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Jeb Bush is going to play in Nevada.
I've learned that the former Florida governor's Right to Rise PAC has tapped seasoned, successful GOP operative Ryan Erwin as a senior adviser and Erwin's Red Rock Strategies staffer, Scott Scheid, as the state director.
This is a very smart move by Team Jeb. Erwin is a proven winner and is well liked and well respected by Republicans and Democrats. He is Rep. Joe Heck's top adviser and helped steer him to those last two crushing re-election victories....
Welcome to the Weekly Report.
This week:
1. The best and worst frosh
2. The post-Economic Forum world
3. Smartest/dumbest moves
This was the week of the botched, pointless Uber power play, aided by Senate Commerce Chairman James Settelmeyer and almost enabled by Assembly Commerce Chairman Randy Kirner, and the week the Economic Forum validated its earlier findings of $6.3 billion in expected revenue, minus $150 million in tax credits. So if Gov. Brian Sandoval wants his $7.3 billion budget...
I have already written here and here about a group of 200-plus lawyers writing a threatening letter to various elected officials, including state senators who will possibly vote on a bill changing hearsay evidence rules in some cases.
The stupidity and near-criminality of this maneuver cannot be overestimated. Nor was the next step in this story's trajectory unpredictable.
On Wednesday, attorney Lisa Rasmussen sent a missive to senators attached to this email:
Dear State Senator:Please see the...
From journalismjobs.com, the Review-Journal, a k a Las Vegas' "newspaper," advertises for a publisher, and I helpfully annotate part of it (I am not applying, FYI):
GateHouse Media LLC, is searching for a visionary (as in willing to make money and sacrifice quality) leader to guide the Las Vegas Review Journal, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, into a new era (Mesozoic?). First published in 1909, the Review Journal is the leading news organization in Las Vegas (um, false) and publishes high-...
Assemblyman Brent Jones, a key member of Team Fiore and foaming attacker of fellow pro-tax Republicans, wrote a letter in which he fretted about "cherished legal protections for workers and unions are under attack."
The missive, which you can see below, was responding/pandering to an AFL-CIO postcard. He also lamented that this "has been a difficult session for labor." He also told the author of the postcard he would keep concerns about prevailing wage in mind going forward.
Joens, of course,...
I've never seen anything like this in writing during a legislative session -- a letter to elected officials from a bunch of lawyers on a measure that would allow hearsay evidence into certain criminal proceedings:
Any elected official who advocates the passage of AB 193 will not receive any support from the signatories of this letter. This includes no financial or monetary support and/or soliciting third parties to support your candidacy by way of endorsement.
Are you kidding me?
So back off...
UPDATED, 4/27/15, 11:30 AM:
Key insiders in both houses tell me that the final bill likely will have the February primary for all races, which will thrill incumbents of both parties, and a carve out for the Democrats to still have a caucus. It's dynasty time in Nevada, folks, and manna for pundits.
I'm also reliably told that Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who was in Las Vegas this weekend at Sheldonfest, is quietly supporting the primary and has made calls. Why quietly...
Welcome to the Weekly Report.
This week:
1. U.S. Senate race update
2. Special session odds
3. CD4 handicapping
4. Smartest/dumbest moves
My insiders know their stuff – few think Brian Sandoval will run for the Senate (although I hear he hasn’t completely ruled it out), they lean toward Joe Heck doing it, mostly believe a special session is coming and some think Cresent Hardy can get re-elected:
►This needs ominous music: The end begins with the Economic Forum.
►Indeed: In contrast,...
Rep. Joe Heck, who said six months ago he has no interest in the U.S. Senate, is considering the race, sources confirm.
Heck recently met with the National Republican Senatorial Committee and has chatted with GOP senators, multiple sources told me. Heck still is leaning against the race, I'm told, but he has agreed to consider the contest.
"I still think it is more likely that he passes than runs but he has agreed to do his homework and consider it," said one insider familiar with Heck's...
It's early: The governor's Business License Fee tax plan just passed the state Senate on Tuesday, everyone knows it won't come out intact from the Assembly but there are still 40 days left in the session.
But it's never too early for pundits to pontificate and speculate. So here's what the contours of a tax deal might look like, as one knowledgeable outside observer put it:
We can still have “broad based tax” using a reformed MBT combined with a reformed LET and a tiered but flat BLF with a...