State allowing security guard industry cronyism, critics say

Pretty lame-o jobs report this morning. Overall nonfarm employment grew by 57,000 nationally. Weak.

Meanwhile, leisure & hospitality jobs fell by 61,000.

Even though leisure and hospitality is Nevada's 800-pound gorilla, employment-wise, I say we whistle in the dark (Nevada way!) and assume all that shedding of leisure and hospitality jobs happened elsewhere. Because I saw an ad the other day and its main point seemed to be that Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has magical mystical powers over Nevada's economy, or something like that. Good to know!

Today's jobs report also indicates/reiterates that wages aren't keeping up with inflation. But you already knew that.

And it's worth noting that inflation reports don't really capture the impact of that horrid scourge of our age, the unchecked proliferation of predatory and grotesque junk fees.

But the president yesterday declared "everybody's profiting" (not just him and his!) from that sweet and bubblelicious hyperscale-overhyped stock market.

So congratulations, "everybody."

IN NEVADA CURRENT

Cronyism, not merit. The security industry is sort of a surprisingly large employer, in Nevada and the nation. The pay and benefits can be, let's say, not great. And the state board that regulates security guards is throwing up roadblocks to advancement for guards seeking to become armed, based on a policy that doesn’t appear in law and was never formally adopted, say firearms instructors and students calling for changes to board policy, Dana Gentry reports: Favoritism determining which security guards carry guns in Nevada, critics say

It never ends. As perhaps you noticed, the winner of the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state is an election denier soaking in wild-eyed My Pillow Guy-caliber conspiracy theories. "Everything the courts wouldn't hand" Trump and Republicans in their crusade against mail ballots, Jim Marchant "is promising to do inside Nevada." Guest column from Bryan Driscoll: The courts wouldn’t end Nevada’s mail voting. The Republican secretary of state nominee would.

"Parky McParkface." Obviously. Jen Solis reports: State officials ask public to name new state park

Oh well so long as that nice Dr. Oz thinks it's good idea... State Medicaid agencies are concerned that many sick and disabled enrollees will lose their coverage because the Trump administration is narrowing the definition of who is “medically frail” enough to get an exemption from new work requirements. Via Stateline: States gird for new Medicaid ‘medically frail’ rule

Good Luck