Every session, each of Nevada’s five members of its congressional delegation comes to the Capitol to make a speech to the legislature. Last night was the first of the five, Senator Harry Reid.
It was the best speech I have seen from a member of our Washington reps in my five legislative sessions. He told some [...]

Dear Senator Beers:
On behalf of the more than 3,750 members of the National Taxpayers Union in Nevada, I write to endorse your legislation to cut the car tax imposed on Nevada’s motorists in half. If signed into law, Senate Bill 96 would reduce the “basic governmental services tax” from 4 cents to 2 cents on [...]

Ty Cobb, freshman Assemblymember from Reno, was forced to stand up to a whirlwind of politically correct breezes this week. Sebelius, the handsome devil, had the most fun synopsis. Cobb stood up pretty well, refusing to repudiate his vote.
My opinion? Cobb has cut his chances of getting moderate or conservative legislation passed in the Assembly [...]

The joint Senate Finance and Assembly Ways & Means committees started meeting today. If you’d like to follow along, here is the “Executive Budget in Brief.” This document is the fastest way to get up to speed on how Nevada’s state government raises and spends its money.
The Governor has proposed that Nevada’s state government raise [...]