, prayers, and ceremonies. Ware ter etrout tral ort pros, an ceremotl