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That's how ralstonreports.com readers answered the latest poll:
"Sandoval proposes no new taxes"
32% (44 votes)
"Sandoval's message to Nevada: Always look on the bright side of your life."
26% (36 votes)
"Sandoval" It's always sunny in Nevada"
21% (29 votes)
"Sandoval: Harry Reid can be taken out"
11% (15 votes)
"Governor to Legislature: Will you be my friend? Could you? Would you?"
8% (12 votes)
Total votes:...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appeared on Vegas PBS' "Nevada Week in Review" on Friday evening and said more than a few interesting things during the live broadcast.
Reid was interviewed by host Mitch Fox and journalists Steve Sebelius and Rikki Cheese and made all manner of pronouncements, including threading the needle on web poker, passing immigration reform and gushing about Gov. Brian Sandoval.
The program eventually will be posted here. But until then, content yourself with my live...
Welcome to The Weekly Report, where you find exclusive commentary and analysis. As always, I welcome feedback.
This week:
1. My take on the State of the State
2. A new Insider Club Inductee
3. A slew of nuggets
MY COLUMN: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH SUNNY
Two years ago, Gov. Brian Sandoval had a stark message to deliver to the denizens of the state:
“As our family gathers tonight, Nevadans are confronted on all sides with bad news,” he began his State of the State, ticking off the ravages of...
Attorney of record: Gov. Brian Sandoval
Governor's Mansion
Carson City, NV
Jon Ralston, on behalf of the people of the great state of Nevada,
vs.
The Fix, a supposedly knowledgeable political reporting enterprise
Case No.: 001
COMPLAINT
Plaintiff Jon Ralston brings forth the following causes of action and alleges the following:
Jon Ralston is an individual and resident of Henderson, NV.
The Fix is a few know-it-alls who reside in Washington, DC.
On or...
Courtesy of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Darrin Bush, Gov. Brian Sandoval at CES:
In 2011, Democrats came into the session planning to propose a tax increase. But with their two leaders intending to run for Congress and with courage taking its biennial 120-day holiday from the capital, they hid the ball until it was too late.
So a bold, even visionary plan suffocated in the legislative womb, stillborn. A wasted opportunity for a real discussion about the most important issue confronting Nevada, as it has been for the last quarter-century: How should the state tax and spend...
If I told you 25 years ago that a political fundraiser featuring Oscar Goodman would one day be held at a place called The Mob Museum, you would have called me crazy. If I told you that today, you would say: Of course!
And that's what's happening Jan. 23 as Las Vegas Councilman Steve Ross isn't taking any chances as he seeks another term, coralling The Family Goodman, every major lobbyist and many others for early money.
Who's on the list? Who isn't?
From the invite:
Tom Arlt, Ryan...