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One of the best things about Nevada's 150th is an upcoming portrait of state luminaries in period garb by artist Steve Saylor.
I got a sneak peek and was able to take two shots, as you will see below.
That's Ron James, Sen. Dean Heller, Gov. Bob List (eyes closed), Gov. Bob Miller, first Lady Dawn Gibbons, first Lady Dema Guinn and Rep. Mark Amodei.
In this one, Sen. Paul Laxalt, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, John Wingfield, Carradine de Gasparilla, Gov./Sen. Richard Bryan and Gov....
Led by a former governor and lieutenant governor, as well as a Las Vegas Sands operative and three ex-state senators, conservatives are rallying next week in a pair of fundraisers to help attorney general hopeful Adam Laxalt.
Ex-Gov. Bob List and former Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt will headline one event Tuesday at the latter's restaurant, The Bootlegger, while Las Vegas Councilman Bob Beers, one of those ex-senators, will host one at Mundo in downtown Las Vegas two days later.
The List/Hunt event...
I have been saying for some time that the amount of money spent in the three state Senate districts that will determine the majority in 2015 will be astronomical.
And at the end of August, the Senate Republicans ensured it will be even larger by setting up two new political action committees on the same day.
Actually, both were set up on Aug. 28 by Jodi Stephens, the crack operative who runs the caucus. Stephens jokingly called herself an "interested citizen" in confirming she registered the...
Here's the report issued today on the Tesla deal by Moody's, which sees the deal as a benefit to governments but dlayed and/or mitigated by the abatements:
Credit implications of current events
US Public Finance
Nevada State and Local Governments Would Benefit from Planned Tesla Factory
On Thursday, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval announced that the state had reached an agreement with
Tesla Motors (unrated) for the electric car manufacturer to build its lithium ion battery factory, known as ...
Barrick Gold of North America is hosting a meet and greet next week for lieutenant governor hopeful Mark Hutchison, who last year signed onto a $600 million tax increase proposal on the industry.
The event is one of two for Team Hutchoval in DC next week, but both are now meet and greets and not fundraisers for Hutchison and Gov. Brian Sandoval because of Wednesday's special session to approve those Tesla abatements. State law prohibits lawmakers and the top two constitutional officers from...
The key state Senate districts continue to tilt GOP, as the Democrats have lost ground in all three southern areas for quite some time.
You can see the details in the chart below, but it's clear that the GOP and its friends in Engage Nevada have focused their efforts in those three districts, although much of it is simply due to more Democrats being knocked off the books.
Some observations from an insider who did the analysis:
First, some overall observations. Statewide registration increased...
If you are a lobbyist – and I don’t say this often – I feel sorry for you in the next 36 hours or so as lawmakers furiously dial for dollars before Gov. Brian Sandoval issues the proclamation for the special session, cutting them off for 15 days.
The session could be done in half a day. But it won’t be. Some kind of logistical nightmare will arise or some kind of spotlight-grabbing move (WHY DOES ELON MUSK HATE THE SOUTH?) or some kind of maneuver by the newly formed Segerblom-Gustavson Party....
Welcome to the Weekly Report.
This week:
1. What really happened at that LG’s debate
2. The Weekly Insiders thoughts on Tesla and the margin tax winning in polls
3. Smartest/dumbest/campaign moves to watch for
Some smart comments from my insiders, as usual:
►The underdog challengers, Flores, Bilbray, Hardy, Burns, will either be funded enough to go up soon, or will be out of their respective races, by early October.
►The Tesla deal will reveal massive cracks within the Senate Democrats. Sen...