It’s amazing at times to consider how much gambling the Nevada Resort Association wants to prevent, rather than to promote.
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By STEVE SEBELIUS / RJ
For years, I’ve heard people complain about how all the newcomers to Nevada were ruining the place, robbing it of the libertarian, Old West ethos of yesteryear.
But after Thursday, I got a glimpse of the old Nevada.
By STEVE SEBELIUS / RJ
When it comes to marketing, I’m far from an expert. But I am a repository of thousands of commercials, jingles and ad campaigns absorbed over years of wasted hours watching TV. And that experience suggests Nevada’s new branding campaign may not go down in history.
CARSON CITY
Up until now, it’s all been talk.
By STEVE SEBELIUS / RJ
So why aren’t Nevada’s Republicans all over the bid to legalize marijuana?
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So, how badly does one have to screw up in local government to get tossed?
By STEVE SEBELIUS / RJ
It was clear things were getting heated in Carson City on Monday when Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, took the microphone and said tartly: “I’m going to try to be as respectful as I can in my response.”
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Ever vigilant for offense, religious and political conservatives found reason for outrage on Easter Sunday, when Google commemorated the holiday by featuring farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez on its search site home page.
By STEVE SEBELIUS / RJ
Even for a Legislative Building that has pretty much seen it all, the exchanges last week between state Sen. Michael Roberson, R-Henderson, and Nevada Mining Association President Tim Crowley was bizarre.
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A person could quibble over how the Nevada Assembly went about expelling Assemblyman Steven Brooks. But you can’t quibble over the fact that lawmakers did the right thing.
By STEVE SEBELIUS / RJ
I listened very closely Tuesday — really listened — for a legitimate argument against repealing Article 1, Section 21 of the Nevada Constitution.
CARSON CITY
On Tuesday, lawmakers will debate erasing a limitation on mining taxes that’s been in the state constitution since Nevada became a state in 1864. They’ll debate erasing the discriminatory ban on gay marriage inserted by voters in the early part of the last decade. And they’ll hold a hearing on whether wayward Assemblyman Steven Brooks should be expelled from office.
CARSON CITY
If you’re confused about the issues in the case of Assemblyman Steven Brooks, it’s understandable.
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