Nevada News and Views

NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Yesterday was a big day for Las Vegas Occupiers (LVOs)—they had to leave their free lodging. No longer welcome in the parking lot off Tropicana Boulevard, the 5:00 p.m. deadline meant the county had fulfilled its part of the ill-conceived bargain they struck with LVOs. In November, LVOs had stopped traffic in the downtown area, “forcing” the county to find them a place to congregate. Or, perhaps I should say, [...]

(Jim Clark) – Every February we honor the birthdays of two of our most significant presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  What sort of background did these two share? Washingtonwas of lineage traceable to nobility under Henry VIII; he was born amid plenty on aVirginiaplantation and was home-schooled.  Later his education was amplified by an Anglican Church sexton and subsequently he had a schoolmaster who taught him mathematics, geography and Latin.  But his “finishing school” [...]

(Las Vegas, NV) – Secretary of State Ross Miller is all a twitter that certain Democrat Legislators are not declaring all their expenses in their Contribution and Expense Reports. Assemblywomen Debbie Smith (D – Sparks) and Lucy Flores (D – Las Vegas) and Assemblyman David Bobzien (D – Reno) all admitted in a story in the Las Vegas Sun that they did not disclose all the disbursements from their campaign accounts. Perhaps Mr. Miller should [...]

NN&V Exclusive (Rebecca Smith) – My respect for our Republican representatives has risen in the past few weeks as they have successfully parried with the Obama administration’s union-friendly labor appointments and handed the National Mediation Board (NMB) a set back by passing the new FAA funding bill.  While this has certainly vacated the front page or the headlines from the main news stations, it is a small victory for employers, and after so many setbacks, [...]

NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Dr. Joe Heck’s 2012 campaign is revving its engine, getting ready for a big start next week with two events scheduled for Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, February 20, Gov. Brian Sandoval and Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki will be on hand to lend their support for Dr. Heck. The fundraising event is at The Stirling Club, 2827 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP to Elizabeth Britt at [...]

(Karen Gray/NPRI) – A Legislative Counsel Bureau opinion, requested by Assemblyman Richard “Tick” Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, and obtained exclusively by Nevada Journal, has determined that the Clark County School District Police are overstepping their legal authority by enforcing traffic laws in areas beyond school property. Subsection 2 of NRS 391.275 gives school police officers authority on streets adjacent to school grounds, but CCSD-PD officers regularly participate in “Operation Joining Forces,” a partnership with other Clark [...]

(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Former U.S. Sen. and Nevada governor Richard Bryan today described Rep. Mark Amodei’s recent comments about Yucca Mountain not being dead as a site to dispose of the nation’s nuclear waste was as “unfortunate.” “The great majority of Nevadans, dating back more than 30 years ago when I was governor, have taken a position that Yucca Mountain threatens the health and safety of Nevadans,” Bryan said in an interview with Sam [...]

(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Heath Morrison, superintendent of the Washoe County School District, today was named the 2012 National Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators. The announcement was made at the AASA national conference in Houston. In announcing the selection, Daniel Domenech, AASA executive director, had high praise for Morrison. “Despite the fact that Nevada’s once-booming economy has been in steep decline, Heath has led his community in the [...]

(Roger Stone/The Stone Zone) – I registered to vote as a Republican the same day I turned 18. I registered so I could vote for Richard Nixon’s re-election in 1972. I was excited to join the party of Lincoln, Eisenhower, and Reagan. For one year before leaving for college I served on the Westchester (NY) Republican County Committee. While living in Washington’s Virginia suburbs, I served on the Arlington County Republican Committee and later the [...]

(Fred Weinberg/The Penny Press) – Barack Hussein Obama, at least insofar as religious freedom goes, may well be the Manchurian Candidate. I simply do not know how else you can explain his personal assault on the Catholic Church last week. Whether social conservatives like it or not, Roe vs. Wade is settled, albeit bad, law. But where is it written anywhere in our Constitution that the Federal Government can force a whole religion to do [...]

