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Fool-Hardy Legislation
As the state and national economies continue to go to hell in a hand basket, Assemblyman Joe Hardy (R-Boulder City) has...
Chuck MuthMarch 12, 2009 -
Good Bills, AWOL Republicans
AJR 2 would require a 2/3 super-majority vote of the people to pass tax hike ballot initiatives, the same requirement to...
Chuck MuthMarch 12, 2009 -
The Great Prevaricator-in-Chief
I know this is harsh, but Gov. Jim Gibbons either doesn’t understand plain English, is a serial prevaricator (someone who doesn’t...
Chuck MuthMarch 11, 2009 -
Last Things First
Last summer, in the middle of a hotly contested Republican primary campaign against a conservative challenger, Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio...
Chuck MuthMarch 11, 2009 -
Tax-Hiking Republicans Get Screwed by Guv
While running for governor in 2006, Jim Gibbons promised the citizens of Nevada, in writing, that he would “oppose and veto...
Chuck MuthMarch 11, 2009 -
Raggio Republicans Pass Huge Tax Hike
Senate Republicans in the Nevada Legislature passed the third largest tax hike in the state’s history today, approving a 3 percent...
Chuck MuthMarch 11, 2009 -
Driving Up Health Insurance Cost
One of the reasons the cost of health insurance is so high is that government forces insurance companies to cover a...
Chuck MuthMarch 9, 2009 -
Taxpayer Funded Femi-Nazis?
“AB185 makes an appropriation for the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada and the National Education for Women’s Leadership program,” writes Janine...
Chuck MuthMarch 9, 2009 -
Why I Pick on Democrats More Than Republicans
I’m often asked why, as a limited-government/pro-business/free-market conservative, I seem to pick on Republicans almost as much as, if not more...
Chuck MuthMarch 8, 2009 -
And the GOP Counter-Point Is?
At a joint session of the Nevada Senate and Assembly Higher Taxation Committees on Thursday, business leaders testified on how bad...
Chuck MuthMarch 7, 2009 -
Shouldn’t We Try the Obvious First?
The problem is unemployment. The objective is to create jobs and get people working again. By definition doesn’t that mean the...
Chuck MuthMarch 7, 2009 -
Tax-Hike Floodgates are Now Open
Assemblyliberal Sheila Leslie (D-Reno) introduced a new tax hike on Friday, this one aimed primarily at low-income Nevadans. Leslie proposes hiking...
Chuck MuthMarch 7, 2009 -
Divided Business Community About to Fall
The consensus in the Legislature these days is that a huge tax hike absolutely, positively will be passed this year. The...
Chuck MuthMarch 6, 2009 -
Let Them Eat Mush!
The good news is the Assembly Republican Caucus finally put out a press release yesterday after a four week drought. The...
Chuck MuthMarch 6, 2009 -
Nevada Guv Speaks with Forked-Tongue on Taxes
“Many legislators have referred to ‘enhancing revenues’, which simply means creating new taxes or raising existing taxes,” according to a statement...
Chuck MuthMarch 6, 2009 -
Democrats Falling in Love with Reagan
I was informed yesterday morning that Nevada Democrat Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce invoked Ronald Reagan’s name in a “Nevada Newsmakers” interview this...
Chuck MuthMarch 6, 2009 -
Closing the Tax Hike Loophole
Hoping to limit the damage state legislators seem to do every time they meet, Nevada’s voters passed a constitutional amendment a...
Chuck MuthMarch 5, 2009