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 [...]
Congressman Heck’s Campaign Revs Its Engines »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Dr. Joe Heck’s 2012 campaign is revving its engine, getting ready for a big start next week with two events scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, February 20, Gov. Brian Sandoval and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki will be on hand to lend their support for Dr. Heck. The fundraising event is at The Stirling Club, 2827 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP to Elizabeth Britt at [...]
UNLV College Republicans Prepare To Turn Nevada Red »
NN&V Exclusive As college students prepare for Spring Semester to begin on January 17th, Nevada News & Views asked the new UNLV College Republicans President Thomas McAllister to fill us in on the group’s plans for 2012. – Ed. NN&V: The UNLVCR organization has become a force to be reckoned with on the UNLV campus. Last year, your group was instrumental in bringing several financial issues to light, including Dina Titus’ salary and retirement package as [...]
UNLV CRs Host S.E. Cupp: OWS Is Intellectually Dishonest, A Pawn Of Obama »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – “Occupiers are an intellectually dishonest group,” said S.E. Cupp, addressing more than 50 listeners this afternoon. The group didn’t spring up naturally, she continued, “it was ginned up by Obama to incite class warfare,” mimicking the president’s language to sell initiatives like health care and stimulus packages. “The Us vs. Them is meant to divide and polarize and get him re-elected,” Cupp explained. She was in town, by invitation of [...]
UNLV College Republicans Confront Student Prez’s Lack Of Leadership »
(Las Vegas) – Yesterday, the UNLV College Republicans protested UNLV’s CSUN Student Body President Sarah Saenz during an event she hosted to buy lunch for students, up to $500 in value, in order to speak with them about the 8% tuition increase passed last week by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents. The organization was passing out free lemonade, along with literature that read, “Students were sold out, and all we got [...]
UNLV College Republicans Call On Board Of Regents To Postpone Tuition Hikes »
(Las Vegas) – Today, the UNLV College Republicans are calling on the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents to postpone enacting a second round of tuition hikes aimed at replacing lost revenues from budget cuts passed earlier this year. The board is currently planning to vote for an increase of 5%, 8%, or 13%, during their meeting on December 1-2, 2011, just a few months after students were hit with a 13% [...]
Pop Quiz: Mark Ciavola, Leading UNLV’s College Republicans »
NN&V Exclusive (Ryan Hamilton) – Mark Ciavola is one of Southern Nevada’s most active Republicans – from starting the organization Right Pride to represent gay conservatives to building the College Republicans at UNLV (he is the outgoing President) into a respected organization to committing countless hours of volunteer and professional service to conservative candidates, Ciavola has been doing it all since his start in politics nearly two years ago. Since then, Citizen Outreach has named [...]
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 [...]
Dina Titus Continues To Put Politics First »
(UNLVCR) – Today, the UNLV College Republicans are drawing attention to what they call perennial candidate Dina Titus’ continued lack of integrity. According to the students, following an unsubstantiated accusation against the organization on Jon Ralston’s Face to Face, Titus has broken her word again, canceling a Nuclear Policy course just two weeks before the start of the semester, leaving students scrambling at the last minute to fill their fall schedules. Following her $162,000 buyout, [...]
College Republicans Challenge Titus In Open Letter »
(UNLV College Republicans) – Today [July 26], the UNLV College Republicans sent former congresswoman and 2012 congressional candidate Dina Titus a letter via certified mail (also attached) in response to accusations she made against the organization on Face to Face with Jon Ralston one week ago. The letter demands that Titus produce physical evidence for her claims, or provide the organization with a public apology. “It was unpleasant in the beginning. Every single day the [...]
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