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Incumbent accuses opponent of being "pawn" of county commissioner
So Janice Ridondo is being helped by Clark County Commissioner Tom Collins. So he has been outspoken against the incumbent, North Las Vegas Councilwoman Anita Wood. So Ridondo is Collins' liasion and tenant. Is that any reason to call her a "pawn" for Collins? Have to love the mailer attached here. Â
Heck of a vote
Rep. Joe Heck was one of only 10 House Republicans to vote against the Paul Ryan budget this week, saying the budget hurts Nevada, citing the changing Obamacare landscape and fretting about public lands money.
Mining misconceptions: SJR 15 is no panacea, you can tax the industry without it, legal issues could kill all taxes
I was watching “The Agenda" today and listening to progressive activist Howard Watts III hype SJR 15 to remove mining taxation from the Constitution, and it spurred me to think of all the ways, some of them dangerous, that this issue is misunderstood.
Lawmakers to Supreme Court: We can pretty much do whatever we want with Brooks
That's the gist of an answer from legislative lawyers to the writ filed by troubled Assemblyman Steven Brooks at the state Supreme Court. The highlights, with page numbers of  the 45-page document, which is attached here: I. Standard of review. .....................................................................................10
Dems file complaint against ex-GOP Assemblywoman Gansert, say she illegally disposed of campaign funds
UPDATE: Lest you think the timing was an accident, the Democrats filed this on the eve of a hearing on Hickey and Brower's bill that was inspired by ex-Democratic Speaker Barbara Buckley. Tit for tat? Ya think?
Nevada lawmakers to Ryan, Sessions: Take your opposition and...
This is where lobbyists matter: XPressWest, under attack from Paul Ryan and Jeff Sessions, now has a letter of support (attached here), from Nevada legislative leaders, including two Republicans. The missive reads like a news release from XPressWest's consultants, R&R Partners, which has a strong capital presence and has been aggressively pushing back since the GOP attack on the train.
The Tuesday committees to watch: Mining taxes and evaluating Brooks
 On Tuesday in Nevada's capital, two committees will meet, and the results are freighted with historic significance. At 1 PM, the Senate Revenue and Economic Development Committee will consider SJR 15, which would take mining taxation out of the Constitutio0n, assuming voters, as is likley, approve it next year. At 6 PM, at the Carson City Courthouse, Assemblyman Steven Brooks will face a tribunal of his peers -- one that could put him on the path to expulsion -- inartfully and unimaginatively named the Select Committee on the Assembly.
State of play on taxes at the one-third mark: No trust, no plans, nowhere
Here’s what we know: The margins tax is dead, but will live on the 2014 ballot. Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson has a plan, but it’s not drafted yet. The Democrats want more revenue, but their path to get there is unclear. Here’s what we don’t know: Most lawmakers don’t trust Roberson.
House budget resolution would eviscerate lands act that has brought billions to Nevada
UPDATED WITH DELEGATION COMMENTS BELOW The House budget plan up for a vote this week would effectively repeal a critical piece of legislation passed 15 years ago that has brought billions to Nevada conservation and infrastructure projects.