Justin is the publisher The Nevada View, which has earned the recognition in the Washington Post’s “Best State-Based Political Blogs,” as well as being awarded the “Most Valuable Blogger Award” by the local CBS affiliate in 2011. Justin is also an associate at the Ramirez Group in Las Vegas. Follow him on Twitter @McAffee
Nevada is constantly entrenched in a political battle over state revenue and funding of public programs. Despite Democratic majorities in both houses of the legislature, Nevada’s Republican governor and a 2/3 majority requirement to raise taxes has kept revenue and funding debates in the realm of hypotheticals and long shots. The forecast is status quo, [...]
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Have you heard talk of a business tax being mulled around in Carson City? Steve Sebelius offered light of hope that a deal on some kind of business tax may be made in the first 40 days of the legislature instead of the measure going to the ballot in 2014. However, Jon Ralston later suggested [...]
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There’s a lot of crazy talk accompanied with our national discussion about gun control legislation and the recent mass killings that have ushered in the debate. Some people on the left want to think the Second Amendment means nothing today. Since we believe in the rule of law, I recommend we tread carefully since we [...]
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NRA lobbyists plan to host a private “seminar” with Nevada legislators this Saturday, January 19th from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Las Vegas. A few local groups aren’t thrilled about this and plan to host a rally to encourage legislators to skip this meeting (see info below). The National Rifle Association (NRA) represents the interests [...]
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One week before Governor Brian Sandoval delivers his State of the State address, ProgressNow Nevada and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada will present their own Progressive State of the State address to highlight the realities faced by Nevada’s families and their recommendations for a path forward. Time and Location: Wednesday, January 9th, 6PM in the [...]
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Update: The FTC has reached a fair settlement agreement with Google without going through the unnecessary time and expense of court. “[Google] agreed to a legal settlement on patents that Jon Leibowitz, the commission chairman, called a “landmark enforcement action” that applies to huge high-tech markets like smartphones and tablet computers.” It is pleasing to [...]
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This is a poem written by my colleague Michelle Booth about the “fiscal cliff” negotiations happening in Washington D.C. Brilliant! Please feel free to share this. You can right click and save the image on your computer. I’ve included the text below as well. Text: Twas the night before Cliffmas when all through the house, [...]
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There are too many things our representatives in Congress do not agree on to list here. However, there is at least one thing virtually everyone on Capitol Hill agrees on: extending the Bush era tax cuts for the bottom 98% of Americans. If everyone agrees on that, why not pass it? Ask Congressman Joe Heck. [...]
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When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Affordable Care Act, it did so only in part. One very important section of the law that did not stand was the requirement that states expand Medicaid coverage. For Nevada, that means Governor Brian Sandoval and the legislature must agree if the state will go forward [...]
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A new state by state study by the Center for Budget Policy Priorities, a Washington D.C. based policy think tank, says what we all have known for some time… the rich are richer, the poor are getting poorer. Can’t even get a trickle to come down. The gaps between the incomes of the richest households [...]
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