But the federal individual income tax remains by far the most burdensome of these. The governor's higher education budget was predicated on the assumption that some 52,655 full-time students would be enrolled in the state's university system during the next fiscal year. That projection, however, has proved optimistic, as has the governor's figure for fiscal year 2002-2003. Predictably, university officials want to keep the money and give it to faculty as part of a pay raise package. Jane Nichols, university system chancellor, said higher education institutions simply want funding to remain at the level originally set by Gov. Kenny Guinn.
City officials vow to fight dump.
Lost in the ongoing debate over Nevada's medical marijuana law is the ugly truth behind marijuana prohibition. The tale is told of the African farmer who complains to his neighbor of all the trouble he's having catching and killing the mice that are eating up the crops in his field. The governor's higher education budget was predicated on the assumption that some 52,655 full-time students would be enrolled in the state's university system during the next fiscal year. Not total silence, in the sense of quiet, but the awkward kind that ensues after a child blurts out some secret truth that makes every adult in the room uncomfortable. Click on the small cartoon to see a full-size version.