Politics

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Senior Center, 2945 Ft. Churchill Road, Silver Springs. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

The nationally recognized and award-winning political pundit, columnist, and author Jon Ralston will be presenting his views of the national and state political climate at the Carson City Chamber Soup’s On! luncheon scheduled at the Gold Dust West on Thursday, Sept. 24 beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Author Michael S. Green will discuss his book Nevada: A History of the Silver State in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Sunday, September 27, at 10:00 am.

Michael S. Green, a leading Nevada historian, provides a detailed survey of the Silver State’s past, from the arrival of the early European explorers, to the predominance of mining in the 1800s, to the rise of world-class tourism in the twentieth century, and more recent attempts to diversify the economy.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Lyon County Building, 27 S. Main Street, Yerington. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00a.m. The public is invited to attend to learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

After an impressive performance at the first Republican Presidential Candidates' Debate, Dr. Carson will join a handful of other candidates at a Basque-style barbecue open to the public at the Corley Ranch in Gardnerville on Aug. 15.

The barbecue continues the tradition of Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt's grandfather, Paul Laxalt, who hosted similar barbecues with political figures both as a governor and senator.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the Library in Smith at 22 Day Lane. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00a.m. The public is invited to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

For more information about the LCRCC, please call Dave at 775-772-2364 or check their website at www.lyoncountynvrepublicans.org.

With 15 major Republicans already declared – the best presidential field since Ronald Reagan ran for re-election – GOP voters should be able to tap a very strong candidate to lead their party next year. Which one would best unify and represent them?

Good cases certainly can be made for (in alphabetic order) Dr. Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul, Rick Perry and Marco Rubio. But we think Scott Walker offers the best package of strong executive experience, personal qualifications and reliable, across-the-board limited-government reform politics.

A Las Vegas native who traveled the world as an Associated Press journalist and who covered politics for the Review-Journal since 2010, Myers died Friday following a long battle with cancer....

Chautauqua performer Michael E. Fischer will portray Carson Valley rancher Heinrich F. Dangberg in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park, Saturday, June 20 beginning at 10 a.m.

H.F. Dangberg Sr. came to the United States in 1848 as a young immigrant from the Kingdom of Prussia, and thence began a journey westward that ended in Douglas County, Nevada in 1853.

Recently, my friend Slats Grobnik told me about politics in a state where he had lived.

“We had a Republican governor who won his first term by promising things limited-government conservatives wanted, especially no new or increased taxes. In that term he abandoned all those promises and took up with the Dems and RINOs – that’s Republicans in Name Only.

Well, as Nevadans, we are collectively now stuck with a new tax. It's name? Commerce Tax. (A Clever disguise for the recently defeated Gross Margin Tax?) Up until a few days ago, it was believed that this wouldn't pass. I have yet to see any real media explanation of the details, so, after reading the text of the bill enough times (SB483), while my head is still spinning, I will attempt to give you a little more of the picture.

The Nevada Assembly voted 30-10 Sunday evening to approve Gov. Brian Sandoval's $1.1 billion tax plan. Carson City Assemblyman P.K. O'Neill voted in favor of the bill, which now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass. You can see more coverage on Twitter and on the Nevada Politics page.

With the 2015 session of the Nevada Legislature set to end at midnight Monday, lawmakers are working into the night on many bills still pending, including Gov. Brian Sandoval's tax plan. You can track all the action on our Nevada Politics page.

Last week, Assistant Controller Geoffrey Lawrence and I presented to the Legislature the state budget we developed with some Assembly members, professionals and business people as an alternative to the Governor’s proposal.

Las Vegas left-wing pundit Steve Sebelius trashed it and us. No surprise because he’s an aggressive tax-spend-regulate statist PC liberal, while our proposals are the antidote to such maladies. What was surprising is the ignorance, laziness, carelessness and possible malice and dishonesty in his attacks. They demonstrate the sorry state of much journalism today.

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Fernley High School Library, 1300 Highway 95A, Fernley. The meeting begin promptly at 10:00a.m. The LCRCC will be electing a chairman for the 2015-2016 term.

Brace yourself, Nevada. If nasty commercials and mailboxes stuffed with campaign fliers incite annoyance, it will get a whole lot worse if a bill making its way through the Legislature becomes law....

There is no school on Monday, May 11 for Carson High School freshmen, sophomores and juniors as the seniors will be presenting their senior project boards to community members.

CHS Speech and Debate will be holding several fundraisers to help cover the cost of the National Tournament this June in Dallas.

State Sen. Greg Brower is outraged over a political threat issued over a bill, but he’s being accused of making threats to kill bills based on politics....

Rep. Cresent Hardy predicted an immigration reform bill will pass Congress, but he was short on specifics as to what that bill might look like during an appearance before the group Hispanics in Politics on Wednesday....

Longtime Las Vegas Planning Commissioner and former City Council candidate Byron Goynes says he might jump right back into City Hall politics after his controversial ouster from the planning panel....

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Senior Center, 2945 Ft. Churchill, Silver Springs. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00a.m. The LCRCC will be electing a chairman for the 2015-2016 term. The public is invited to attend and learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

For more information about the LCRCC, call Peggy at 775-575-4058 or check their website www.lyoncountynvrepublicans.org.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson rejects charges that he went easy on a fellow Democrat who was indicted after Republican attorney general took up the case....

Hillary Clinton is poised to take another shot at cracking the highest glass ceiling in American politics with an announcement expected later Sunday that she’ll run for president again....

The Lyon County Republican Central Committee (LCRCC) will hold its next meeting on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Lyon County Building, 27 S. Main Street, Yerington. The meeting will begin promptly at 10:00am. Our speaker this month will be Jeffery A. Page, Lyon County Manager who will speak on Title 15. The public is invited to attend to hear his comments, learn more about grassroots politics and meet with Republican officials.

For more information about the LCRCC, call Richard at 775-409-7076 or check their website www.lyoncountynvgop.org.

Sen. Harry Reid's retirement leaves a decade-long vacuum in Nevada politics, and politicos immediately turned to who would replace him. Among the possibilities were ......

Below is my article that was published in Nevada Appeal (3/22/2014), although it is titled: Become educated, involved in local government.

For this column I will state personal views on a few topics: education, city employees, the Sheriff Department, the Board of Supervisors, ending with a little insight about Jim Shirk.

If money is any guide — and in politics, it usually is — the race for a west-side City Council seat has turned into Henderson’s most competitive campaign this year. But the city’s two other incumbent council members also face challengers as early voting is set to begin Saturday....

Harry Mortenson, the retired nuclear physicist who served in the Nevada Assembly, was known for being quiet but steadfastly persuasive in his policy approach. He died Wednesday at 84....

When it comes to presidential politics, it’s not enough for some Nevada politicos to be first in the West: A bill proposed today in the state Legislature would move Nevada’s presidential nominating system to first in the nation. The bill, proposed by Assemblymen John Hambrick, R-Las Vegas, and Step...

Even though newspapers tend to fall by the wayside these days, Scott Faughn, publisher of The Missouri Times, and Elizabeth Thompson, politics and policy reporter, are resurrecting the Territorial Enterprise, Nevada’s first newspaper.