Opinion
Open Letter to Senator Reid
NN&V Exclusive Dear Senator Reid, Last Thursday morning you took to the Senate floor to make a statement. I had hoped you would be proposing a budget, which the Senate, under your leadership, has failed to do for more than 1,200 days. I had hoped that you may have discussed any of...
N&V Staff August 7, 2012
N&V Staff July 31, 2012
Government
Harry Is Consistent in His Inconsistency
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) After years of trying, Texas Rep. Ron Paul finally managed to convince the House to pass a bill calling for an audit of the Federal Reserve, according to ABC News. It passed 327-98. Paul first introduced the bill to a decade ago. Back then he had support in...
N&V Staff July 26, 2012
Business
Reid-Endorsed Green Energy Company Heading For Bankruptcy
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – Another reminder of why government shouldn’t try and pick the winners and losers in the economy. Despite receiving almost $100 million from taxpayers, Nevada Geothermal Power is going broke. A geothermal energy company with a $98.5 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration for an alternative energy project in...
N&V Staff July 13, 2012
Politics
Gov. Sandoval, NV Congressmen, Candidates Weigh In On Affordable Care Ruling
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Gov. Brian Sandoval said today the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court decisionupholding much of the Affordable Care Act on the state’s Medicaid program remain unclear. “The implications for Medicaid costs are still unclear, but Nevada will prepare to meet the serious financial implications of this decision,”...
N&V Staff June 28, 2012
Government
Amodei Slap Down: Now That’s Got to Leave a Mark
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) Who’d’ve taken soft-spoken, polite-to-a-fault, in Congress-only-nine-months Rep. Mark Amodei for a triple-play threat. In one simple declarative statement released via email Wednesday, Amodei wove in just-beneath-the-surface nuances that stabbed fellow Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley in the back, stroked fellow Republican Sen. Dean Heller and tweaked the upturned, imperious nose...
N&V Staff June 21, 2012
N&V Staff June 19, 2012
N&V Staff June 13, 2012
Government
Paycheck Fairness Act Defeated, Just as Democrats Planned
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) The Paycheck Fairness Act vote went as expected and failed on a vote of 52-47 today. The bill needed 60 votes for cloture to move it forward in the legislative process. Sen. Harry Reid voted aye at first but then changed his vote to no, presumably so he could...
N&V Staff June 5, 2012
Government
Feds Bailout Reno Firefighters, To Detriment Of Taxpayers
(Jim Clark) – What drama. Washoe County recently gave Reno official notice of termination, effective July 1, of the 10-year-old contract under which Reno managed all fire protection services in the Truckee Meadows. The reason given was unsustainable costs, specifically the Reno Firefighter Union’s demand that every fire engine have a four-man...
N&V Staff May 14, 2012
Government
Remember to Thank Harry as You Shell Out More Greenbacks to His ‘Green’ Pals
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) Take a close look at your most recent power bill. Look down to the itemized portion and find “Net electric.” Scroll to the right and you’ll see a number and KWH X .1185000 or some similar figure. That is the basic power price of 11.85 cents per kilowatt-hour. Mine...
N&V Staff May 1, 2012
Government
Penciling Out ‘Green’ Energy: Politicians Still Can’t Figure Out the Math
(Thomas Mitchell/4TH ST8) Out of the mouths of rubes. Nobody ever does the math when it comes to stories about “green” energy projects. I remember all the glowing stories about the huge array of solar panels at Nellis Air Force Base and how they would save the Air Force $1 million a...
N&V Staff April 25, 2012
N&V Staff April 18, 2012
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