Jobs for People, Not Just the Papered

By God, somebody finally read the room.

In a rare and lucid moment of legislative utility, Nevada Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager has lobbed a political molotov cocktail at the temple of higher education gatekeeping with AB547, a bill designed to rip the ivy off the walls of public employment. College degrees? Overrated. Federal experience? Suddenly useful again. Fired by the Trump/Musk Regime? Come in, there’s a cubicle with your name on it.

That’s right, the state that once built fortunes on silver and sand is now betting on common sense, or at least a crude imitation of it. The bill does away with college degree requirements for most state jobs and gives freshly fired feds a way to limp back into employment without having to lick stamps at the post office or fake smiles in a customer service trench.

“With the rising cost of daily life, high unemployment rate, and tariffs negatively impacting key Nevada industries, we can’t arbitrarily deprive Nevadans of appropriate job opportunities just because they don’t have a college degree,” Yeager said, channeling what sounded suspiciously like empathy for the working class—though it could’ve just been gas.

The bill isn’t just about ditching diplomas. It’s also a jab at the current federal meat grinder, where workers are getting sacked with the same frequency and logic as a malfunctioning soda machine. Yeager referred to these exiles as victims of the “recklessly and indiscriminately fired by the Trump/Musk administration,” which, while dramatic, is also not exactly wrong. The phrase reeks of campaign prep, but you can’t deny the flair.

“Common sense legislation that promotes economic stability and responsible governance,” Yeager bleated, presumably without choking on the irony.

Of course, there’s no shortage of people who will cry foul. Universities will clutch their pearls. Bureaucrats will hiss from behind their degrees like lizards behind glass. But this isn’t about elite credentialism anymore—it’s about plugging the hemorrhaging workforce with people who know how to work, not just walk around campus for four years racking up debt and self-importance.

The proposal trails behind similar executive orders in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and New Mexico—places not known for wild-eyed legislative trailblazing. But hey, better late than never. Nevada’s doing something sane for once, and that should terrify everyone.

If this passes, you might see the guy who used to audit CIA spreadsheets now running your DMV. Or maybe a former EPA analyst will end up sorting your business license. Will it work? Maybe. Will it piss off the right people? Absolutely.

And sometimes, that’s all that matters.