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Vegas City Hall doubles as fancy digs for near-bankrupt city
So in Thursday's episode of "Parks and Recreation," the producers were looking for a City Hall to symbolize extravagance in a city that has nearly gone bankrupt. Don't tell The Family Goodman -- although the city must have given permission, right? -- but look what they used: I don't watch the program, but one of my Twitter followers, @vegaspixie, pointed me to it. Pretty funny, eh, City Council?
Democratic elected officials pepper Reid with questions on shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spent 40 minutes on the phone Friday morning with Democratic elected officials, answering questions about the government shutdown and reminding them that those anarchists in the House are holding up everything. “I think he was trying to explain to people how we got where we are and where we are now,” said state Treasurer Kate Marshall, who was on the call along with every other Democratic constitutional officer, a few lawmakers and local government officials North and South.
Gov. Sunny on Republicans in Congress: Not like me
The estimable Jonathan Martin of the New York Times has penned a piece about GOP elders/governors distancing themselves from the DC wing of the party involved in the current stalemate/dysfunction.
Why that poll on taxes doesn't mean much
The Retailers Association of Nevada on Thursday released a survey that touched on a variety of issues, including taxes.
How to write a Prince Harry profile
Once again in the eye of the storm, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is being profiled, lampooned and eviscerated in the national media.
Poll: Voters divided on the margins tax
TOPLINEwithHISTORICDATA-NevadaVotersSept2013andFeb2013.pdf, NevadaVotersPPT-TOPLINE&HistoricTrendsSept2013.pdf The Nevada electorate is split on The Education Initiative, the margin tax proposed by the state teachers union, according to a new poll paid for by the Retailers Association of Nevada, which opposes the proposal. The question itself asked whether people think the 2 percent tax on larger businesses would raise the needed revenue, and the electorate was almost evenly divided (47-46). My thought: This result will depend on how the question is asked, and the campaigns next year will determine everything.
Meet Sharron Lowden
Sue Lowden, the consummate Establishment candidate sliced up three years ago by the Sharron Angle buzzsaw, can only become Nevada’s next lieutenant governor by morphing into…Sharron Angle.
John Lee unplugged
In a remarkable interview Tuesday, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee brimmed with optimism about North Las Vegas, trashed two high-ranking employees he forced out, referred to his city as a “financial stinkbomb” that could hurt tourism, said he does not know anyone in his jurisdiction who has been a crime victim and compared his police force to Metro, saying, “Our cops don’t shoot people when we stop them.” I kid you not.