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Prospective CD3 candidate lays groundwork for bid against Heck, asks FEC for permission to be paid consultant to non-profit
Erin Bilbray, whose father was a congressman and who has evinced an interest in taking on Rep. Joe Heck in 2014, appears to be getting closer to jumping into the race, pending the results of a request she made last week to the Federal Election Commission.
Titus weighs in on patient-dumping scandal
With daily releases from state Democrats pounding Gov. Brian Sandoval on the patient-dumping story, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus has penned a fairly pointless and obviously political letter to the state: Mr. Michael J. Willden Director Nevada Department of Health and Human Services 4126 Technology Way, Room 100 Carson City, Nevada 89706 Dear Director Willden:
Reid and those "problematic" contributions: He asked for them, but spokeswoman says he crossed no lines
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid solicited money from a donor who gave $100,000 to a SuperPAC linked to the senator, which dances very close to a legal prohibition.
Democratic tax plan to be unveiled this week, will be combination of payroll tax, mining and long-term property tax changes
UPDATED: I'm also told Steve Wynn has decided to get engaged in the tax discussion and has called lawmakers, even going so far as to say he might come to Carson City next week. The gist of his pitch: Tax mining, not gaming! It's 1989 all over again. Please come to Carson in the springtime, Mr. Wynn. ----
Gamers reaping millions of dollars in tax breaks because of old property tax cap
During a time when state lawmakers are looking for more money, major gaming companies are enjoying the benefits of an anachronistic state law that grants $100 million in property tax breaks in Clark County. Public records show those benefiting are led by Wynn Las Vegas, which enjoys a $6.3 million tax break, easily outdistancing the $3.8 million abatement given to the second luckiest taxpayer, The Fontainebleau, which, by the way, is not open.
Reid, reps to take part in huge immigration march next week
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has agreed to participate in an immigration march in downtown Las Vegas next week with organized labor and other groups. Reps. Steven Horsford and Dina Titus also are expected to participate in the Las Vegas May Day Rally. The federal types are expected to give brief remarks as well. It is expected to start about 5 PM on Wednesday -- good timing for live television coverage....
Heller to constituent one day before Manchin-Toomey introduced: We need to make background checks "more effective and efficient"
One day before the Manchin-Toomey gun bill was introduced and one week before he announced he would oppose it, Sen.
Who are these evil Consultants and the stooges they want to install as heads of the GOP?
The Ron Paul forces will not go gently into the good night as the Establishment tries to take over the Republican Party.
Senators hype new nuclear waste program with new agency outside of DOE
Four U.S. senators released their draft this morning of a new nuclear waste strategy, with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski summing up the frustratiuon of some: "While I continue to support Yucca Mountain as a permanent repository site, I also recognize the current realities that make that outcome unlikely at this time." I have attached a summary of the measure, which would create a new federal agency outside of DOE to manage nuclear waste, and would ask for states to volunteer to store the waste, as well as the draft itself. Here's the release:
A session like every other session -- unfortunately
I wanted to believe this session was going to be different. It isn’t. I wanted to believe Democrats, who talked about talking, had a plan. They don’t. I wanted to believe we might really get what we were promised – tax reform, a broad-based business tax. We won’t.