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Next month, the Reno Chamber will present its annual program, "Directions," at the Grand Sierra, a day of speakers to talk about the year to come. I'm honored to be invited to speak, but that's not the point of today's post. I instead call your attention to who will be introducing the governor on Feb. 7, three days after Session '13 commences and amid the usual murmurings by Democrats of new taxes, fair share, etc. From the agenda: Introduction of Governor Sandoval Tim Crowley, Nevada Mining...
UPDATE: Even more details than below are contained in the pre-booking Declaration of Arrest, which I have obtained and posted here. Details have begun to emerge about how Assemblyman Steven Brooks came to be arrested on Saturday on charges of threatening Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, including the involvement of state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, who has been forthright about his role, and Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Barlow, who has not. Here's what I know happened, from law enforcement, in addition to...
        TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: We'll follow up on the Steven Brooks story. DAYS SINCE HARRY REID HAS BEEN ON RALSTON REPORTS: 730 DAYS UNTIL THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE CONVENES: 14 DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 185       Good morning, everyone. I had a dream, dear Flashees, a dream that you would not judge the content of my character if I took the day off today. And then----reality bit. So here I am, on Martin Luther King Day...
  Good morning, everyone. Just a quick Flash this AM because I am rushing to get this done before I speak at breakfast this morning to Western Industrial Nevada (WIN) in Reno. I’ll be talking about the election and the Legislature – and whatever else that great group of folks wants to talk about. If you are in the neighborhood---- Have to share this, dear Flashees. After my interview last night with Gov. Brian Sandoval, a viewer sent me a note saying he enjoyed it. And then added: “You do a...
        TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: An exclusive with Gov. Brian Sandoval. DAYS SINCE HARRY REID HAS BEEN ON RALSTON REPORTS: 728 DAYS UNTIL THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE CONVENES: 18 DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 189       Good morning, everyone. I am happy to report to you that the State of the State is strong, Carson City is cold and the media ain’t happy. That is, status quo in the capital. More on the governor’s speech below and...
  Good morning, everyone. Getting the Morning Flash done as quickly as possible this AM, dear Flashees, so I can catch my plane for The Great White North to cover the State of the State speech and, more importantly, see Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget unveiled this afternoon. That’s what today is really all about – the governor setting the fiscal parameters for the session, knowing that only in rare instances (Where have you gone, Jim Gibbons, a state turns its lonely eyes to you) does the Gang...
        TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Rep. Mark Amodei; and a segment with NPRI on its new economic development report. DAYS SINCE HARRY REID HAS BEEN ON RALSTON REPORTS: 726 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE STATE: 1 DAYS UNTIL THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE CONVENES: 20 DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 191       Good morning, everyone. Harry Reid comes home and makes news – lots of it. His Friday night interview on Vegas PBS, now that it...
        TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: SOS Ross Miller and Minnesota SOS Mark Richie on voter ID. DAYS SINCE HARRY REID HAS BEEN ON RALSTON REPORTS: 725 DAYS UNTIL THE STATE OF THE STATE: 2 DAYS UNTIL THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE CONVENES: 21 DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 192       Good morning, everyone. It’s State of the State Week! Can you feel the excitement? Gov. Brian Sandoval surely is putting the finishing touches on the address...

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