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You wouldn't know it because the newspapers haven't covered his passing, but a venerable, respected lawmaker died last week.
Jack Jeffrey, a stalwart of the labor movement and a former Assembly majority leader, died on Friday after a fight with cancer. Jeffrey was one of those rare partisans who was liked and respected by nearly everyone, no matter their party or special interest.
His voice, made more gravelly by all those cigarettes, was as distinctive as any to ever resound in the chamber....
Welcome to the Weekly Report.
This week:
1. The GOP wave cometh?
2. The Weekly Insiders on same-sex marriage impact, best/worst ads
3. Smartest/dumbest moves
Usual smart stuff from my insiders, including:
►A consensus that the new Hutchison spot smashing Lucy Flores may be the coup de grace.
►Miller going super negative on Laxalt. If he doesn’t, he needs to – if he doesn’t, he may lose.
►Watch the late money pour into the GOP senate races – let the hedging begin. Bonus: All of a sudden,...
"Only a marriage between a male and female shall be recognized and given effect in this state." --- Nevada ‘s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
Twelve years ago last week, same-sex marriage advocates held a candlelight vigil to protest Question 2 on the ballot.
That proposition, pushed by the Coalition for the Protection of Marriage, had passed overwhelmingly the previous cycle and would have banned same-sex unions in Nevada if it passed again. Those attending the vigil decried...
In one of the more brutal ads of the season, LG hopeful Mark Hutchison is up today with a new attack ad on Lucy Flores, using a kerfuffle over using campaign funds for personal use.
This will leave a mark.
The folks fighting to retain the ban withdrew at both Ninth Circuit and Supreme Court.
Documents attached.
Same-sex marriage is coming, folks.