(Steven Miller/NPRI) – Recall the fanfare last week when a $25 billion “national mortgage-servicing settlement” was announced? President Obama, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and 49 other state attorneys general hastened to microphones and issued a flurry of press releases. They hailed as historic their state and federal governments’ “settlement” with the country’s five biggest mortgage servicers — Bank of America, Citi, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Ally/GMAC. It [...]

(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – A long awaited opinion regarding the conduct of former Lyon County manager Dennis Stark has been published by the state Ethics Commission. Stark appeared before the commission on an ethics matter in November 2010 and January 2011, and had been waiting for a published opinion in his case. Stark was found at the hearing to have committed one willful ethics violation. In a Nevada News Bureau story highlighting his case in [...]

NN&V Exclusive (Gary Shapiro) – Now that he’s the frontrunner, Mitt Romney is beginning to feel the Democratic knives in his back as he travels around the country. Exhibit A is an opinion piece by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and others in the Las Vegas Sun that came out after Romney’s Florida victory and before the Nevada caucus, blasting Romney for his “reckless ideas” and “out-of-touch vision” for Nevada. You can read my published [...]

(Chuck Muth) – If we really want to pull our nation out of this economic abyss, perhaps it’s time to stop babying, coddling and wet-nursing the unemployed. Welcome to Harsh Reality 101! Your instructor today is Bryan Anderson, author of No Turning Back. (Read it!) Bryan joined the Army in 2001, just before 9/11. He then served two tours of duty in Iraq. On October 23, 2005, the Humvee he was driving was blown up [...]

NN&V Exclusive (Senator Dean Heller) – George Washington once remarked in a letter to a friend and fellow founder of our great nation that, “A people who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and will pursue their advantages, may achieve almost anything.” Our first president and the incredible individuals who helped shape the American experience placed a high premium on sacrifice and hard work. They recognized the unparalleled advantages that liberty and [...]

(Jim Clark) – The nattering and complaining about the recent Nevada GOP presidential preference caucus just won’t die down.  East coast newspapers, such as the Washington Times, are now comparing the Nevada caucuses to Iowa’s and the latter’s failure to accurately report a winner.  Local Nevada news media are full of expressions by individuals condemning the caucus system and demanding return to a presidential primary election.  Slow down, folks.  Let’s examine the facts.  Complaints center [...]

NN&V Exclusive NN&V: Obama 2012 Slogans Rewritten is your second book, and it’s very different from your first, Don’t Take My Lemonade Stand. Can you describe the seed idea for it and how it developed? JJ: My story is how social media became a part of not only my book promotion, but one of how it helps me to get out my message of limited government, living within your means, and the need for a [...]

(Washington, DC) – [On February 9, 2012], Congressman Joe Heck voted in support of S. 2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act to prohibit insider trading by members of Congress. Congressman Heck said, “We must ensure public officials are held to the same standards as Nevada families. The STOCK Act is a positive step towards fixing a broken Washington that has played by its own rules for too long. This common-sense reform is [...]

NN&V Exclusive (NN&V Staff) – Earlier this week, Jim Wheeler, candidate for the Nevada Assembly’s 39th District, announced his plan for jobs and economic growth in Nevada. The day after Governor Sandoval offered his economic plan, Wheeler proffered a plan he feels will complement the efforts of the Governor to energize the state’s economy for the citizens of Nevada. The Wheeler plan focuses on four points: Diversification of Nevada’s economy Elimination and streamlining of business [...]

NN&V Exclusive (Stephen Allott) – On Saturday, February 4, the much heralded “First in the West” caucus rolled into the State ofNevada. Much planning and organization was completed by the state and local parties. Indeed, a special caucus location and time was arranged to accommodate those who were unable to attend the caucus during the day for religious reasons. Finally, the day arrived, and Republican voters trooped to the polls to cast their votes. But, [...]