Nevada Saves $6.3 Million In Successful Bond Sale, Keeps AA Credit Rating »

(Nevada News Bureau) – Nevada Treasurer Kate Marshallannounced today that her office has completed a series of bond sales that will net the state a total face value of $149.4 million, with $32 million going for capital improvement projects and the remaining $117 million to be used for the refunding of existing state obligations. “Nevada taxpayers saved $6.3 million as a result of a successful new marketing and investor outreach program,” Marshall said. “We personally [...]

Amodei Wins – What We Can Take Away »

NN&V Exclusive (David Mansdoerfer) –  Special elections tend to not reflect the national political mood. They are generally low-turnout and locally driven. Last night, Mark Amodei walked away with a nearly 30,000 vote win in a right-leaning district. So, what should be taken away from last night’s Republican victory in Nevada’s 2nd congressional district? 1. Kate Marshall tried and failed to be a conservative. Clearly, Marshall’s campaign knew that they faced an uphill battle in [...]

Reid War Wagon Gets A Flat »

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(Lori Piotrowski) – It’s official. Mark Amodei trounced Kate Marshall. The nebulous “they” said it couldn’t be done. And yet, Marshall couldn’t even win her home county.

Welcome To The GOP, Kate »

(UNLVCR) – Today, the Nevada College Republicans are welcoming 2nd District congressional candidate Kate Marshall to the GOP after comments she made in a debate last night in Reno.Marshall took several traditionally Republican positions in the debate including advocating for the Balanced Budget Amendment, tax incentives for businesses, and criticizing the state’s modified business tax. “We are thrilled today to welcome Kate Marshall to the Republican Party,” said Mark Ciavola, Chairman of the Nevada College [...]

SoS Miller Seeks $539K To Pay Counties For CD2 Election »

(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Secretary of State Ross Miller is seeking more than half a million dollars from a legislative contingency fund to pay the counties for the cost of the Sept. 13 special election in the 2nd Congressional District. The request for $539,137 from the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee Contingency Fund would reimburse counties for all costs and expenses to conduct the special election to pick a replacement for Dean Heller, who was [...]

Nevada Subcontractors Associates Hosts Amodei And Marshall »

(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – In their first joint appearance since being nominated by their parties, former State Senator Mark Amodei and current State Treasurer Kate Marshall appeared at the Nevada Subcontractors Association annual meeting. At the NSA’s last annual gathering gubernatorial candidates Rory Reid and Brian Sandoval engaged in an impromptu debate. No such surprises occurred yesterday but both candidates highlighted their past accomplishments and future plans. Marshall touted her experience as Nevada State [...]

Mystery Science Theatre – Kate Marshall »

(David Mansdoerfer) – As many of you will remember, Mystery Science Theater 3000 starred Joel Robinson and his robot sidekicks as they watched and commentated on terrible science fiction movies. Well, as I have read through thousands of campaign websites (both good and bad), I think that someone needs to start calling politicians out for what they list on their websites. Today, I will pull sections from Kate Marshall’s campaign website (www.katefornevada.com/issues) and provide a [...]

Transfer Of Funds To Scholarship Program May Have Been Proper »

(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – State officials and lawmakers are rejecting the suggestion that they acted improperly last year when fees generated from several college savings programs were shifted to shore up the cash-strapped Gov. Guinn Millennium Scholarship for academically eligible Nevada high school graduates. But one former lawmaker, who voted for the transfer, acknowledges he remains concerned about the decision. The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee voted in July 2010 to transfer $4.2 million in [...]

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 [...]

Kate Marshall’s Obliviousness On Display »

(College Republican Federation of Nevada) – Yesterday on Nevada Newsmakers, Democratic congressional candidate Kate Marshall referred to her opponent Mark Amodei’s campaign as “reckless,” over an ad depicting a future in which China has taken over the United States. Marshall called the ad “dangerous” and “incendiary,” while stating that Nevada needs someone in Congress who is “fiscally prudent.” “By continually referring to Mark Amodei’s campaign ad with scare-tactics of her own, while dodging substantive policy [...]