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Nevada's teacher of the year in 2013 has decided to take on Michele Fiore, the controversial assemblywoman who is in NPRI's Hall of Fame (or something) but is a prime Assembly Democratic Caucus target in a split district.
Jeff Hinton, who was given the award last year by Gov. Brian Sandoval, will take on Fiore in Assembly District 4, which is a slight plurality Democratic district (500 voters) and has 6,000 nonpartisan voters. Hinton also is a former Marine and NRA member who supports...
Welcome to the Weekly Report. Packed pre-Super Bowl edition!
This week:
1. State of the Races one month from filing (Scroll to the bottom)
2. Can the Hutchison campaign stop Sue Lowden from filing? Is Lowden going on TV early to attack him? An update on the state of play.
3. The Weekly insiders on AG/Gov gay marriage brief -Democratic Party central committee endorsing the margin tax, Mark failure to disclose his Israel trip, Angle's voter ID petition and Culinary vs. administration on...
I can barely remember the days when Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn didn’t like each other.
They were like two neighbors who would only come out of their houses – nice houses, mind you, on Las Vegas Boulevard South – to snarl at one another. I sensed a genuine dislike and disdain.
Those days are long gone. The two most prominent names in the modern gaming industry clearly have a mutual respect; they even seem to enjoy each other.
Wynn readily acknowledges Adelson has taught him a lot about Macau...
The decision is posted here.
On Thursday, congressional contender Erin Bilbray sent out this pitch with the slug, "You wont (sic) believe this?" at the top:
We know Speaker Boehner recently made a trip to Nevada to support my opponent, even he knows we are on track to beat Joe Heck. But he's not the only one who is worried about our campaign. This week, the Koch brothers, who have bankrolled some of the most right wing politicians and policy campaigns in recent memory, convened some of the richest right-wing...
This morning, Las Vegas Councilman Bob Beers, through Review-Journal columnist John L. Smith, asserted he would run against Senate Majority leader Harry Reid in 2016.
My initial thoughts:
1. Laughter.
2. He won't run. (General axiom: Don't take seriously such pronouncments three years less three months from an election.)
3. Beers loves mischief and loves attention.
4. He'll never raise the money.
5. Among those who might run against Reid, the most likely are: Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, Rep. Joe...
By the time the battle over the margin tax is over, a lot of people are going to make a lot of money that could have been better spent on education.
Today, Faiss Foley Warren, the public relations firm hired by opponents sent out its first news release, which is worth annotating because it surely presages themes to come.
Enjoy:
COALITION FORMED TO DEFEAT THE MARGIN TAX INITIATIVE (Indeed it was, months ago)
Las Vegas, NV --- A coalition has formed as the official campaign group to oppose...
Four years ago, Sharron Angle gave to Democrats the greatest gift they could have asked for in the campaign, assuring through her nomination that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would be re-elected.
Now, Angle is about to prove that she is the gift that keeps on giving. Or so some opponents of voter ID would hope as Nevada, inevitably, becomes a focal point of the national, partisan battle over voter suppression laws.
In the space of 24 hours, Angle announced her voter ID initiative and ex-...