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Sandoval seeks to play role of adult amid child's play in DC, sets off political sparring, speculation
Back in 2009, Brian Sandoval would have fit right in with the House Tea Party caucus.
Small college president announces she is stepping down immediately
Western Nevada College President Carol Lucey, who announced in July she would resign next year after another legislative gutting, today declared she was not waiting around for a successor and is leaving immediately.
AGA boss pushes the web frontier in place where Adelson wants Internet gaming banned
In what was billed as his first major speech as Frank Fahrenkopf's successor, American Gaming Association boss Geoff Freeman went to the place where Sheldon Adelson wants to build and touted what Sheldon Adelson wants banned: Web gaming. Freeman's speech was touted in an AGA release:
Poll: Two most popular things in Nevada are margin tax and Gov. Sunny
The margin tax is a huge favorite among voters, the ballot question to remove mining taxation from the Constitution is not far behind and Gov. Brian Sandoval is a juggernaut heading into re-election. Those are the findings of a poll conducted late last month, with a large sample, by a respected Democratic pollster for the Nevada State Education Association, which is pushing the new tax on business.
Year of the Woman for GOP? Two key state Senate candidates to surface today
State Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson has recruited female candidates in the two critical races next year that will determine if he can change his title. Both are expected to be unveiled today, sources said.
Vegas City Hall doubles as fancy digs for near-bankrupt city
So in Thursday's episode of "Parks and Recreation," the producers were looking for a City Hall to symbolize extravagance in a city that has nearly gone bankrupt. Don't tell The Family Goodman -- although the city must have given permission, right? -- but look what they used: I don't watch the program, but one of my Twitter followers, @vegaspixie, pointed me to it. Pretty funny, eh, City Council?
Democratic elected officials pepper Reid with questions on shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spent 40 minutes on the phone Friday morning with Democratic elected officials, answering questions about the government shutdown and reminding them that those anarchists in the House are holding up everything. “I think he was trying to explain to people how we got where we are and where we are now,” said state Treasurer Kate Marshall, who was on the call along with every other Democratic constitutional officer, a few lawmakers and local government officials North and South.
Gov. Sunny on Republicans in Congress: Not like me
The estimable Jonathan Martin of the New York Times has penned a piece about GOP elders/governors distancing themselves from the DC wing of the party involved in the current stalemate/dysfunction.
Why that poll on taxes doesn't mean much
The Retailers Association of Nevada on Thursday released a survey that touched on a variety of issues, including taxes.