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Washoe Republicans don't know when to shut up
UPDATE, 9:30 AM: Turns out the Washoe GOP really can't help itself. How many shovels does the party have to keep digging this hole deeper?
Washoe schools tax, margin tax reflect same Nevada ailment: Lack of leadership
UPDATED, 11/15/13 WITH VIDEO VERSION: "No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear." ---Edmund Burke
Speaker: Ex-Assemblyman Kite's complaint against Wheeler won't be heard
Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick informed ex-Assemblyamn Kelly Kite last week that his complaint against the man who replaced him, Jim Wheeler, will not be considered by the Select Committee on Ethics. In the letter, posted here with an analysis from the Legislative Counsel Bureau, Kirkpatrick informs Kite that the panel has no jurisdiction to consider the complaint, which involves Wheeler's residency and financial reporting.
Teachers union folks to meet Tuesday evening with Democrats
Proponents of The Education Initiative, a k a the margin tax, will meet Tuesday evening with wary legislative Democrats about the ballot initiative that could drive turnout next year. I'm told the union folks plan to be sober but not threatening, urging the Democrats, some flying to Las Vegas from the North, to get on board because of polling data that indicates it could pass.
UPDATED: Former deputy sues Vegas constable for sexual harassment, names Clark County for lax oversight
UPDATE, 11/12/13: Attorney Andrew Rempfer says -- and this is the epitomy of irony -- the constable has evaded service. You know, what people usually do to constables trying to serve them! And, according to an email trail he provided, John Bonaventura's lawyer won't be served, either:
Happy anniversary, brother
My brother and I were as competitive as any two siblings could be. It didn’t matter if it were basketball or soccer or family card games. We were both intense as kids. But if I was a Type A, he was Type A-plus, perhaps because he was younger. And like any siblings only 14 months apart, we often fought, too, always looking for the upper hand, always trying to one-up the other.
A gubernatorial candidate's announcement speech
News item: National report card shows Nevada is seventh worst in nation in education. News item: National Democrats give up on targeting Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval. I imagine a speech: I am here today to announce my candidacy for governor because the state I love is not the state it should be. I like Brian Sandoval. I think he loves this state as much as I do. But despite what he says, the skies are not sunny. And this nice guy is going to help us continue to finish last.
Details of NV Energy/Buffett agreement filed with PUC
Pretty smooth move by both sides, getting the regulators to agree, involving all parties, saving ratepayers money (even securing a rebate!) and paving the way for Nevada to become Buffettland. The RJ's Steve Sebelius broke the news on Twitter this morning, and here's the story.
Judge's ruling allows dark money to stay secret, undermines transparency imperative
The argument is stunning in its simplicity and perniciousness: Voters should be deprived of certain information when making decisions on campaigns. I’m not talking about a candidate’s sex life or his or her high school transcripts. I refer to who is funding political propaganda brandished in campaigns through the panoply of media available today – the mail, television, the web.
Margin tax opponents change name of PAC
That was fast. The broad coalition of gaming and business interests organizing to defeat the teachers' margin tax proposal has changed the name of a PAC filed just a month ago.