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Fiore takes heat over ‘hot little girls’ gun comment

The Nevada Assembly minority leader called on a GOP assemblywoman to apologize for comments she made in The New York times about rape, concealed weapons and women on college campuses....

Update on two key bills: Bond rollover/prevailing wage and voter ID

Here's what's happening on two GOP bills driving Democrats batty:
►SB 119: The bill to allow school bonds to automatically roll over and remove prevailing wage requirements from school construction is in limbo in the Assembly after passing the Senate on

If it’s spring it must be GOP presidential season in Vegas

Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, former President George W. Bush and several potential GOP presidential candidates are set to address an April meeting in Las Vegas of the Republican Jewish Coalition — a must-stop venue for Republican politicians with White House hopes....

GOP activist denies wrongdoing to Nevada secretary of state

GOP activist Tony Dane and his political action committee deny breaking any laws in a response his attorney sent Friday to the Nevada secretary of state....

Most embarrassing party in state history complains about divided GOP embarrassing itself

The Nevada Republican Party, a continuing cavalcade of cuckoo's nests, has sent out a long missive attacking the Establishemnt Republicans, the governor and lawmakers who rightly

Dane to SOS: Pound sand

Tony Dane, the GOP operative under investigation by police in a political corruption probe, has informed the secretary of state that he does not have to disclose anything more than he already has in recall campaigns....

GOP payback: Trial lawyers ‘all alone’ on construction defect proposal

With the chutzpah of an underdog team now on top, the GOP, contractors, lobbyists and others gathered in a joint-chamber hearing to halt what they’ve deemed “a gravy train for trial lawyers" -- a proposal that would ......

Conservatives planning effort to recall GOP Assembly speaker

Far-right Republicans are ready to begin a campaign to recall Nevada GOP Assembly Speaker John Hambrick, continuing months of party infighting over tax increases. The recall effort, dovetailing with an extortion case involving ......

Abe Lincoln to appear at Fallon GOP dinner

Long-time Nevada resident Wally Earhart is taking this year’s Lincoln Day dinner guests down memory road on Saturday … to a time when Nevada became the 36th state in the Union in 1864 and the nation was eng...

Into the heart of darkness.....

Michele Fiore has a radio show.
This, in and of itself, is not very interesting. If you listen to talk-radio, you realize: Anyone can have a radio show.
But on her program this weekend, Assemblywoman Fiore was joined by three other members of the Ass. GOP Caucus -- so almost one-sixth of that group ...

GOP strategist behind Nevada sweep gets national post

When Republicans swept Nevada’s ballot in November, political insiders handed a big slice of credit to one man — Chris Carr. Carr funded a nonprofit called ......

Demo, GOP insiders say Reid is toast for 2016

The votes are in and U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada is the winner. Sort of....

Surprise: Treasurer, controller offer alternative Nevada budget

Nevada Treasurer Dan Schwartz and state Controller Ron Knecht, two fiscal conservatives swept into office by the Republican wave, have released an alternative Nevada budget to rival GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval’s spending plan....

GOP off to fast start in Legislature

Republican lawmakers made it clear in the first week of the 2015 Nevada legislative session that there is a new sheriff in town....

SOS goes after GOP consultant

Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske has sent a letter to GOP operative Tony Dane, who has been doing robocalls as a precursor to legislative recalls, asking him why he did not disclose donors and why his company is in default with the SOS....

Republicans Schwartz, Knecht propose alternative budget to Gov. Brian Sandoval

A week after Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt broke rank with GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval in joining an immigration lawsuit aimed at the federal government, more of the state’s top Republicans are turning away from the governor....

GOP effort to curb prevailing wage riles Democrats, labor reps

Lawmakers have fired the first salvo in the legislative battle among political parties, organized labor and conservatives groups. A bill would prohibit the state from paying prevailing wages on ......

It's time for PK O'Neill to take some responsibility

Assemblymen PK O'Neill kicked off his tenure as Carson City's elected representative in the State Assembly by sponsoring a 'symposium' on the Nevada Academic Content Standards (NACS) for English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Assemblyman says he never secretly recorded any GOP caucus meetings

A Republican lawmaker who confirmed Saturday that Las Vegas police are investigating allegations of attempted extortion in exchange for his vote for Nevada Assembly speaker said Tuesday he has never surreptitiously recorded any caucus meetings....

Republicans keep redistricting on table as session begins

GOP leaders inserted redistricting language into the rules governing the 78th legislative session, a maneuver designed to keep an important bargaining chip in play while limiting mischief from within the Ass. GOP Caucus....

Transcript of Gov. Sandoval’s meeting with RJ editorial board

Just days before the Nevada Legislature convenes, GOP Gov. Brian Sandoval sat down with the Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board on Friday to ...

Metro Police investigating extortion attempt targeting GOP assemblyman

Metro Police's criminal intelligence section said in a statement Saturday that Assemblyman Chris Edwards of Las Vegas was the alleged victim ......

Metro probe of political corruption involving Assembly Republicans moves forward

UPDATE, 2:30 PM: Guess who is registered to vote at that address where Metro served the search warrant? Rob Lauer, the failed GOP candidate for secretary of state a couple of cycles ago, according to Clark County Election Department records. Lauer also tried to get appointed to the Assembly seat vac...

GOP cannibalism update: Republican operative continues campaign with robocalls

GOP consultant Tony Dane has ramped up his campaign against Speaker du Jour John Hambrick with a robocall attacking him as a "tax and spend liberal" who supports a "gross receipts tax."...

Clark County GOP accuses PAC of misconduct in recall effort

Efforts to recall Nevada Assembly Republicans took a blow Wednesday after the Clark County Republican Party filed a complaint accusing a conservative PAC of ......

Fiore masters have recall sites for almost half of Ass. GOP Caucus

Thanks to newly minted capital AP reporter Riley Snyder for reminding me of this 2006 gem about "fringe political operatives," some of whom are involved in the current threats to recall GOP assemblymen....

GOP cannibalism update: Clark County GOP files complaint against GOP operative

The Clark County Republican Party has filed a complaint with the secretary of state alleging GOP operative Tony Dane is illegally funneling money into recall efforts against Republican lawmakers that have been filed by Citizen Outhouse front man Chuck Muth....

Rep. Dina Titus accuses GOP of ‘declaring war on immigrants’

Accusing Republicans of “declaring war on immigrants,” U.S. Rep. Dina Titus took to the House floor today to blast Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s go-it-alone plan to join a lawsuit to ......

Union says it won’t stand by as GOP attacks collective bargaining

Republicans are attacking working families with their proposals to upend collective bargaining in Nevada, Danny Thompson, executive vice treasurer of the Nevada AFL-CIO, said at a press conference this morning. Thompson’s words come as some state lawmakers ......

GOP lawmakers attack Sandoval budget at Reno event

Two Nevada Republican lawmakers say they have nearly enough votes to block Gov. Brian Sandoval's proposed budget over concerns about tax increases they say will harm businesses.

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