Chuck Muth

• Opinion

  After the affair — woes of Nevada’s John Ensign continue

  It was early summer when Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) admitted to an extramarital affair in a clipped statement intended to limit the damage to a few news cycles. Considering the story broke about the same time as South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s admission of infidelity — which was a little more Harlequin...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  For more than a decade, Nevada tax panel breaks law

  The Nevada Tax Commission has violated state law for more than 10 years by failing to issue a statutorily required tax-policy manual to ensure that the state’s 17 county assessors uniformly and equally appraise property parcels across the state. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Koop Acknowledges Writing Letter to Reid

  (Roll Call Staff) – Capitol Police temporarily shut down Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) office Wednesday after staffers alerted them to what they thought was a suspicious letter — which in fact came from former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. Reached at his home Wednesday, Koop confirmed that he wrote a...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  What East Coast Results Might Hold for Titus, Reid

  Should Nevada’s two vulnerable Democrats worry about the parallels between their party’s mixed results in this year’s races, and their own in 2010? Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Reid trying to avoid Daschle’s fate

  Harry Reid has read the book on the 2004 election defeat of the last Senate Democratic leader, Tom Daschle. Jon Lauck, a senior adviser to U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who beat Daschle in 2004, wrote a book about the race, “Daschle vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate race.” Not long...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Campaign memo: Nevada is next state to show GOP stripes

  A memo prepared for the Sue Lowden for U.S. Senate campaign by Robert Uithoven, who is managing the race, declares that the Tuesday elections bode well for her candidacy. I am not sure I agree with some of the conclusions — including the apples to oranges comparison with Barack Obama’s margins of...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Bridges for Congress Website Launched

  (NN&V Staff) – The Inferno Group has launched a political website for Ed Bridges, candidate for U.S. Congress in Nevada’s District 3. The site includes biographic information and an outline of the candidate’s platform, online fundraising, community base-building features, and a direct feed from the candidate’s Twitter account. The website also includes...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  ABC’s Nightline is on Ensign’s case

  Maybe you saw the blog item earlier this week about Sen. John Ensign’s former friend and employee Doug Hampton and his decisions to speak on camera to a network news crew. From what I was told, about the three-hour interview, Hampton really laid into Ensign and essentially accused the senator of knowingly...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Election Day Storyline: The Citizen Revolution Has Begun!

  (Wayne Allyn Root) – What a night! I cheered and celebrated watching Republicans sweep the Virginia and New Jersey Governor’s races (as well as other key races across the country in traditionally Democratic states like Pennsylvania). Not because I’m a Republican- I’m not anymore. But this was NOT a Republican victory. It...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  New Report Details Budget and Tax Decisions of 2009 Legislature

  (Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Taxpayers interested in the budget and tax decisions made by the 2009 Legislature will soon have a new tool at their disposal with the release of the Nevada Legislative Appropriations Report. The 331-page report provides detail on the two-year spending plan approved earlier this year by lawmakers...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Gibbons to Present “Gold Star” License Plates to Parents of Two Soldiers Killed in Iraq

  (Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Gov. Jim Gibbons on Monday will present the first two Nevada Gold Star license plates to the parents of two soldiers killed in action in Iraq. Roger Varela, a Fernley resident and founder of the Gold Star Families of Northern Nevada, will be presented license plate 0001....

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Martinovich Named VP of Transportation Association

  (Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Susan Martinovich, director of Nevada’s Department of Transportation, has been elected vice president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. She is the organization’s first female vice president. AASHTO is a national organization that serves as a liaison between state departments of transportation and...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009
• Opinion

  Commissioners Criticize Gibbons for State Homeland Security Reorganization

  (Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Members of the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security today criticized the decision by Gov. Jim Gibbons to merge the homeland security program with the Department of Public Safety, saying the critical mission of the program has been diminished with the move. The commission was also informed that...

  Chuck Muth November 5, 2009