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When was the last time the Republicans held all constitutional offices and both houses of the Legislature?
Never, say the great folks at the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
Take a look, thanks to what the LCB's research library culled from the Political History of Nevada 2006:
Elections After Which All Nevada Constitutional Offices and Both Houses of the Nevada Legislature Were Held by the Same Party
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Constitutional Officers
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The release:
Senate Republican Caucus Elects Leadership and Announces Committee Chair Positions for the 2015 Legislative Session
(Las Vegas - NV) – The Senate Republican Caucus today announced the election of Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, as caucus leader for the 2015 Legislative Session.
Also elected into caucus leadership are: Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, as assistant leader, Sen. James Settlemeyer, R-Gardnerville, and Scott Hammond, R-Las Vegas, as co-whips, and Sen. Joe Hardy, R...
I shared some thoughts with my newsletter subscribers this morning, so here they are (you should subscribe because this is a one-time only thing!) with some new thoughts below:
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: What's Your Point?
DAYS UNTIL HARRY REID'S RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN BEGINS: 0
DAYS UNTIL THE GREATEST LEGISLATIVE SESSION EVEFR BEGINS: 89
Good morning, everyone. I told you I saw red people.
I hope the Republicans up and down the ticket will give thanks today...
T-minus 2 hours until polls close:
Latest statewide update. 132,547 have voted. That's 11 percent today and 36 percent overall. Clark down 5 percent at less than 63 percent of turnout, Washoe at registration at 20 percent, rurals up 5 percent over registration at 17 percent.
I see red people. All on the Dems for after-work voting or carnage will be massive.
T-minus 3.5 hours until polls close:
Clark is up to just under 35 percent. 81,685 turned out. Still well below normal midterm year....
FINAL, FINAL, 5:45PM, 11/3:
Absentees counted since Saturday morning bring GOP lead to 24,000 ballots, 8 percent. Totals.
MORE NUMBERS TO CONSIDER BEFORE TUESDAY, 10:30 AM, 11/3:
The chart below contains the breakdown of early/mail vote relative to registration the the three areas of the state. As you can see, the Republicans have a 9 percent advantage statewide relative to registration; a nearly 9.5 percent edge in Clark where Democratic turnout has been putrid; a 5.5 percent edge in Washoe;...
First it was Camden Properties trying to frighten residents not to vote for the margin tax.
Corporate officials eventually backed off, saying an overly zealous Vegas local sent it out.
But Monday, Ovation Property Management, another Vegas apartment giant, followed suit, with this missive to its residents, which was the usual Chicken Little stuff and also elevated Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick to Congress:
INFORMATION REGARDING QUESTION 3: GROSS MARGINS TAX
To Our Valued Residents:
As you...