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Poll: Immigration reform could help Heck, Amodei
A pro-immigration reform group has poll results that indicate Reps. Joe Heck and Mark Amodei could benefit from backing a plan. That may not be surprising -- it's less so for Amodei in a heavily GOP district . But the crosstabs show wide support for a comprehensive approach. With all the usual caveats for an autodial poll -- and the samples actually skew slightly Republican -- Heck's favorable/unfavorable is not good: 41-45. This was taken, though, right at the height of anger over the government shutdown last week.
Dueling opinions: Former DA says opinion of deputy he used to supervise is wrong
Metro Arbitration Award Opinion 1013.pdf, LVPPA memo re legality of interest arbitration - 10.21.13.pdf After County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak got counsel Mary-Anne Miller to bolster his allegations about an arbitration award, the police union got a contrary view co-written by Miller's former boss, David Roger. Both opinions are posted here. UPDATE: Yes, Kathy Collins, who co-wrote the opinion with the ex-DA, is married to union boss Chris Collins.
Site readers: Sisolak should not have accused sheriff
Should Steve Sisolak have accused the sheriff of working with the union to fix the arbitration?
NV GOP has less than $9,000 in its federal account
No wonder the state Republican Party can't afford a political director anymore: Federal Election Commission records show the GOP has $8,590 on hand. (The state account won't be reported until next year thanks to Nevada's lax disclosure laws.)
FRIDAY CAPTION CONTEST
LEAVE YOURS IN THE COMMENTS. MINE: Gov. Brian Sandoval fakes his sunny smile in Israel with Tom Letizia, who is running the campaign for Sue Lowden against Sandoval's anointed choice for lieutenant governor, Mark Hutchison. Immediately after the photo, Sandoval turned to Letizia and said, "You are dead to me."
Angle takes on Sandoval, but how far does it go?
The idea of memorable 2010 Senate candidate Sharron Angle using Obamacare as a linchpin for a gubernatorial bid seems silly, right? Beyond media salivation -- sorry for the noise, folks -- I'm not sure who else might be clamoring for such a primary matchup with Gov. Brian Sandoval, although I had two Republicans raise the possibility to me this week. Why?
The state GOP implosion begins
Newly re-elected Chairman Michael McDonald's slogan is "UNIty," which may be easy to accomplish if you only have one person in the office. I've confirmed that Jesse Law, the controversial political director and expert vote counter, no longer is being paid by the state party. That leaves only one paid employee in the office.
New anti-union group tells lawmakers of Culinary's "unseemly behavior and shameless tactics"
UPDATE: A second letter has now gone out, with this one carring a "you're with us or against us" message" to state lawmakers. I've attached it here, but this is the essence: Should you choose not to publicly stand with Nevada job creators and workers against this unsatisfactory comportment, some might interpret that as sympathy for the same union bosses who see nothing wrong with calling tourists “losers,” “beached whales” and “nasty skanks,” among other things. ----------------
Reid towers over shutdown resolution
If you want an object lesson in why you should never underestimate Harry Reid, his shutdown shutout was a marvel. Sports fans can be reveling in the stupendous pitching performances in the playoffs, but the real gem was being thrown on Capitol Hill. And the Democrats’ ace was never more on his game even though he only had one pitch: Hardball.
Reno elite comes out for Hutchison
As anti-Establishment lieutenant governor candidate Sue Lowden was tweeting about her campaign meetings in Reno on Thursday, the anointed favorite, Mark Hutchison, sent out word that the city's elite is with him. As you can see from the invitation attached here, a Nov. 5 event at prominent businessman Blake Smith's home is beng hosted by the likes of Mayor Bob Cashell, Sparks Mayor Geno Martini, gamer Gary Carano and R&R's Pete Ernaut, among several others. Message, repeated: I'm anointed.