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They shoot commissioners, don't they?
No, I'm not talking to you, Sheriff Gillespie. Horse-tripping/lassoing/roping, whatever you call it, won't go away. Exactly one week after I first wrote about it, the issue that has pitted Hispanic lawmakers against Clark County commissioners has returned.
AFL-CIO resolution would ban commissioners who vote against gas tax from getting labor's endorsement
The AFL-CIO will consider a resolution next week at its convention that would prohibit any Clark County commissioner who votes against the gas tax next month from getting labor's endorsement. The resolution, attached here, contains eight sections explaining why the tax plan makes sense and then concludes with:
How could Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck affect the web poker debate?
UPDATE, 8/15/13, 1:15 PM: Seems as if the American Gaming Association sees an opportunity with this movie to make the case FOR federal legislation. Here's an email I obtained from AGA boss Geoff Freeman to his board: AGA Board:
The speaker revises history of 2013 session
I like Marilyn Kirkpatrick -- always have. Her no-nonsense style. Her work ethic. Her policy imperatives. But it must be said: This piece she wrote for The Las Vegas Sun this week is an exemplar of putting the best face on a disaster.
Governor, senator and congressman join to anoint LG hopeful
UPDATE NO. 2, 8/14/13: So they sent out the notice again today, with this at the top: «Please note that due to an overwhelming response, the location in Red Rock Casino Hotel Spa has been changed to The Veranda." I bet it's overwhelming. I think every Carson City lobbyist is on this list. And if they're not, they soon will be (Gov. Arm Twister and possibly returning senator Hutch will see to that).
Billy Walters' $100,000 to House GOP gets attention
"Las Vegas gambler makes $100,000 bet on House Republicans" That's the headline on a Center for Public Integrity piece on Wednesday, a reference to Billy Walters, who has bundled a fortune to local and state officials through various corporations and now has taken advantage of federal laws with another. The center found that Walters, through an entity called T Star III LLC, gave the $100K to a Super PAC trying to keep the House in GOP control:
Reid and NV Energy: Frenemies forever?
At the National Clean Energy Summit last year, Senate Majority Harry Reid leveled a broadside at NV Energy, as he has done many times in his career.
Conservative group polling in Nevada on Sandoval, Heck
A national conservative group that spent $15 million in 2012 trying to defeat President Obama is doing robopolling in Nevada to assess the re-election prospects of Gov. Brian Sandoval and Rep. Joe Heck. I received the call this afternoon, and when I dialed the number, a machine told me I had reached Americans for Job Security, a dark money group that the New York Times listed as the ninth biggest outside spending group against the president in 2012.
DOE's Moniz fights history of distrust as Nevada pols (again) try to have it both ways
Nearly three quarters of a century ago, the first bomb exploded in the desert a short drive from Las Vegas, heralding hundreds of more, complete with mushroom clouds and manifest toxicity for those downwind before the tests went underground.
Erquiaga chosen as state superintendent
Dale Erquiaga left Nevada after being an adviser to the Clark County School District. But, like many before, he missed the place. Now he's got an even bigger education job.