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The Coalition to Defeat the Margin Tax (and propose no alternatives) is trying to raise more money for the fall assault on The Education Initiative.
The group already has reported taking in $2.3 million to fight the tax plan on the ballot. The teachers union has reported raising half that much.
And now the opponents are holding their first public fundraiser, as if to say: Look who's on our side. (You know, pretty much everybody)
So on Sept. 23, if you have as little as $250 or as much as $10,...
Medical marijuana is legal in Nevada, is being licensed by the state and local governments, but is not welcome at UNLV.
What's below went out this morning.
I hope no professor does a study saying the administration is wrong on this interpretation.
UNLV Statement on Illegality of Medical Marijuana on Campus
Campus Community, Although the State of Nevada has passed laws legalizing medical marijuana, possession and/or use of medical or recreational marijuana remains prohibited anywhere on the...
A few days after UNLV backed off its own study, the economist who oversaw the margin tax evaluation has responded, saying he will put a disclaimer on future studies.
And I was afraid this would chill academic freedom. Silly me.
Actually, Stephen Brown did not back away from the study. But a disclaimer? Really?
Here it is:
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) was established in 1975 to: (1) make
available academic expertise in research projects that assist in the development of...
A half-dozen groups, including the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, have drafted an open letter to various states about Tesla Motors as it decides where to locate a battery "gigafactory," urging negotiators to be transparent and not to give away the store.
"What’s needed are smarter deals, recognizing that all of our states could potentially spend $500 million on other vital public services," the letter says. "Any agreement struck must be fully transparent – no law requires you to...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Pre-empted by some awards show!.
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 71
DAYS UNTIL EARLY VOTING BEGINS: 54
Good morning, everyone. I hadn’t been to a casino opening in many years, but I went to the SLS on Friday for the heck of it. News: It’s a casino, like most other casinos, albeit much nicer than the old Sahara. It will be fascinating to see how it does in that location. Lots of folks there, as my old pal Howard Stutz reported.
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TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Sheriff Doug Gillespie.
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 74
DAYS UNTIL EARLY VOTING BEGINS: 57
Good morning, everyone. I tried. Truly, I did. Regular Flashees know I have long been concerned/disgusted with the state of journalism in Las Vegas. If Brian Greenspun doesn’t get tired of his plaything and doesn’t interfere with content for his friends, the Sun has some excellent young political reporters who can do good work. But I have, once again,...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Clark County Superintendent Pat Skokowsky; and a lawyer for a man who appears to be beaten by Metro on a video.
DAYS UNTIL GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2014: 75
DAYS UNTIL EARLY VOTING BEGINS: 58
Good morning, everyone. You can read more about Adam Laxalt below, but I am sure I’m not the only one who wondered after those startling revelations: What would Paul think? Laxalt’s iconic grandfather has been very ill for some time and has not been able to weigh...