Tolles Brings War on Tele-Medicine to Nevada Legislature
From Bruce DelValle last week came this dispatch from the political front-lines announcing that Nevada is again embroiled in yet another troglodyte fight against technology (remember the Uber brouhaha last session?) in pursuit of protectionist capitalism… “A new frontier has arisen in the seemingly ceaseless tug-of-war pitting inventive technological efforts to provide the best possible […]
Muth’s Truths: March 21, 2017
Bravo, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez! According to an Associated Press report on Sunday, Gov. Martinez “chided lawmakers for wasting time by approving tax increases and minimum wage increases that she does not support.” Martinez said she will refuse to sign the legislation. “I will never allow lawmakers to raise taxes on families in order […]
PROOF: “Trash-Talking” Councilman is Misleading Public on Garbage Contract
Most members of the Las Vegas City Council have been pretty tight-lipped about a proposal to extend Republic Services monopoly franchise agreement for residential and commercial trash hauling an additional 15 years… Four years before the current contract expires… Which would be worth over $1 billion dollars… And would cut residents’ trash pickups from twice […]
Nevada GOP Legislator Proposes Banning the “Uber of Eyeglasses”
Longtime readers know how my stories and political adventures sometime take interesting, and even bizarre, twists and turns. Yep, this is one of those stories. So grab a cup of coffee or a beer, sit down in a nice, comfortable chair, and enjoy… If you’re like me, you don’t know the difference between Neodymium and […]
Muth’s Truths: March 16, 2017
LAST CALL: FUNDRAISING TRAINING SEMINAR TONIGHT! OK, we made it to Carson City yesterday. During the 8-hour drive – with Gia behind the wheel – I finished up the PowerPoint presentation for tonight’s brand new, never-been-presented-before “High Dollar Donor” fundraising workshop. I am REALLY excited about this one. More so than any other training seminar […]
In Carson City, the Democrats’ Circus is Back in Town
The Nevada Legislature is “Open Under New Management.” Democrats are back in control. Lord, help us. In watching all the fawning hosannas for the D’s “Black-&-Blueprint” agenda – so nicknamed for the beating taxpayers, citizens and businesses are taking under it – I can’t help but compare it to parents of two-year-olds singing their offspring’s […]
Muth’s Truths: March 14, 2017
What the Las Vegas Garbage Contract Has in Common with King Tut’s Tomb Things have certainly changed dramatically since 1973. Back in those days, trash collection and disposal was a very, very different animal with very, very different challenges and limitations. And this was well before the “green” movement and recycling took root. *Maybe* it […]
What the Las Vegas Garbage Contract Has in Common with King Tut’s Tomb
As the City of Las Vegas continues considering awarding Republic Services a new 15-year NO BID monopoly franchise contract extension for residential and commercial trash collection, I came across this rather interesting declaration… “The free, open and competitive production and sale of commodities and services is necessary to the economic well-being of the citizens of […]
Muth’s Truths: March 13, 2017
A very clever and humorous commentary on efforts to repeal and replace ObamaCare (author unknown)… Members of the medical community have weighed in on possible Republican health care reform proposals: The Allergists were in favor of scratching it, but the Dermatologists advised not to make any rash moves. The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut […]
Bovard’s Insulting Face-Slap of U.S. Sugar Farmers
James Bovard is a well-known and highly regarded free-marketer, so it’s highly disappointing to see him attack the U.S. sugar program using arguments that could easily be described in the vernacular of the day as “fake news.” Mr. Bovard’s column last week was titled, “Why Americans Pay Triple the World Price for Sugar.” A claim […]
“Stapling” Trash Collection in Las Vegas
A Bloomberg News article in Saturday’s Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that office supply giant Staples intends to close 70 stores in the U.S. this year. “The latest announcement comes almost a year after Staples’ failed attempt to acquire Office Depot,” the story noted. “Federal regulators blocked the merger on anti-trust grounds last May, arguing it […]
Muth’s Truths: March 10, 2017
An important message on an important issue being pursued by our friend Darcy Olsen at the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix… “State and local governments across the country frequently resort to waiving future property taxes to lure some businesses to move into their community. This form of tax subsidy heavily tilts the playing field as a few […]
Muth’s Truths: March 9, 2017
Registration Now Open for “Secrets of High Dollar Fundraising” Workshop Whether you’re running for office or managing a campaign; whether you’re a party leader or conservative activist – or even a businessman, entrepreneur or professional looking for more sales – the Campaign Doctor’s “Secrets of High Dollar Fundraising” workshop is a must-attend. Next Thursday night […]
Republic Services Can Play Hardball and Sweeten the Pot…When It’s Forced To
As the City of Las Vegas considers granting a 15-year monopoly franchise agreement to Republic Services for residential and commercial trash collection, some seem to be taking the attitude that it would be “rude” to ask such a benevolent company to actually compete for this $1 billion-plus contract in an open bidding process. But when […]
Muth’s Truths: March 8, 2017
I just finished reading a new book, and liberal race-hustlers and cop-haters are having a cow over it. Get a load of some of the “outrageous!” things this author wrote… “Prison isn’t a country club, a university, or a spa. It’s a place where people are sent to be disciplined. . . . (Prisoners should) […]
New Book by Unlikely Author is Making Liberal Heads Explode
I just finished reading a new book, and liberal race-hustlers and cop-haters are having a cow over it. Get a load of some of the “outrageous!” things this author wrote… “Prison isn’t a country club, a university, or a spa. It’s a place where people are sent to be disciplined. . . . (Prisoners should) […]
Muth’s Truths: March 7, 2017
Political Potpourri… * Old but appropriate comparison: If you were handed a bag of M&M’s and were told one piece inside was laced with cyanide, would you open the whole bag and try a dozen of them at random? Ditto allowing travelers from known terrorist countries with inadequate screening procedures to come to the U.S. […]