CPAC to Gay Conservatives: Up Yours! »
(Chuck Muth) – CPAC, the annual gathering of conservatives in Washington, DC sponsored by the American Conservative Union, sent a “courtesy” letter this week to GOProud informing them that they were being banned as a sponsor next year.
Nevada Delegation Splits On House Speaker Plan »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada news Bureau) – Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., announced today he will back a spending reduction plan put forth by House Speaker John Boehner because it proposes a balanced budget amendment that will protect the United States’ AAA credit rating. A vote on the plan scheduled for today was delayed, however. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the plan is “dead on arrival” in the U.S. Senate if it passes the House. Rep. [...]
UNLV College Republican Video Takes Obama To Task »
(UNLV College Republicans) – Today, while attending the College Republican National Convention in Washington, D.C., the UNLV College Republicans launched a new recruitment video criticizing President Obama for his comments about Las Vegas and continued high unemployment, telling viewers “It’s time for a new way forward.” “After 30 months of failed economic policies, and the president’s disparaging remarks toward Las Vegas, it’s time for students and other youth to realize they have an alternative,” said [...]
Heck Discusses Today’s Upcoming Credit Vote In House »
(Lori Piotrowski) – In a press teleconference this afternoon, Congressman Joe Heck talked about the upcoming vote on raising the debt limit. Heck supports the House bill, saying he read the bill and had reached his decision only this morning after having downloaded the bill late last night and researching information to answer questions he had. Heck’s prepared statement commented on the need for Congress to protect the full faith and credit of the United [...]
Citizen Outreach Challenges Marshall To Sign Pledge »
(Lori Piotrowski) – Today, Dan Burdish, chief executive office of Citizen Outreach, sent a letter to State Treasurer Kate Marshall asking her to put into writing what her ads claim. If you haven’t yet seen the new campaign ads put out by Marshall’s staff, here’s a brief recap: “Amodei voted to raise taxes.” And “I saved Nevadans money by cutting expenses, renegotiating contracts, and increased services by not increasing taxes.” Say what? While looking into [...]
Clark County Commission Announces Unveiling Of Redistricting Report »
(Lori Piotrowski) – In an e-mail sent to interested parties, the Clark County Board of Commissioners announced its intent to reveal final redistricting maps for the county. The Clark County Board of Commissioners will receive a report and have the opportunity to introduce an ordinance concerning redistricting at the upcoming August 2, 2011 Board of County Commissioners meeting. The agenda for these two items can be found at the following link: http://agenda.co.clark.nv.us/sirepub/pubmtgframe.aspx?meetid=738&doctype=agenda. The redistricting ordinance [...]
First Friday To Feature ACORN Whistle-Blower Anita MonCrief »
(Citizen Outreach) – The next “star-studded, fun-filled, action-packed” First Friday Happy Hour will be on Friday, August 5, 2011 at Mundo: A Culinary Haute Spot at the World Market Center in downtown Las Vegas from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Believe it or not, this will be our two-year anniversary! And to help us celebrate this momentous occasion, this month’s VIP guest will be Anita MonCrief. Moncrief is the ACORN/Project Vote Whistle-blower. In 2008, she came [...]
Tell Congress: Read Our Lips, No New Taxes! »
(Americans for Prosperity) – Dear friends, In the midst of the August 2nd deadline for making good on our debt, a majority of the American people understand that killing jobs by raising taxes is not the route to prosperity. The D.C. mentality of spending money that they don’t have must end. Most states and all households are required to limit their spending to what they’ve got in the bank. Washington’s checkbook must be as balanced [...]
Cutting Through The Confusion »
(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – In Sunday’s edition, the Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board gave a favorable mention to our lawsuitagainst Clark County challenging the Project Labor Agreement on the Detention Center project. The suit the Nevada Business Coalition and Associated Builders and Contractors filed has brought this important issue, with a significant impact on Nevada’s taxpayers, to light. This publicity has also revealed there is a bit of confusion among the public about just [...]
Horsford-led IFC May Have Illegally Plundered Millions From College Savings Plan »
(Steven Miller) – Did Nevada’s most powerful legislators, sitting as the Interim Finance Committee last year, illegally plunder millions from a college savings program serving almost 10,000 Nevada families? Chaired by Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, the IFC on July 21, 2010, took $4.2 million out of the Nevada College Savings Plans’ endowment fund and used it to fill a growing hole in the state’s Millennium Scholarship program. Problem was, the endowment funds are under [...]
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