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Teachers union hopes to build grass-roots structure to pass margin tax, influence Legislature
As the airwaves are soon inundated with ads about what state Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson reflexively calls “the job-killing margin tax,” the teachers union really has only one way to win the campaign.
Sandoval speaks on patient-dumping
The Brian Sandoval cocoon opened briefly Wednesday for News 3’s Kelsey Thomas, and here’s some of what the governor said, with my annotations: “When I learned about the issue...that happened a couple years ago, I was appalled. It was unacceptable and we were ere going to get to the bottom of it and ensure it doesn’t happen again ...As a parent it concerns me there was a sexual offender out in the community.” If he was appalled at the beginning, Sandoval didn’t show it. The administration downplayed all of this until it could no more.
Two Washington Post journos discuss Reid-Sandoval
"We're used to seeing these proxy battles in Nevada politics. Most of them involve Harry Reid." Reid Wilson to Chris Cillizza. Warning: Beltway CW already sees the governor running against a Reid again. A two-time Reid-killer? I don't see it yet, but this just makes my point about all the pressure that will come down on Sunny after the '14 balloting. (Sunny vs. Cloudy?)
Coburn attacks Nevada brothels for tax breaks; brothels fight back
Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn has released his annual "Wastebook", and guess what's on it? Nevada's brothels!
Three major players join American Gaming Association
I'm reliably told that Wynn Resorts, Station Casinos and Churchill Downs will soon be joining the board of the American Gaming Association. All three companies are proponents of online betting, which means Sheldon Adelson, the crusader against web gaming, is increasingly isolated. Not sure Adelson cares. But the interests of the AGA, which is a fervent proponent of web gaming as a portal to the industry's future prosperity, and Adelson, who is spending a lot of money to kill Internet poker, continue to be dissonant and only emphasized by these new additions.
My POLITICO piece on covering Harry Reid
The folks at POLITICO wanted to know what it's been like to cover Harry Reid for more than a quarter-century. So I told them.
Site readers: Lowden will not pay off debt by filing
Will Sue Lowden have her Senate debt paid off by the time filing opens?
Smatresk farewell: UNLV is "emerging into national prominence"
Here's what newly confirmed North Texas President Neal Smatresk sent to the campus community he is leaving: Dear Campus Community,
Mulroy sets Feb. 6 as retirement date
After saying she would retire as Southern Nevada's water czar weeks ago but not setting a date, Pat Mulroy informed Clark County commissioners water authority board members Thursday that she will leave as of Feb. 6. Here's what she sent via email:
Strip casino that Harry Reid helped with federal bureaucracy is represented by his son
The SLS hotel/casino, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went out of his way to help, is represented by his son, Rory Reid.