Gov. Jim Gibbons has broken his campaign pledge to “oppose and veto any and all efforts to increase taxes” so many times since being elected I’m starting to lose track. Well, he did it again yesterday, signing, rather than vetoing, a 20 percent tax hike on the cost of a marriage license. They say a man is only as good as his word. What’s that say about Jim Gibbons?
Two quick observations about Sunday’s Preakness…. Continue reading »
Late Monday afternoon I sent out an email alert urging citizens to contact one of their elected leaders, Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio, and urge him not to support the billion dollar tax hike being spoon-fed to us by the Legislature this week. Pure petitioning of our government by private citizens, not paid lobbyists, on an important public policy issue which has serious financial ramifications for us all. Continue reading »
The Nevada State Assembly tonight passed the second major tax hike this session, 33-9. Continue reading »
To balance the unbalanced and irresponsible alternative budget Nevada legislators have now approved, Democrat Assembly Majority Leader John Oceguera of Las Vegas said over the weekend, “I guess we also have to raid the counties.” Continue reading »
SB 201 raises gas taxes in Washoe County even though the advisory question on this issue last November never once mentioned the word “taxes,” let alone that taxes would be raised. It passed in the Assembly on Friday 34-5, with seven Republican votes even though Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons has promised to veto the bill. Continue reading »
Mass confusion this morning on a “Where’s Waldo” tax hike amendment to AB 235. It was approved late Friday night, but no one seems to have a copy of the actual language. Continue reading »
Based on campaign promises made in the Republican primary last year, word on the street is that conservative activists in Washoe County are thinking about launching a recall effort against Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio (R-Reno) the minute he, as expected, votes for the billion dollar hike sometime this week. Continue reading »
The details are in all the papers, so let’s just summarize a few points about the Legislature’s BILLION DOLLAR TAX HIKE proposal which has finally been revealed to those of us who are about to get screwed by it. Continue reading »
To provide a little more perspective to those of you foolish enough to buy the notion that the Legislature has already “cut to the bone” and, therefore, has no choice but to raise taxes, consider the following. Continue reading »
