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Incoming Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick this week formed a leadership PAC, meaning lobbyists better amplify their budgets.
The Western Leadership PAC was filed Tuesday by longtime Democratic Party lawyer Bradley Schrager. The stated purpose: "To promote and encourage legislative leadership."
Indeed.
The only officer listed is Erin Smith, who was an aide to the last female speaker, Barbara Buckley. She is the daughter of state Sen. Debbie Smith.
Erin Smith, who later confirmed she will be the...
We're doing a program next week on the ongoing controversy over seating Andrew Martin, the Democrat elected to the Assembly last month despite being ruled ineligible to run by a judge.
Kelly Hurst, who lost to Martin, has agreed to come on "Ralston Reports." But Martin, in an email to my producer, Dana Gentry, had this to say:
"I disagreed with the filing of this last-minute political lawsuit--which has its facts wrong--and take issue with the judge's decision in what was a rushed and...
Good morning, everyone. By Jan. 16, when Gov. Brian Sandoval delivers his State of the State, no one will remember any dustup about transparency and the budget. Once again, Gov. Sunny showed his political skills, after an unusual misstep, reversing himself on a silly scheme to keep agency requests secret. With a media onslaught that began with a rumble weeks ago when longtime capital reporter Geoff Dornan actually got up during a meeting and protested and culminated with a torrent of...
This is one of those “only in Nevada” stories:
A Democratic candidate who a judge determined is ineligible to run for an Assembly seat because he doesn’t live in the district nevertheless will be awarded the position because his party controls the house and his opponent can’t afford to fight on.
Is this because lawmakers in both parties are totally irresponsible in allowing this to happen with nary a peep, much less a hearing in Carson City on the first day to determine if the candidate in...
Good morning, everyone. Can’t we just coast through the holidays? Do we really need a legislative-executive branch crisis NOW? How long can the “newspaper” ignore this story?
Speaking of papers, the sad degeneration of the Las Vegas Sun since its Pulitzer heyday reaches a nadir this morning with the siteessentially outsourced to the National Finals Rodeo. Ozymandiasquote called for here, dear Flashees. I despair at a supposed newspaper site that is one big ad for the NFR, with literal ads,...
Or words to that effect.
Classic Senate floor speech from Mr. Extemporaneous this morning.
Here's a rush transcript:
MR. REID: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO OBJECT. I'M SORRY. RESERVING
THE RIGHT TO OBJECT, MR. PRESIDENT. I'VE BEEN THINKING HOW BEST
TO DESCRIBE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE ON CAPITOL HILL IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS. EVERY MORNING I GET UP, THE FIRST THING I READ
IS THE SPORTS PAGE. I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE SPORTS PAGE IN "THE
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