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And we will be talking to him about the report, attached here, on deadly force and reforms proposed by the Department of Justice.
Former Speaker Pro Tem Debbie Smith is about to assume even more power in the upper house, putting her in the decision-making room with her old pal and fellow workaholic, Speaker-to-Be Marilyn Kirkpatrick.
Smith has been named second-in-command to Majority Leader Mo Denis, but also chairwoman of the Senate Finance Committee. I always said that if Bill Raggio were ever forced to give up one of his titles -- majority leader or finance boss -- he always would have chosen to remain head of the most...
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This week:
1. Exclusive Q and A with state economic development boss Steve Hill
2. The amazing credentials of the team Hill has assembled
3. By the Numbers: Some facts about the new Gang of 63
STEVE HILL, Q AND A
Steve Hill, the state’s economic development czar, recalls he was speaking the other day to a group and a man in the...
So what does a lobbyist or business say when the minority leader of a house comes asking for money, not for his caucus, but for two folks who ran to be members but lost?
Yes, I suppose.
State Sen. Michael Roberson raised more money, through PACs and through their campaign accounts, for those five critical state Senate races than has ever been raised before. When all is said and done, my guess is the total will be close to $2.5 million, maybe even $3 million.
But Steve Kirk, who lost to Joyce...
The Service Employees International Union has joined a chorus of voices, including many in the medical community, urging Gov. Brian Sandoval to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The governor continues to say he will make a decision soon, but the union has sent 300 signed postcards -- release is attached here -- to try to pressure Sandoval. Not sure he will listen to SEIU, but it can't hurt.
This comes on the heels of a medical consortium pushing him and a day...
So what do you do if you just became speaker and majority leader and have a sizable majority?
Go to Disneyland?
Nope. Extract as much money as you can from donors before Session '13 begins.
Assembly Democratic leaders Marilyn Kirkpatrick, the speaker to be, and William Horne, the majority leader to come, are having a joint fundraiser Nov. 27in Las Vegas. (Invitation attached here.)
So lobbyists and the like: A few days after you give thanks on Turkey Day, go give thanks to Kirkpatrick and Horne...
So what are Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Gov. Brian Sandoval and Sen. Dean Heller talking about in DC this morning?
One suggestion by a wag is attached here.
If you have your own, please give me your best in the comments.