Alas, Jon Ralston is probably right and we shall be entertained (if not altogether amused) by the specter of yet another special session of the Assembled Wisdom in Carson City, NV. The entertainment will no doubt feature Governor Gibbons acting as though he has never said a [...]
OK, let me get this straight: According to Representative Dean Heller (R-NV2), if I want to purchase a new television set instead of paying for my required automobile insurance, then it should be my privilege to do so? “They ought to choose whether or not they want access,” [...]
"Now that the House has passed major health-care legislation, the pressure is building on Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to pass a bill by President Obama's Christmas deadline. Reid has an even harder task in front of him than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did." [Examiner] Yes, because there are' [...]
It takes two to tango. It takes two to be bipartisan. There is no indication the Republican Party members in Congress have any intention of cooperating with much of anything. Some examples:
#1. Filibuster delays on the extension of unemployment benefits, business tax credits, and housing tax credit [...]
The good news is that Congress passed, and the President is ready to sign, legislation that extends unemployment benefits for another 20 weeks for Nevadans who have exhausted their benefits. The bad news is that includes approximately 10,000 people in the Silver State. [RGJ] Worse still, we're' [...]
As the Las Vegas Sun article this morning points out, Nevada Congressional District 2 voters seem to like their candidates to be conservative, just not That conservative. [LVSun] However, the August 2006 Republican Primary was a bit closer than most might remember. Ultra-right wing conservative Sharron Angle, [...]
** Merry Christmas? Tax revenues in Nevada continue to drop, the budget gap is growing, and we're probably looking at another Special Session of the Assembled Wisdom – not that they'll actually raise taxes to fill in the gap – expect more tinkering in the form of moving [...]
