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WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Thoughts on Deadline Day, what bills will be trade bait, will Dems be able to play chess with the gov, near halfway mark and where do things stand? Muse away.   4. Thoughts on the gov's energy executive order?   Not a lot of love for the session health care bills from this crew, and I guess NVE still rules. Onward! ►Old guy...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Rate the gov's week: Going after Biden on the monument designation, digital ads to back ed bill and attack Dems, choreographed testimony. What did we learn about him/the administration? 4. What are the odds we get the As and why? Very robust response rate from the insiders this week, which I hope is the shape of things to come...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Any thoughts on Hartung resignation one day before going to NTA? Seemed sudden -- one day's notice? The money, harassment by Beadles, what?   4. Carson City update: What's new?   Good stuff from the insiders, including real insight into the Vaughn Hartung move – crazy commission, pay bump, Beadles harassment. Also, it sounds...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. A third of the way through the session, which leader has the best handle on his or her caucus? Which chairs are impressing and which are not and why? 4. Best bill and worst bill so far?   Some consensus on good/bad chairs, even on some bad bills/resolutions. As I told one of my insiders, none of this makes me miss being up...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Tesla: Good or bad for the state? Any political ramifications at all? 4. What else is happening in Carson? Anything to report? Good stuff, as always, from the insiders. Excellent perspective on the Tesla deal, not much positivity about the first month of session… ►All snow and no work: Snow days? Really? And then to follow up...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Thoughts on our poll results? (The gov/Leg issues one will be released tomorrow, too.)   4. Any thoughts after the first week? I know it's early but any harbingers at all? Battles to come?   5. Super Bowl prediction?   Really good stuff from the insiders, including on Granholm-Lombardo dustup. Split on Super Bowl picks (I love...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Gov appointments: George Assad to GCB and Dwayne McClinton as energy czar. Thoughts?   4. Session starts Monday -- some prop bets (and explain your answer): Vetoes over or under 5 Caucus most likely to have coup attempt Special session or no Best committee chair Worst committee chair ADD YOUR OWN   Consensus among insiders...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Thoughts on the State of the State speech? Style? Substance? Surprises? Flashpoints?   4, IndyTalks with Lombardo -- what was of interest?   Generally good reviews from the insiders for the State of the State. (For one of those ;aundry list addresses, I thought it was pretty good, too.) Gov was even better at Indy Talks and...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. State of the State is Monday. Predictions? Also, will the Dem response by Yeager/Cannizzaro be magnanimous or confrontational?   4. What little-known issue could become a big one during the session?   Some interesting stuff from the insiders on the speech and the percolating issues. So much talk of inaugural balls, which no...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT This week’s questions: 1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week? 2. Most interesting thing you read or heard about Nevada politics this week? 3. Thoughts on Lombardo executive orders? 4. Can you think of any major area of policy or a specific piece of legislation where the governor and the Dem Legislature can compromise? Where is that likely to be? 5. Beyond the obvious ones (the leaders), who is likely to be a pivotal lawmaker this session in either house or both...

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