Fiore, McArthur Win Veterans Endorsement »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Michele Fiore, Republican candidate for Assembly District 4, and Richard McArthur, Republican candidate for Senate District 18, were both surprised last night when Veterans in Politics presented them with their election endorsement. Nearly 40 people were attending a fundraiser for Fiore at the home of Priscilla and Jeff Campbell when Jennifer Barrier, an auxiliary member of Veterans in Politics, and John Hambrick, Assemblyman for District 2, presented the framed certificates. [...]
Teachers Union President Warne “Excited” About AFL-CIO’s Business Profits Tax Ballot Proposal »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – The president of the powerful state teachers union said today she is “excited” that another labor organization, the AFL-CIO, plans to pursue a business profits tax initiative petition. “It will be a big deal,” said Lynn Warne, head of the Nevada State Education Association. “We’re excited that Danny (Thompson, executive secretary-treasurer of the Nevada State AFL-CIO) has decided to move forward with this. Anything we can do about funding our [...]
Selection Process For New Agency Director Questioned By Board Member »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – A member of the state Transportation Department Board of Directors questioned today the proposed selection process for a new agency director. Member Tom Fransway questioned whether the construction industry should be involved in the process of selecting the finalists to bring to the board for an appointment to replace Director Susan Martinovich, who is retiring on Sept. 6. Fransway said the director and governor should pick the finalists. At that [...]
It’s Time Nevadans Embraced Latinos In Politics »
(Jim Clark) – Readers of this column know that every once in a while I get on a soap box and harangue Republicans to do a better job of reaching out to Latinos. As of the 2010 census, Latinos constitute 25% of Nevada’s population, 17% of registered voters in the Silver State and are the only population cohort that is growing. And yet it seems as though our GOP presidential candidates, with the exception of [...]
Clark County Republicans Encourage Elected Officials To Reconsider Support for Tax Increase »
(Clark County Republican Party) – Las Vegas, Nevada – March 20, 2012 – At its bimonthly meeting, the Clark County Republican Central Committee (CCRCC) adopted a resolution to encourage elected officials not to raise taxes by extending “sunset” taxes past expiration date. On March 13, 2012, Governor Brian Sandoval issued a statement that he will be extending the so-called “sunset” taxes past their scheduled expiration. The “sunset” taxes were passed in the 2009 legislature as [...]
Equal Footing?: Nevada and Other Western States Got the Rug Pulled Out From Under Them »
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) On Friday, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed House Bill 148, the latest volley in the long-running skirmish known as the Sagebrush Rebellion. The bill demands the United States extinguish title to federally occupied lands — about two-thirds of the state — and transfer title to the state of Utah on or before Dec. 31, 2014. I prefer the term “occupied” to controlled or owned. One major flaw with the bill is that [...]
Democrats Discriminate by Relegating People to Niches »
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) Democrats discriminate. And I mean that in the most pejorative sense of the word. Not in the sense that one has discriminating tastes — prefers the symphony to heavy metal. I mean Democrats herd people into niches and classify and identify and make assumptions about people, not by their level of discernment and powers of rational thought and deduction, but by their skin color, age, gender and ethnicity. In their worldview a [...]
Chaos Reigns Supreme At Clark GOP Meeting, For A Little Bit Anyway »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Last night’s bimonthly meeting of the Clark County Republican Central Committee promised to get underway at 7:00 PM. At least, that’s what the e-mail said. But then the e-mail also said the doors would open an hour earlier, at 6:00, which according to candidate Herb Peters (CD-1) didn’t happen. He was there at 6:15 and the doors were still closed. By 6:30, attendees had snaked backwards from the Veil Room [...]
Wheeler Challenges Opponent Kite to Sign Taxpayer Protection Pledge »
(Gardnerville, NV) – March 19, 2012 – Jim Wheeler, Republican candidate for Nevada Assembly District 39, released the following statement. During the 2011 Nevada Legislative Session, while I was at the Legislature lobbying against new taxes, Assemblyman Kelly Kite, the incumbent, voted to extend the $620 Million in ‘sun-setting’ taxes. Now, Governor Brian Sandoval and the Democrats have decided to try to extend these same taxes again, possibly even making them permanent. I publicly ask [...]
IVGID Recreation Fees Continue Meteoric Rise: Are You Listening, Candidates? »
(Jim Clark) – Wow. Ten candidates for IVGID Board of Trustees . . . count ‘em . . . ten. This is the point in the election cycle where we voters get to see how well representative democracy works. It’s our job to pin these candidates down on facts and issues to make sure that they are knowledgeable. We should also exact promises from them about what they will do to fix the problems we [...]
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