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Republican combos deny Democrats bills they want

Toward the middle of Thursday’s long Assembly Government Affairs Committee hearing on a bill to build schools but not pay prevailing wages for school construction, Minority Leader Marilyn Kirkpatrick said what was on a lot of people’s minds.

Specter of the gun

Debate over a gun bill in the Senate raises the question of when killing is justified in Nevada.

Everybody must have guns!

A new bill would relax Nevada’s reciprocity standards when it comes to concealed weapons.

Don’t shoot! Instead, take a breath, Nevada!

Nevada’s own Dirty Harriet, Las Vegas Republican Asemblywoman Michele Fiore, recently regaled the Chronicle of Higher Education with an oldie-but-goodie among gun lovers.

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Did I miss anything?

After a week away, Steve catches up on some news that broke while he was on staycation.

Services tax seems dead

If you were hoping for a sales tax on services this legislative session, you’re probably going to be disappointed.

No magic words, no problem!

The Nevada Supreme Court (ultimately) rules that a conservative group does not have to disclose the donors who paid for a flier targeting then-Assemblyman John Oceguera back in 2010, because the law at the time didn’t require such reporting.

When it comes to faith, Obama (mostly) gets it

President Obama has been criticized in the wake of his speech last week to the National Prayer Breakfast, but that criticism mostly misses the point: The president’s grasp of faith is actually quite mature.

Difference between nightmare and reality? One election

Hey, Democratic voters: Remember when those activists told you that elections have consequences, that if you failed to show up at the polls on Election Day, bad things would happen?

Residency bill is back, baby

A bill to address the problem of people running for offices in areas where they don’t live is back in the Nevada Legislature. But can it really work?

Dems continue tirade against remap idea

A national Democratic group is condemning legislative Republicans for daring to suggest a reapportionment of districts, but may have gone too far in saying such a move would be illegal.