Chuck Muth

• Opinion

  Harry Reid: A Mormon in the middle

  Harry Reid is very active in his church, say fellow members in the Washington area. But that may come as a shock to some Mormon critics who contend that the Senate leader’s political stands put him at odds with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth October 26, 2009
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  Doc to Obama: What about Yucca Mountain for waste?

  Doc Hastings has sent a timely and important question to President Obama: What about Yucca Mountain? Rep. Hastings, R-Wash., was more delicate, more diplomatic than we phrased it above, but the substance was there. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth October 26, 2009
• Opinion

  Political consultants work together, have differences of opinion

  Political consultants and close friends Billy Vassiliadis and Pete Ernaut knew it was inevitable. The time has come. They’re on opposing teams, despite being partners in R&R Partners. The two talked about it before Ernaut merged his business with R&R Partners in 2005. Vassiliadis favors mostly Democrats; Ernaut tilts Republican. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth October 26, 2009
• Opinion

  Healthcare Reform Mistakes 101

  (Mike Zahara) – Mistake number one was calling it the Public Option. Had they begun this by simply calling it an expansion/extension of Medicare for those who are uninsured or who have pre-existing conditions, they would have had a distinct advantage in the public’s perception wars. Mistake number two was placing Rahm...

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  UFO Nut Ruins It for Other Candidates

  (Dullard Mush) – Let’s face it, fringe candidates can be kind of fun to watch. The favorites are almost always so scripted and on-message even the most casual political observer can predict with Carnac the Magnificent-like accuracy what they will say to any given question. But for the fringe-dwellers, who knows what...

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  AD 13 Ground Zero for GOP Controversy

  (Chuck Muth) - The race for Republican nomination for Assembly District 13 could well be the most entertaining, if not divisive, of the entire campaign cycle.

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  State agencies left $84 million unspent in fiscal 2009

  State officials got an unexpected windfall when they closed the books on fiscal 2009 revenues: The shortfall caused by falling revenues at the end of the year was erased by an unexpected increase in reversions. Reversions are revenues that state agencies either didn’t need to spend or were unable to spend during...

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  Influential locals describe their march to power

  The Southern Nevada economy is struggling, but opportunities to become a leader in the business community have not evaporated along with the jobs market. Local power players say Las Vegas is still a great place to rise to the top. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  FACT CHECK: Health insurer profits not so fat

  Quick quiz: What do these enterprises have in common? Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands and Yahoo? Answer: They’re all more profitable than the health insurance industry. Continue reading…

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  How abortion could creep into next year’s governor’s race

  (Jon Ralston) – I suppose my belief that the abortion question was settled in Nevada was naive. That issue will never be put to rest because too many groups want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, employ it as a litmus test for political support or insist on unlimited access to abortion....

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  For shot at a jackpot, state must ante up, alter law

  Nevada has the chance to qualify for as much as $200 million in federal education grants. But to do so, the Legislature will have to change state law in a hurry. That would require a special legislative session that carries at least a $100,000 price tag. Is the gamble worth it? Continue...

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
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  Two top law firms have stake in governor’s race

  (Las Vegas Sun) – If the leading candidates for governor win their parties’ nominations next year, the race will be more than a contest between a Republican and a Democrat — it would also pit a lawyer at one of the state’s most influential law firms versus another lawyer at another of...

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009
• Opinion

  Reid wrong to interfere with nuclear waste storage project

  At this time there are 16 storage sites in 13 different states securing a total of 7,000 metric tons of high-level nuclear waste, the generation of which dates back to 1943. After 50 years of research and at a cost of billions of dollars, Yucca Mountain in Nevada was finally determined to...

  Chuck Muth October 25, 2009