The Question 3 Deck is Stacked Against Open Competition and Energy Choice
(Chuck Muth) – On Tuesday, the anti-business Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce came out opposed to Question 3 – the Energy Choice Initiative that would eliminate Nevada’s current electricity monopoly and open the market to competition from a wide variety of other businesses. “Our decision about Question 3 is based on changing the constitution,” declared […]
Answers to Question 3 Questions about Solar Panels & Net Metering
(Chuck Muth) – I’ve received a number of emails from readers who have rooftop solar systems and are worried about how passage of Question 3 – the Energy Choice Initiative that would eliminate the power monopoly in Nevada and open the market to competition – would impact them. That exact question is addressed directly in […]
Jon Ralston Exposes Himself…Again
The publishers of the online Nevada Independent blog posted a tweet on Friday that is simply laughable on its face… “We’re grateful to our corporate donors, all of whom believe in our mission of independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan journalism and none of whom influence our content.” Topping the list of corporate donors is the MGM Grand, […]
Rating the “Higer Rates” Claim by Energy Guru…The Firefighter!
One of the big questions about Question 3 – the Energy Choice Initiative that would eliminate the power monopoly in Nevada and open the market to competition – I get quite often from readers is how passage would affect our electricity rates. Now, if you listen to the sky-is-falling TV and radio commercials/propaganda being put […]
Conservative Opponents of Question 3 Need to Wake Up and Smell the Napalm
At a recent debate hosted by the Republican Men’s Club in Las Vegas on the merits of Question 3, the Energy Choice Initiative, the “No on 3” representative warned ominously that giving Nevadans a constitutional right to purchase their electricity from someone other than the government-picked monopoly will visit upon our state every calamity known […]
Flake-Out
I’m not sure – with the U.S. Senate still in session and lots of “Make America Great Again” stuff undone – why Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff “Never Trump” Flake was in Zimbabwe “observing” that country’s presidential election this week. But it sure didn’t turn out the way he planned. On Sunday Flake posted a tweet […]
The A.Ron Hustle: Fallout Follow-up on the Ford Fiasco
I gotta be honest, I almost fell for it. In watching the Steve Sebelius interview with Nevada Senate Majority Leader and Democrat attorney general candidate Aaron “A.Ron” Ford on Channel 8 one could easily be taken in by the “youthful indiscretion” arguments excusing his four arrests while in college. But first, let’s stop for a […]
Two Sources of Question 3 Info You Should Avoid at All Costs
I’ve seen some bad arguments from those opposed to Question 3, the Energy Choice Initiative. But the most ridiculous so far is a political argument proffered by gubernatorial candidate Ryan Bundy’s former (fired or quit is an open question) campaign manager, Denise Mraz… “Scott Lafat (sic) and Dan Schwartz picked the yes side and lost […]
Decisions, Decisions: None of the Above or that Heller Feller?
Comments and opinions continue to flood in over this question on whether to vote for Sen. Dean Heller (R-NeverTrump) in November or exercise the “None of the Above” option (or vote for a third-party candidate). Absolutely amazing that Heller has put himself in this position…but I guess that’s what you get when you try to […]
How A.Ron Ford Screwed the RJ on His Criminal Enterprise Story
By now everyone’s heard the story of Nevada Democrat Senate Majority Leader Aaron “A.Ron” Ford’s troubled past – FOUR arrests, including stealing tires, while in college, plus $185,000 in IRS liens for unpaid taxes. But what you probably missed was how the wannabe attorney general apparently screwed the Las Vegas Review-Journal royally this week after […]
Is a Race-hustling, Tax-dodging, Serial Criminal What Nevadans Want for Their Top Cop?
(Chuck Muth) – Let’s face it, many low-information voters have no idea what the job of “Attorney General” is. To make it simple: The AG is the state’s top law enforcement officer. And as such, recent revelations – broken in an exclusive TV interview by journalist Steve Sebelius on Friday – that Democrat state senator […]
To Hell with Heller?
A couple weeks ago I published a column titled, “A Conservative Republican Case for Repealing and Replacing Dean Heller.” I knew it would be controversial and a majority of Republicans would disagree with it; arguing that as bad as Dean Heller is, he’d still be better than the Democrat alternative, Wacky Jacky Rosen. Believe me, […]
Ripping Apart Tim Burke’s Brothel Ban Bull
A recent column scribbled by Tim Burke about banning Nevada’s legal brothels is one of the most ill-informed columns I’ve read in a long time. He clearly has never heard the age-old wisdom about keeping your mouth shut and being thought a fool than opening it and removing all doubt. Burke demonstrates his ignorance of […]
Heller to Rosen: You Didn’t Build That. Um, Yes She Did…
From the Department of Making Mountains Out of Molehills comes the ongoing kerfuffle over whether or not Democrat Rep. Jacky Rosen got a certain college degree and later owned and operated a business. In her challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, forget the economy, illegal immigration, health care, education, national security and terrorism. No, […]
The Real Question on Question 3 is Who’s Telling Us the Truth?
Quick: How much are you paying per kilowatt hour for your electricity? Yeah, I have no idea either. One reason is that in Nevada it doesn’t really matter. There’s no competition for electricity so there’s no reason to really pay that close attention – especially since it means you’d have to learn what the heck […]
The Nevada Liberal Who Cries Wolf Has Finally Actually Found One
Nevada State Senator Yvanna Cancela (D-Culinary Union) is about as liberal as they come. She also suffers from an advanced case of incurable Trump Derangement Syndrome. As such, every time she cries “Wolf!” on just about any issue, conservatives immediately greet her clarion call with deep, understandable skepticism. But in line with the observation that […]
Are Drug Companies Giving Us the Straight Dope on High Drug Prices?
(Chuck Muth) – President Trump, Congress and state legislatures across the country have been talking about the often ridiculously high cost of prescription drugs in the United States and what to do about them. And while far too many people aren’t paying attention to this situation because their out-of-pocket liability is limited to paying a […]