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Retailers take poll to help retailers

by Jon Ralston 05/18/2015 | 0 comments

I have seen many, many tendentious polls in my life. But the one released Monday by the Retail Association of Nevada is one of the worst.

Teachers union praises governor, state Senate, puts pressure on Assembly

by Jon Ralston 05/17/2015 | 0 comments

It's the Spike Lee approach, but is anybody listening to anything outside the building anymore?

Governor unveils compromise plan; legislative leaders cautiously comment

by Jon Ralston 05/14/2015 | 0 comments
PDF icon RevenuePlan.pdf, File release.docx

The compromise tax plan unveiled today takes the best parts of the Assembly GOP bill and the governor's original proposal, along with a new Commerce Tax (don't call it gross receipts!) to esnure all businesses contribute something to fund education. The plan, which I have attached here along with the governor's and legislative leaders' comments, will need to get at least 11 GOP votes in the Assembly. Gubernatorial chief of staff Mike Willden said on "Ralston Live" he believes the votes are there, but he knew better than to count his Republican assemblymen before they've voted.

Teachers go up with new ad on a different kind of school choice

by Jon Ralston 05/14/2015 | 0 comments

This is up statewide:

Heck inches closer to the Senate race

by Jon Ralston 05/11/2015 | 0 comments

Rep. Joe Heck is getting closer to a bid for Harry Reid's U.S. Senate seat, a development that could effectively clear the primary field and make the race very competitive.

Rubio: I support opening Yucca Mountain

by Jon Ralston 05/09/2015 | 0 comments

Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said Saturday he backs opening a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain. The Florida senator made the comments in a videotaped interview with Greenville, South Carolina, reporters after he spoke at the South Carolina Freedom Summit. Here's the full exchange:  Reporter Rudolph Bell: "Do you favor opening it or not?

McConnell coming to Reid's backyard to raise money

by Jon Ralston 05/06/2015 | 0 comments

As the Senate leaders bitterly snipe at each other, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is coming into Minority Leader Harry Reid's state to raise money for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Senate minority leader: Judiciary chairman threatened me, abusing his power

by Jon Ralston 05/06/2015 | 0 comments

In a sign of escalating tensions with three and a half weeks left in the (regular) session, state Senate Minority Leader Aaron Ford on Wednesday accused Judiciary Chairman Greg Brower of threatening to kill all Democratic bills until a state party tracker is out of the building. "He (Brower) told me, 'I'm not going to hear any more Democratic bills until she is gone," Ford said in an interview. "I told him it's a blatant abuse of power."

Clinton to call for path to citizenship

by Jon Ralston 05/05/2015 | 0 comments

UPDATE: Astrid Silva, the now-nationally known DREAMer, will moderate today's roundtable. ----

Jeb Bush campaign makes first Nevada hires

by Jon Ralston 05/04/2015 | 0 comments

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. 

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