Republican Assemblyman Tom Grady appeared on Nevada Newsmakers Tuesday and was asked the following:
Marlene Lockard: “How much controversy does (Chuck Muth) create within your caucus?”
Grady: “A tremendous amount. I mean, fact is fact. He has some of the folks in the caucus that he is working with and it causes us some problems.”
In this week’s new guber-cast, Gov. Jim Gibbons declared, “I will not support use of any stimulus dollars to support new or expanded government programs that will require continued funding from the state.” Hmm. I wonder where I’ve heard that before? Oh, yeah, that’s right…
Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio (R-Reno) has taken to calling people who take a hard line against tax hikes “extremists.” read more »
Republican Assemblyman Tom Grady was interviewed on Nevada Newsmakers this week and was asked by host Sam Shad why he voted for the teachers union’s room tax hike. To which Mr. Grady responded that the governor’s proposed budget would result in the closure of three rural clinics in his district and so he voted for the higher taxes to “fill the hole.”
Now wait a minute. read more »
Of all the lame excuses and spinning by the seven Republicans who voted for the third largest tax increase in history on Tuesday, the flapdoodle put out by Assemblyman Pete Goicoechea (pronounced goh-coh-cheeya) really takes the cake. read more »
I still can’t believe I’m doing this. But fair is fair – and the only fair thing to do is give credit where credit is due. So today I’m gonna tip my hat to…the teachers union. read more »
On the morning after getting royally screwed by some Assembly Republicans on the tax issue yet again, just some random rants today, folks. And for the record, when I say “Republicans” today, I’m not necessarily referring to all Republicans; just the bad ones. You know who they are. So do they. read more »
OK, the first major test of Assembly Minority Leader Heidi Gansert’s leadership and fiscal conservative bona fides is now behind us.
According to John Fund in today’s edition of Political Diary, Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas “remains skeptical and likely will turn down some federal money that might serve to start new programs that his state would have to pay for once the initial injection of federal funds runs out.”
Not only is moderate Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio bad on taxes and spending, he’s no real fan of representative democracy either – at least when it comes to allowing voters to choose their own judges.