SILVER STATE CONFIDENTIAL 12/14/2014

ALL THE GOVERNMENT WE CAN’T AFFORD Bravo to Silver State Confidential reader Jeff Bobeck of Pahrump for capturing the simplicity of demonstrating the charade that we can’t cut Nevada’s government by $400 million so as to live within the means of a $6.3 billion budget that can be funded with existing tax revenue and WITHOUT extending the “sunsets.” “Are they trying to tell us that nothing can be cut on this list?” Bobeck wrote to me on Saturday.  “Any rational person reading this list of agencies and departments would realize that Nevada's state government is way too big already.  The problem is not tax revenue, it is spending.” Amen and hallelujah! Here’s the list of Nevada state agencies and departments Mr. Bobeck is talking about.  If you’re a true limited-government conservative, read it and weep… Accountancy Accountancy, State Board of Administration Administration, Department of Administrative Services Budget Division Buildings and Grounds Enterprise IT Services Fleet Services Division Grant Office Hearings and Appeals Historical Records Advisory Board, State Human Resource Management Internal Audits Libraries and Literacy, Nevada State Council Library and Archives Public Works Division, State Purchasing Risk Management Victims of Crime Agriculture Agriculture, State Department of Administration Division Agriculture, Board of Alfalfa Seed Advisory Board Animal Industry Food and Nutrition Division Garlic and Onion Growers' Advisory Board Junior Livestock Show Board, Nevada Livestock Identification Measurement Standards Nevada Wildlife Servces Plant Industry Rangeland Resources Commission Alcohol Drug and Gambling Counselors Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Counselors; Nevada State Board of Examiners Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design, Nevada State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design; Nevada State Board of Athletic Trainers Athletic Trainers, Nevada State Board of Attorney General Attorney General, Office of the Administration Consumer Protection, Bureau of Criminal Justice, Bureau of Governmental Affairs, Bureau of Litigation, Bureau of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Board of Examiners of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Board of Examiners for BBack to Top Bar Examiners of Nevada Bar Examiners of Nevada Barbers Health and Sanitation Board, State Barbers Health and Sanitation Board, State Bicycle Advisory Board Bicycle Advisory Board, Nevada Business and Industry Department of Business and Industry Appraisal Commission Athletic Commission Common-Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels, Commission for Employee Management Relations Board Financial Institutions Division Housing Division Industrial Relations Injured Workers, Attorney for Insurance Division Labor Commissioner Manufactured Housing Minority Affairs, Nevada Commission Mortgage Lending Division Ombudsman of Consumer Affairs for Minorities Real Estate Taxicab Authority Transportation Authority, Nevada CBack to Top California and Nevada Fire Notification Service California and Nevada Fire Notification Service Certified Court Reporters Certified Court Reporters Board Chiropractic Physicians Chiropractic Physicians' Board of Nevada College of Southern Nevada College of Southern Nevada Admissions Catalog / Schedule / Calendar Colorado River Commission of Nevada Colorado River Commission of Nevada Conservation and Natural Resources Conservation & Natural Resources, Department of Commission for Cultural Affairs, State Historic Preservation Office Conservation Districts Program Environmental Protection, Division of Forestry, Division of Historic Preservation Office Natural Heritage Program State Lands, Division of State Parks, Division of Water Resources, Division of Construction Education, Commission on Construction Education, Commission on Contractors Board Contractors Board, State Controller Controller, Office of the State Debt Collection Corrections Corrections, Department of Inmate Information Prison Commissioners, Board of State Silverstate Industries Cosmetology Cosmetology, State Board of DBack to Top Deferred Compensation Program, Nevada Public Employees Deferred Compensation Program, Nevada Public Employees Demographer Demographer, State Dental Examiners of Nevada Dental Examiners of Nevada, Board of Desert Research Institute Desert Research Institute Atmospheric Sciences (AIR), Division of Center for Environmental Remediation and Monitoring (Environment) Center for Watersheds and Environmental Sustainability (Watersheds) Clean Technologies and Renewable Energy Center (Renewable Energy) Climate Information and Data Services, Western Regional Climate Center Discovering New Energy Production Menthods Earth and Ecosystem Sciences (Land & Life), Division of Hydrologic Sciences (Water), Division of K-12 Outreach and Education, GreenPower Research Services Supporting Nevada's Economic Development Dispensing Opticians Dispensing Opticians, State of Nevada Board of EBack to Top Economic Development Economic Development, Commission on Diplomatic Relations and Protocol, Office of Film Office, Nevada Global Business Development Procurement Outreach, Nevada Relocation and Expansion Assistance Rural Community Development Division Site Selectors Education Education, Department of Academic Standards, Council to Establish Assessment, Program Accountability & Curriculum Business and Support Services Career and Technical Education Education, Board of Educational Opportunity, Office of Educational Technology, Commission on Information Technology Interscholastic Activities Association, Nevada Parental Involvement and Family Engagement, Advisory Council on Professional Standards, Commission on Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) Teacher Licensure Teachers and Leaders Council Title I Committee of Practitioners Employment, Training and Rehabilitation Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Department of DETR Veterans Employment and Training Service Performance and Incentives Award Program Displaced Homemakers, Board on the Education & Counseling of Employment Security Division Equal Rights Commission, Nevada Governor's Workforce Investment Board Information Development and Processing Division JobConnect, Nevada Rehabilitation Council, Nevada State Rehabilitation Division Research and Analysis Bureau Workforce Informer, Nevada Workforce Investment System, Nevada's Engineers and Land Surveyors, Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Nevada State Board of Professional Ethics, State of Nevada Commission on Ethics, Commission on FBack to Top Funeral Board Funeral Board, Nevada State GBack to Top Gaming Commission, Nevada and State Gaming Control Board Gaming Commission, Nevada and State Gaming Control Board Administration Audit Division Enforcement Division Investigations Division Tax and License Division Technology Division Geographic Names Geographic Names, Nevada State Board on Governor Governor, Office of the Energy, Office of First Lady Joint Information Committee, JIC Nuclear Projects, Agency for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Authority, Nevada Great Basin College Great Basin College Admissions Class Schedules HBack to Top Health and Human Services Health and Human Services, Department of Aging and Disability Services Division Child and Family Services, Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, Division of Health Division Mental Health and Developmental Services, Division of Public Defender, Office of the State Welfare and Supportive Services, Division of Hearing Aid Specialists, Nevada State Board of Hearing Aid Specialists, Nevada State Board of Higher Education, Nevada System of Higher Education, Nevada System of Administration Homeland Security (See Emergency Management) Homeland Security Commission, Nevada Homeopathic Medical Examiners Board