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Heck: Will he or won't he on immigration reform?

Earlier today, The Washington Post’s liberal blogger, Greg Sargent, seemed quite excited by Rep. Joe Heck’s pro-immigration reform remarks at a SXSW panel in Las Vegas.

Adam Laxalt: I may open the door to run for AG

Adam Laxalt, the grandson of the former senator and whose mother recently revealed is the son of ex-Sen. Pete Domenici, has been approached about running for attorney general.

Harry Reid: Making news on many fronts during a busy Friday

Harry Reid doesn’t care.

Reid: McConnell will lose, Republicans better not be racists, John McCain is my pal

UPDATE: Sen. Tim Scott, the GOP senator from South Carolina who happens to be African-American, has responded to Reid's remarks that he hopes Republicans are not opposing the president because "he's African-American." To wit:

Beers: I'm out for 2014

I had an extensive interview Thursday with Las Vegas City Councilman Bob Beers for a freelance piece I am working on and he told me he will not be on the ballot in 2014.

Mexican rodeo community backlash forces commissioners to reconsider horse tripping item

It's bad enough for politicians having to deal with animal activists. But what happens when you placate them but infuriate representatives of a key demographic? Trouble, that's what.

Heller follows up with DOE secretary, wants evidence of memos and more

As I have previously reported in detail, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz made some startling claims during a hearing before the Senate Energy Committee, saying the state essentially had signed off on waste shipments. No one has yet produced the memos he talked about, as I told you. I have been rebuffed by the DOE, which has declined to comment on whether the memos exist after Moniz said they did in an open hearing.

Clark County Commission: Where promises are made to be broken

Cowardice on Clark County Commission not a new thing

In 1997, Clark County commissioners told state lawmakers they unanimously embraced a plan to raise sales taxes to pay for water system infrastructure. After much wrangling, and a message from Gov. Bob Miller that he would not sign the tax if it were imposed by the Legislature, legislators enabled the locals to raise the tax they said they supported.

Columbia Journalism Review looks at media coverage of Nic Cage bill

Columbia Journalism Review, a respected trade publication, has published an examination of the Nevada media's coverage of the film tax credit bill. The piece features interviews with journalists who covered the measure, inluding the Sun's Anjeanette Damon, the "newspaper's" Sean Whaley and yours truly. Some highlights: