In 2009, even before President Barack Obama took office, he met with leaders of the House and Senate to discuss a massive stimulus package to rescue the economy from a devastating recession. The package would include tax cuts, but also spending on infrastructure.
The fact that there’s tension between U.S. Sens. Harry Reid and Dean Heller on the issue of Internet gambling has been clear for some time. But it was brought into stark relief during a fundraiser Reid held in Las Vegas recently for former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, who’s looking to return to Washington.
So the Republican National Convention will kick off in Tampa, Fla., on Monday. Spoiler alert: Romney wins.
You’d have to search the state with fairly sensitive instruments to find a more ardent supporter of Nevada’s Open Meeting Law than I am. But I don’t see any merit in the allegations that a violation of the law occurred that should keep a school district property tax measure from the ballot.
I’ve covered many a government meeting in my time, from a session of the U.S. Senate all the way down to the city council. And all those meetings usually begin the same way: with a prayer.
