The Nevada Review is a journal dedicated to Nevada: it aims to enhance understanding of the state as a geographical, social, and political unit and a microcosm of the West in the broader historical and political development of the United States. Recognizing the distinctive geological, environmental, social and ethnographic characteristics of Nevada, the Review seeks contributions that examine these features and investigate how they have contributed to the shape of its political institutions, demographic profile, and cultural mores. To this end, the Review encompasses studies from a broad...

In 2008, Nevada's governor formed the Nevada Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission to make recommendations on providing quality services to its citizens for the least money. He appointed business leaders to form the most knowledgeable commission in Nevada's history. Rather than a voluminous report at the end, he asked the Commission to forward recommendations to him every 90 days, so that changes could be implemented expeditiously. He told commissioners not to be concerned with fiscal crises, or the political implications of its recommendations. Over 18 months, the SAGE...