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Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have written to Attorney General Eric Holder to ask him to support their bill to ban web gaming.
"We must act before we find virtual casinos making gambling pervasive in our society, invading living rooms, bedrooms and dorm rooms across the ocuntry," the trio wrote this week to Eric Holder, channeling Sheldon Adelson.
The senators assert in the missive that they "fully expect" the Senate to act this year on the bill....
Go to the 2:00:00 mark and watch the usually reserved Kathleen Sandoval destroy the Washoe County school board during a meeting where one trustee (Howard Rosnberg) stormed out and the board tried to present a bill of grievances against ousted Superintendent Pedro Martinez, including stuff that allegedly happened before a recent, positive review.
What a nightmare this group is. Sandoval appeared after a string of speakers showed displeasure with the board, including developer Perry DiLoreto....
Welcome to the Weekly Report.
This week:
1. Team Reid signals it’s playing for keeps
2. Parsing the NYT data on Nevada
3. The Weekly Insiders on Roberson’s “pretend you’re a Dem” strategy for himself and his two handpicked candidates, the national GOP’s “Fire Reid” campaign and Ross Miller and gifts
4. Smartest/dumbest moves and coming campaign developments
HOW DO YOU SAY EMBARRASSMENT IN SPANISH?
The Latin Chamber of Commerce’s endorsement metamorphosis in the lieutenant governor’s race...
Let’s suppose Pedro Martinez has been a terrible superintendent.
Let’s suppose he said he was a CPA when, really, he only has a university certificate.
Let’s even suppose he had nothing to do with record Washoe County graduation grades last year.
That is, let’s suppose the worst.
Even doing so, Martinez looks like a Mensa member and paragon of rectitude compared to the clown show that is the Washoe County School Board, which did not merely botch Martinez’s cashiering last week. The trustees...
UPDATED, 2 PM: Martinez has filed suit alleging breach of contract and violations of the Open Meeting Law and asked to enjoin the district from hearing the agenda item. Both documents attached here. They are devastating.
Also, more details about the roundtable Saturday. Officials touting prominent businessman Perry DiLoreto's appearance to help strategize:
Many people in this community and statewide are appalled at the action the school board has taken. The idea that this is a Latino...