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Good morning, everyone. The Ira Era has had a somewhat inauspicious beginning. After sounding pragmatic on my program and privately to others, and having separated himself from the well-known clan that has always seemed far out of the mainstream, that Dennis Myers piece has made Speaker-Designate-but-not-yet-Speaker Ira Hansen into a national laughingstock. And he’ll probably survive, which could only happen in Nevada (or maybe Mississippi) and in that caucus, where one wag texted me about his...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: Reaction to POTUS speech
DAYS UNTIL THE GREATEST LEGISLATIVE SESSION EVER BEGINS: 74
DAYS UNTIL THE 2016 election: 719
Good morning, everyone. You can’t get a much better guest at your re-election kickoff than President Obama. Harry Reid is a lucky guy as he declares his intention to seek a sixth term Friday at Del Sol High School, reaching out to Hispanics, whom he hopes can help save him. Again. It was nice of the president to come, too.
The Sun’s...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: POTUS to visit on immigration reform
DAYS UNTIL THE GREATEST LEGISLATIVE SESSION EVER BEGINS: 75
DAYS UNTIL THE 2016 election: 720
Good morning, everyone. First, let me apologize for the last three days of tardy Morning Flash delivery. I know it has ruined yourmornings, made you seem somehow empty. Imagine how frustrated I am with tech failures. Makes me even more curmudgenonly (scary thought). The good news (I hope) is that I have switched companies...
So what did prominent elected officials and others give thanks for on Thursday?
I happen to know:
Gov. Brian Sandoval: For the Nevada Democrats. For a Goodman being hard to find. For the red wave (but did it have to be SO big?).
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: For Brian Sandoval and Joe Heck loving where they are. For the Assembly Republican Caucus. For making it to 75 on Tuesday – a k a for his eighth life (or is it his ninth?).
Sen. Dean Heller: For not too many people noticing that he ran...
In a series of emails sent last night to his caucus, Non-Speaker-Designate Ira Hansen instructed his colleagues that he is still in charge, that committee assignments will remain in effect and that his replacement as speaker will have to hire the chief of staff he hired and the policy person he wanted.
Oh, this is going to be some session, folks.
From: Ira Hansen <irahansen@irahansen.com>Date: November 23, 2014 at 8:51:10 PM PSTTo: Subject: Re: vote for...
UPDATED, 7 AM, 11/24/14: A rare glimpse into who lawmakers, at least this one, think are potential donors -- you know the same people who then lobby them. Below this piece I have posted the donor list Michele Fiore sent to all her members to call for money to retire their debts.
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This weekend, before Ira Hansen announced his abdication, Speaker-in-Hoping Michele Fiore sent a long email to her caucus colleagues, announcing a tour of Switch and NPRI's Geoff Lawrence as the staff person for...