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TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Rep. Steven Horsford and DREAMer Astrid Silva on the big immigration march tomorrow.
DAYS UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE ENDS: 34
DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2014: 553
DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 86
Good morning, everyone. Overnight, my old pal Howard Stutzbroke the news along with the AP’s Hannah Dreier that Station Casinos’ Ultimate Gaming will go live this morning with a...
Good morning, everyone. Gondolier Numero Uno Sheldon Adelson has really made it now, becoming the butt of a presidential joke at the White House Correspondents Dinner: “Did you know that Sheldon Adelson spent $100 million of his own money last year on negative ads? You’ve got to really dislike me to spend that kind of money. I mean, that’s Oprah money. Sheldon would have been better off offering me $100 million to drop out of the race.” President Obama, though, pronounced his name wrong, as so...
Good morning, everyone. By now, you’ve surely heard about Barbara Bush’s sensational comment in an interview with Matt Lauer before the five living presidents got together to dedicate the Bush 43 library at SMU. Of course it doesn’t mean much. Jeb may still run. But it got me thinking. Can you imagine if Landra Reid decided to do an interview and said, “No more Reids.” Or maybe Sandy Miller: “No more Millers.”
Speaking of shocks, Gov. Brian Sandoval’s decision to mandate mental patients cannot...
Good morning, everyone. Back in Vegas after a few eventful days in Carson City, including the memorable gay marriage debate and then the mining tax announcement. I had hoped to see the unveiling of Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick’s admissions tax, but after her call with Nevada Resort Association members, she is refining the language and plans to release it next week. It’s clear she will insist that be part of any bargain with the GOP – it could raise anywhere from $50 million to $300 million by...
Good morning, everyone. Rushing to get something out to you after breaking the mining tax story this AM. Democrats already are chafing at the release of the plan – as I assumed they would. (One lawyer tells me it might be illegal to do a 10 percent property tax rate because it’s capped at 5 percent for everybody and it violatesSection 1 here. Republicans have been assured by LCB that is passes muster. This will get ugly fast. And don’t forget this.) Many will see this as furthering state Senate...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: The gay marriage vote aftermath.
DAYS UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE ENDS: 41
DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2014: 560
DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 93
Good morning, everyone. It lasted a little more than an hour and the gallery was mostly empty except for a half-dozen or so Assembly members and a few lobbyists there for other bills. But last night’s gay marriage debate, during...
Good morning, everyone. Rushing to get this out, dear Flashees, because I am winging my way to Carson where a big deadline cometh. I hear Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick will introduce her admissions tax bill today but that NV Energy will amend it with a bill that allows the utility to charge $1 million to any other company that wants admission (see the nexus!) to the renewables market. Sounds like good policy.
I was subjected to another unfortunate manifestation of the Twitter world in which we...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: We'll see.
DAYS UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE ENDS: 45
DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2014: 564
DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 97
Good morning, everyone. Surreal to have watched some of the manhunt last night before I went to sleep and awaken to a major American city shut down. This is truly amazing to watch, something out of a movie. (No question Ben Affleck makes this one.) Very...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: We'll see.
DAYS UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE ENDS: 46
DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2014: 565
DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 98
Good morning, everyone. I’m not sure how many of you saw thatRose Garden address after the gun vote, but it was highly unusual. A Newtown family member introducing the president after a heartbreaking speech and then a seething POTUS lashing out at...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: The gun votes.
DAYS UNTIL THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE ENDS: 47
DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY 2014: 566
DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 99
Good morning, everyone. I’m a little late today because I watched Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s startling speech on gun control. I have written a lot about Reid’s ruthlessness and calculations, but this seemed to be Harry Unplugged, talking in...