http://www.davidbobzien.com/weblog Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:21:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You may remember from the recent special session the statutory changes the legislature needed to make to be eligible to apply for $175 million dollars in education funding from the federal "Race to the Top Program." Having made the change removing the prohibition on the use of student test scores in ... http://www.davidbobzien.com/weblog/2010/04/05/racing-to-the-top/ At a little after 2 am on Monday March 1st, the Nevada legislature completed a special session to get our state's budget back into balance in light of a newly projected shortfall of more than $800 million, a figure that represented a staggering 22% decline in state revenue. Because ... http://www.davidbobzien.com/weblog/2010/03/11/special-session-wrap-up/ "No, I don't think you're gonna be able to go anywhere after the election." And with that, my inquiry as to whether or not the state of Lisa's pregnancy would preclude us from taking a much-needed vacation after the 2008 campaign was settled: we would be staying in Reno for ... http://www.davidbobzien.com/weblog/2010/03/04/keep-on-moving-forward/ As reported this evening by the Las Vegas Sun, the Nevada Economic Forum is now projecting Nevada has a budget shortfall of approximately $800 million for the biennium. The Forum spent the day reviewing revenue projections from executive and legislative staff, and the picture the numbers present is of a ... http://www.davidbobzien.com/weblog/2010/01/22/economic-forum-nevada-800-million-short/ http://www.davidbobzien.com/weblog/2009/12/31/wishing-you-a-happy-new-year/