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The Weekly Report -- 3/19/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Any thoughts on Hartung resignation one day before going to NTA? Seemed sudden -- one day's notice? The money, harassment by Beadles, what?   4. Carson City update: What's new?   Good stuff from the insiders, including real insight into the Vaughn Hartung move – crazy commission, pay bump, Beadles harassment. Also, it sounds...
The Weekly Report, 3/12/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. A third of the way through the session, which leader has the best handle on his or her caucus? Which chairs are impressing and which are not and why? 4. Best bill and worst bill so far?   Some consensus on good/bad chairs, even on some bad bills/resolutions. As I told one of my insiders, none of this makes me miss being up...
The Weekly Report, 3/5/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Tesla: Good or bad for the state? Any political ramifications at all? 4. What else is happening in Carson? Anything to report? Good stuff, as always, from the insiders. Excellent perspective on the Tesla deal, not much positivity about the first month of session… ►All snow and no work: Snow days? Really? And then to follow up...
The Weekly Report -- 2/12/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Thoughts on our poll results? (The gov/Leg issues one will be released tomorrow, too.)   4. Any thoughts after the first week? I know it's early but any harbingers at all? Battles to come?   5. Super Bowl prediction?   Really good stuff from the insiders, including on Granholm-Lombardo dustup. Split on Super Bowl picks (I love...
The Weekly Report -- 2/5/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Gov appointments: George Assad to GCB and Dwayne McClinton as energy czar. Thoughts?   4. Session starts Monday -- some prop bets (and explain your answer): Vetoes over or under 5 Caucus most likely to have coup attempt Special session or no Best committee chair Worst committee chair ADD YOUR OWN   Consensus among insiders...
The Weekly Report -- 1/29/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Thoughts on the State of the State speech? Style? Substance? Surprises? Flashpoints?   4, IndyTalks with Lombardo -- what was of interest?   Generally good reviews from the insiders for the State of the State. (For one of those ;aundry list addresses, I thought it was pretty good, too.) Gov was even better at Indy Talks and...
The Weekly Report, 1/22/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. State of the State is Monday. Predictions? Also, will the Dem response by Yeager/Cannizzaro be magnanimous or confrontational?   4. What little-known issue could become a big one during the session?   Some interesting stuff from the insiders on the speech and the percolating issues. So much talk of inaugural balls, which no...
The Weekly Report, 1/15/23
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Thoughts on Lombardo executive orders? 4. Can you think of any major area of policy or a specific piece of legislation where the governor and the Dem Legislature can compromise? Where is that likely to be? 5. Beyond the obvious ones (the leaders), who is likely to be a pivotal lawmaker this session in either house or both...
The Weekly Report -- 11/20/22
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Speculate about the new Lombardo administration: Who will he hire? Who should he hire? What kind of governor will he be?   Great response from the insiders this week, as you will see. Before we begin, a note: I texted Ben Kieckhefer about becoming Joe Lombardo’s chief of staff on Wednesday. He has yet to reply. I am sure it...
The Weekly Report -- 11/13/22
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3.  React to results: Biggest surprises? Trends? Observations? Go to town! I am in mourning from the Bills loss and in no mood to write much – I will do a post-mortem column at some point – so let me briefly say that the insiders really put a lot of through into this one. I appreciate them, and you should, too. ►Long musing:...

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