GOP
Fiore takes heat over ‘hot little girls’ gun comment
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 1:38pmThe 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
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/18/2015 - 11:37amIf it’s spring it must be GOP presidential season in Vegas
Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/15/2015 - 7:42pmFormer 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
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:22pmGOP 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
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 5:19pmDane to SOS: Pound sand
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 4:29pmTony 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
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 2:58pmWith 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
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/13/2015 - 11:26amFar-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
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 5:03pmLong-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.....
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/09/2015 - 4:31pmMichele 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
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/09/2015 - 8:35amWhen 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
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/09/2015 - 12:22amThe votes are in and U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada is the winner. Sort of....
Surprise: Treasurer, controller offer alternative Nevada budget
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/09/2015 - 12:17amNevada 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
Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/08/2015 - 5:51pmRepublican 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
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 10:14amSecretary 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
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 8:39amA 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
Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 9:30pmLawmakers 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
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Wed, 02/04/2015 - 2:22amAssemblymen 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
Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/03/2015 - 11:05amA 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
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 4:50pmGOP 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
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 5:01pmJust 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
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 4:35pmMetro 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
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 2:14pmUPDATE, 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
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 8:22amGOP 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
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 5:50pmEfforts 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
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 1:42pmThanks 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
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 9:29amThe 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’
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/27/2015 - 1:35pmAccusing 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
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/27/2015 - 11:12amRepublicans 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
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 10:50amTwo 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.