by Jon Ralston Wed, 05/15/2013 - 16:42
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From this @rjlambe memo on the new DNC calendar, which shows why #WeMatter:
t.co/SYZWxmOuLd t.co/Nhs38GW2o8
1 hour 26 min ago.
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"Nevada's week of in-person early voting starts 10 days before the primary election, and mail ballots will drop eve… t.co/dBvs3z5qdP
1 hour 28 min ago.
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"For the first time in 50 years, NH and IA will no longer have a stranglehold on the start of the presidential nomi… t.co/2ZRAgPofuc
1 hour 28 min ago.
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@STEMEDUCAT0R They changed that already.
1 hour 38 min ago.
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Our woman in DC on the new DNC nominating calendar...
via @birenbomb t.co/pmLr5exx6b
2 hours 37 min ago.
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Aaaand..the choreographed happy statements from NV Dems and both senators.
And the senators have a message clearly… t.co/vuRysa751v
3 hours 27 min ago.
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We're No. 2!
We're No. 2.
Well, tied for No. 2 with the unhappy NH folks who are no longer #FITN. (But, but their… t.co/xbIvZoWXC0
3 hours 30 min ago.
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NV makes case for #WeMatter status. t.co/KMCn1Z3C3C
3 hours 58 min ago.
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Follow Josh for live tweets of the DNC meeting on the rules changes for early states in 2024, a k a IA and NH do a… t.co/d6qZBgcYjd
4 hours 12 min ago.
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To think we knew her when...
So proud of @JackieValley! t.co/VC3zMKFw5K
20 hours 28 min ago.
I've seen some odd news releases in my time, but never have I seen one like the one Sens. Kelvin Atkinson and Mark Hutchison put out this afternoon attacking the Public Utilities Commission.
No, not because the headline on the release was: "Senator's Atkinson and Hutchinson" (find the two errors). But because the PUC had the temerity to take a stand against a bill that de-emphasizes regulation, Atkinson had a conniption, as the Sun's Cy Ryan reported and is evident in the release I have posted below.
This is nothing short of comical for a bill that essentially has the imprimatur of the anti-coal Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, was jammed through Atkinson's committee with very few questions and now has quietly raised the ire of many larger users (read: gaming). So now the folks (the PUC) who know more about the issues than anyone on that committee raise objections and it ticks off Atkinson?
Seriously?
Read this and laugh (or wince):
Statement from Senator's Atkinson and Hutchison
on PUC Involvement in Legislation
“The Public Utility Commission of Nevada (PUCN) is charged by law with the oversight and regulation of public utilities in Nevada. The PUCN has historically performed this duty with competence and care. The PUCN, however, has no authority for establishing energy policy in this state. That important responsibility is entrusted to duly elected legislators.
During the course of an on-going and fluid examination of SB 123 by the legislature, the PUCN voted on the merits of this bill and expressed its opinion concerning terms that are not final and on which the legislature has not acted. The PUCN’s action was unexpected, unprecedented, and unfortunate.
The PUCN’s focus on power rates alone ignores the legislative mandate and public policy expressed through the Nevada legislature for many years to establish a clear and forward-looking energy policy for Nevada.
The legislature—including its committees charged with evaluating SB 123 – will continue to carefully consider SB 123 and pursue an energy policy that is right for Nevadans now and in the future.”
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