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UPDATE: Five days after I posted this, the county has made it public. I have attached Walker's letter here.
UPDATE NO. 2: County Manager Don Burnette today informed commissioners he will appoint Rosemary Vassiliadis, Walker's longtime assistant, to replace him. here's his email to commissioners, who must ratify the choice:
As you are aware, Randy had recently informed me that he was considering retirement from the County after many years of service. After some thought and consideration,...
What better place than the Las Vegas Country Club, where time seems to have stopped in 1974 or so, for a group of conservatives to gather to figure out how to capture the glory days.
And what better man to deliver the message than Frank Fahrenkopf, who chaired the state and national Republican Parties during the time of The Gipper and Bush 41 and helped rebuild the GOP in Nevada and nationally. Ironically, it was almost exactly 18 years ago, sitting with Steve Wynn and others under the low...
UPDATE: Just got a voicemail from Heck: "My statement was in reference to the idea of gun control grab coming out of Washington DC. Of course there is no way that I think that Gabby Giffords is a prop...Should I have come to her defense? You know, in a fast-moving interview, in retrospect, I should have said something but I didn't. I was just looking to get past that and talk about gun control in general."
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In an interview with KDWN's Alan Stock, Rep. Joe Heck today appeared to agree with...
UPDATE: After I posted this, Bilbray wrote a clarifying post, as it were, on Facebook:
I think I need to clarify. I have not decided anything. Running for office is going to be life changing for my family and I need to make sure all pieces are in place. But thank you for all of the support and friendship.
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Here's what Democratic National Committeewoman Erin Bilbray posted on her Facebook page last night about the race against Rep. Joe Heck:
Friends, I have two great parents. This race is...
No
68% (73 votes)
Yes
31% (33 votes)
Total votes: 106
Good morning, everyone. Now that Valentine’s Day is over, we can get back to being grim and cynical about the political world. Ah, that feels better already. And yet, it seems the “newspaper” just can’t shake its optimism in an editorial that praises leaders for being different and “plotting a familiar course.” “Newspaper,” you may need a Legal 2000.
Coming this weekend: More insight from 11 lobbyists I’ve recruited to assess what’s really happening – and will happen – in Carson City. The...