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Will there be a special session for Tesla?
The Speculation Machine is in overdrive with that land being graded in Reno, and Teslamania growing. And now, the Reno Gazette-Journal's veteran Bill O'Driscoll has raised the possibility of a special session to provide Elon Musk with enough goodies to entice him to choose Nevada over the moonbeams being offered in California, where he lives. So what's really happening here? A lot, I've discovered.
Not so fast, Mr. Greenspun
With his siblings handing over ownership of the Las Vegas Sun to Brian Greenspun, the sole proprietor announced that he was dropping his lawsuit against the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which sought to end the quarter-century-old Joint Operating Agreement between the two papers. But the RJ isn't letting Greenspun off so easily -- or cheaply.
Here she comes to save the day....
Nancy Pelosi is in Vegas today.
Ready for Hillary plans event in Vegas
In three weeks, Ready for Hillary will assert its presence in Nevada with two representatives from the group and Rep. Dina Titus. I bet Erin Bilbray shows up. Just a guess. The goal is to "engage women in your community during the 2014 election and beyond." Beyond, eh?
New PAC formed to fight The Education Initiative
As if the opposition needed more money, the Realtors have formed a political action committee dedicated to defeating The Education Initiative, a k a the margin tax. Realtors Against Question 3, which they cleverly call RAQ3 for short (ain't that catchy?), was formed last week. So the Realtors join the gamers, miners, retailers and chamberites in raising money to fight this deadly scourge. Anyone else in?
MY COLUMN: The Reid-Sandoval matchup: Total fantasy or real possibility?
News item: Gov. Brian Sandoval leads Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid by 53-43 in a hypothetical 2016 Senate matchup Imagine a collective Republican cry of ecstasy.
Barrick taps Greenspun for board, mining new resources for its state lobbying efforts
Canadian mining giant Barrick has tapped Brian Greenspun for its board, creating yet another conflict for the Las Vegas Sun publisher who already is hopelessly compromised because of his closeness to Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid and because of his entrance into the medical marijuana business.