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WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. Evaluate the landscape of the state Senate races: You think it flips to GOP? Who could lose and why? What are X factors?
4. What local, state or federal incumbents are running this cycle who may be more vulnerable than they seem on the surface? Explain why.
Really good response rate this week from the insiders and...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. A shooting at a Reno casino. A shooting in NYC by a Vegas man who had guns despite a mental health history. No matter your feelings on guns, are there any laws Dems and Repubs could agree on that should be enacted, dare I say put on a special session agenda?
4. Odds in order from highest to lowest:
Special session...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. Does Alexis Hill have any chance against Aaron Ford in the Dem gov primary? Why or why not?
4. There are many warning signs about the Nevada economy lately. How bad do you sense it is/could get? What can the gov/legislators do about it, if anything? What can any private sector players do, if anything? Are there...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. Is Kate Marshall going to be the next mayor of Reno?
4. In Campaign '26, what is likely to be the biggest factor here:
Economy?
Trump?
Lombardo coattails or lack thereof?
Voter registration trends?
Something else?
Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill for governor? Really? That’s the newsy nugget below from an...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. This insider report marks the opening of campaign season (no, it's this newsletter, not Labor Day!), so set the baseline:
Could the gov lose?
What surprises do you see?
Who will be the GOP candidate for AG?
Who will be the Dem candidate for LG?
Make some filing predictions: Who will file that we don't expect to file,...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
Was the ending worse than usual?
What about this session has political staying power for 2026?
What were the most significant bills that passed and did not pass? What policies have real power to have an impact in the long run?
Who are the stars of the session?
Who were the worst lawmakers and the falling stars?
Is the governor stronger or weaker after the session?
Biggest surprises?
Winners and losers?
Any awards to give out?
As I have said...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. What's the state of play in Carson City with two weeks left? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about a train wreck being avoided? What are the key flashpoints?
4. What is the single best policy, with the furthest-reaching implications, you expect to come out of this session? What is the single worst policy, with the...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. The endgame cometh. What deals do you hear are in the works?
4. Does Zach Conine have any chance to win the AG's race? Will Nicole run? Who will be the GOP nominee?
The insiders have varying views on the endgame, with some actually optimistic about many deals being done and both sides getting something.
On Zach...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. Are the endgame bargaining chips coming into focus? What are they? What do the Dems want/need? What does the gov want/need?
4. Most likely to least likely:
More than one special session in 2025
Jareugui's film tax bill passes
Lange's film tax bill passes
Lombardo vetoes the education budget
Lots of insight into the...
WELCOME TO THE WEEKLY REPORT.
This week’s questions:
1. Smartest/dumbest moves of the week in Nevada politics?
2. Most interesting thing you heard this week in Nevada politics?
3. Economic Forum data is in. Game out the final four weeks. What lives, what dies? Film tax survive? Lombardo get most of what he wants? What happens on the ed bills?
4. Who will come out the session with the best chance to be governor in 2027, in order:
Joe Lombardo
Aaron Ford
Steve Sisolak
Steve Yeager
Steve Cloobeck...