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Despite opposition among business groups and in the Legislature, the public widely supports the margins tax, according to a new poll by the Retailers Association of Nevada.
The survey, by well-known national pollster Glen Bolger, was conducted February 16-18, 2013, among 500 likely voters, with 125 cell phone interviews, and has a margin of error of +4.38%.
Among the findings, which crossed a wide spectrum of issues (and you can see details in the attachment here):
Margins tax: 58-39, support (...
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This week:
1. The Weekly Insiders Survey: An early report card on the freshmen
2. The Weekly Insiders Survey: The chances of real construction defect reform
3. A trio of web poker post-mortem nuggets
THE FIRST FRESHMAN REPORT CARD
Three weeks into the session, I decided to see which rookies were distinguishing themselves – or not.
I asked my lobbyist focus group what the initial impressions are,...
Sheldon Adelson, the Republican Party’s main money man, said today the nomination (and likely confiirmation) of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary is “shameful” because of his "associations" and because he is “anti-Semitic.”
When I asked Las Vegas Sands Chairman Adelson, whom I had an impromptu chat with at his office this afternoon before lunching with a friend of his, how upset he was that the Hagel nomination is moving forward, he replied with one word: “Very.”
He then...
After his speech to the Legislature this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met briefly with reporters and made some interesting comments.
Some of them have been reported, but the full extent of his remarks are below in a transcript I have obtained and lightly edited.
My favorites:
----Classic Reid in exchange over the possibility Gov. Brian Sandoval may run against him:
Reporter: Do you think Governor Sandoval is going to run against you 2016?
Senator Harry Reid: Oh, I don’t know. You...
Here's the video version of this.
Now that lawmakers have passed a web poker bill faster than pocket Aces can get cracked, they can move just as quickly to tax fast food and ban smokers from working in hospitals.
Surely, I jest.
But when lawmakers work as quickly as they did Thursday – both houses passed the measure within an hour – and the governor immediately signs the bill, should anyone stop to ponder: What’s the big rush?
I could wonder why they can't even muster a serious public discussion of the state's antiquated tax...
As prepared for delivery:
It is a pleasure to return to Carson City and an honor to speak with you.
It has been my good fortune to address the Nevada Legislature during 15 joint sessions. Each occasion has been an opportunity to reflect on the unique nature and responsibilities of our state and our state legislature.
Serving in the legislature is a blessing, but it can also be a burden. Let me tell you why. The laws of the land are written by the men and women in this chamber – not by...