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GOP operative, partly funded by Adelson, sets up nonprofit to register voters
Much has been made -- especially by me -- of how much the Democratic voter registration edge matters in Nevada. It is still close to 100,000 voters, and GOP operatives know they must close the gap or risk losing races they should have won or sweating out ones that should be locks (hello, Gov. Brian Sandoval).
Sandoval, Moniz to meet Aug. 13 in Las Vegas
UPDATED BELOW SEVERAL TIMES: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will meet with Gov. Brian Sandoval on Aug. 13 in Las Vegas, sources confirmed. Moniz will be in Nevada for the National Clean Energy Summit, which officials there originally believed the governor would attend but now realize he will not. But, it now turns out, he has to be in Las Vegas that day to meet with the secretary.
Two senators, governor write letters on behalf of Buffett, NV Energy to federal regulators
A letter from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to federal regulators, appearing to tell them to expedite Warren Buffett's purchase of NV Energy, raises questions -- and not just his use of "impact" as a verb. Reid's July 23 communication with federal regulators precedes last week's letters from Sen. Dean Heller and Gov. Brian Sandoval on behalf of the state's utility monopoly, just in case those folks didn't know that NV Energy and Buffett had friends in high places.
Bipartisan group of lawmakers on new PAC
You may have heard about how state Sens. Tick Segerblom and Greg Brower are heading up a new PAC to advocate for a new Court of Appeals in Nevada. But that bipartisan duo is joined by 11 other lawmakers (seven Democrats and four Republicans) on the PAC filing documents (attached here). If only it were this easy to get Democrats to take a stand on the margins tax....
Pelosi to Vegas, will host fundraiser during Reid's energy summit
Attendees at the 6th annual Clean Energy Summit a week from Tuesday can walk into another room at lunch and visit House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But bring a check. Pelosi will also be at Mandalay Bay while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his friends tout solar power. Pelosi will be there to raise money for Nevada hopeful Erin Bilbray, running against Rep. Joe Heck, and for Rep. Steven Horsford.
A three-way GOP civil war coming?
Amid efforts to anoint state Sen. Mark Hutchison for lieutenant governor, factions inside the always entertaining Nevada Republican Party are threatening to strike back against the GOP empire.
Gaming CEOs go to DC, potential change in web poker position possible?
Gaming executives were in DC this week meeting with congressional leaders, and one piublication speculated a change in the American Gaming Association's web poker position may be coming.
Lowden still owes $500,000 from her Senate campaign
Talk about chickens coming home to roost: Sue Lowden, the former lawmaker who announced this week that she may run for lieutenant governor, is paying off a gigantic debt in tiny increments to vendors from her failed 2010 Senate bid.