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My POLITICO piece on covering Harry Reid
The folks at POLITICO wanted to know what it's been like to cover Harry Reid for more than a quarter-century. So I told them.
Site readers: Lowden will not pay off debt by filing
Will Sue Lowden have her Senate debt paid off by the time filing opens?
Smatresk farewell: UNLV is "emerging into national prominence"
Here's what newly confirmed North Texas President Neal Smatresk sent to the campus community he is leaving: Dear Campus Community,
Mulroy sets Feb. 6 as retirement date
After saying she would retire as Southern Nevada's water czar weeks ago but not setting a date, Pat Mulroy informed Clark County commissioners water authority board members Thursday that she will leave as of Feb. 6. Here's what she sent via email:
Strip casino that Harry Reid helped with federal bureaucracy is represented by his son
The SLS hotel/casino, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid went out of his way to help, is represented by his son, Rory Reid.
What Jim Wheeler says about his girlfriend
So Assemblyman Jim Wheeler says we should believe him about where he lives, despite a residency complaint filed with the state, because his girlfriend who does not reside in his district is hot.
ICYMI: What the margin tax numbers say and how both sides will use them
SOS to Wheeler: Explain yourself
After two months of waiting for answers to a complaint filed against Jim Wheeler, the secretary of state's office has sent the assemblyman a letter demanding answers and threatening to involve the attorney general.
Internal committee memo outlines online gaming hearing Tuesday
Why would anyone in Nevada care about a hearing Tuesday before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade? Because the subject matter is "The State of Online Gaming." An internal House Energy panel memo says this will come up:
Sandoval, Heller, Heck step up anointment of Hutchison
In case anyone hasn't received the message yet -- and I have no idea who you are -- state Sen. Mark Hutchison is The Chosen One for lieutenant governor. In his latest fundraiser, a Dec. 18 event hyped today via email by his campaign, Hutchison has the three top Republicans, gaming types and the widow of a man who was very close to Hutchison's opponent, Sue Lowden. Yes, Dale Raggio, whose husband, Bill, once was on the board of Lowden's casino company and mentored her as a state senator, is on the invite, as his her close friend and former first lady, Dema Guinn.