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It’s the Spending, Stupid
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released a new report this week which showed that Nevada’s generally low-tax/pro-business environment was a...
August 15, 2009 -
Is There a Lawyer in the House?
Nevada’s Legislature (thankfully!) only meets for roughly 120 days every other year. Let’s face it, they do enough damage as it...
August 15, 2009 -
Big Trouble in Little GOP-land for Raggio
In the last election, Republicans in the state Senate lost two seats – Sens. Bob Beers and Joe Heck – which...
August 12, 2009 -
Drive-By Muthings: August 9th
* In response to our announcement last week that former Michigan GOP chief Saul Anuzis and I were forming a Dump...
August 9, 2009 -
Iron Fist Adds Pair of Velvet Gloves
As part of my effort to create jobs and get the economy moving again, I’m officially announcing today the addition of...
August 7, 2009 -
Quick, Easy, Inexpensive Way to Fix Education
The start of yet another school year is right around the corner and once again we’re reminded that a large number...
August 6, 2009 -
Political Potpourri for the Dog Days of Summer
With the addition of Robin Reedy, Lynn Hettrick and Stacy Woodbury to senior staff positions in his administration, Nevada Gov. Jim...
July 30, 2009 -
The Pale Pastels of a Consensus Builder
There’s a GOP primary smackdown shaping up in the north for the seat of moderate term-limited Nevada State Sen. Randolph Townsend...
July 28, 2009 -
Moderates vs. Conservatives: Part 463
If you haven’t read THIS excellent article – “State GOP prepares for ideological battle over taxes” – by Las Vegas Sun reporter...
July 19, 2009 -
Seen and Heard at GOP Confab
I attended last night’s Nevada Republican Party special meeting in Las Vegas where former Gov. Bob List was elected as the...
July 15, 2009 -
What If Gibbo Appoints Himself?
Many readers have written worried that if Sen. John Ensign resigns from his seat in the Senate, Gov. Jim Gibbons would...
July 15, 2009 -
Helpful Senator, Harmful Senator
Jon Ralston reports on a recent campaign strategy session for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. “At that meeting,” writes Ralston, “not...
July 15, 2009 -
Readers Write: The Ensign Escapades
As of this morning, the results of our unofficial, unscientific online survey of Nevada conservatives and Republicans show that 34 percent...
July 13, 2009 -
The Anna Nicole Legal Mess Continues
On June 25th oral arguments were heard in Seattle as Marshall v. Marshall – a/k/a Anna Nicole Smith case – returned...
July 9, 2009 -
Bye-Bye Wal-Mart
I tend to be a rather loyal customer, especially when it comes to doing business with a company that shares my...
July 5, 2009 -
Old Wound Remains Open
“Joe Heck used some questionable tactics to win the Republican primary against state Sen. Ann O’Connell in 2004,” writes James Dan,...
July 5, 2009 -
Checking in on the 2010 GOP Primaries
The conventional wisdom is that Republican primary voters are more conservative than the general public and, therefore, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons...
July 2, 2009
