Steve Sebelius

What’s the difference between a mayor and a city councilman?

Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak — the last man standing in the ever-so-short line of high-profile potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates — announced Monday he would not run for governor. The odds now appear very good that the Democratic Party, which has 77,000 more active registered voters than the Republican Party, will completely cede the governor’s race to incumbent Brian Sandoval.

Whatever else may be said about Family Court Judge Steven Jones — and there is plenty — you can’t say he’s without chutzpah.

That was close.

First, it was the left criticizing Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto for defending the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

As local governments in Nevada struggle with how to implement the laws on medical marijuana dispensaries, one fact looms in the background, casting a shadow over the entire enterprise.

Perhaps not surprisingly, there are legitimate points on both sides of the latest skirmish in the civil war now rending the Nevada Republican Party.

Back in January 2004, after then-Gov. Kenny Guinn appointed Republican Las Vegas attorney Mark Hutchison to the state Ethics Commission, a problem quickly arose.

If ever in doubt, disclose.

Whether it’s intentional or not, it’s clear the net effect of Sharron Angle’s life is to make the lives of others more difficult.