Will Goveror Sandoval Support Medicaid Expansion for Nevada?
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 [...]
Governor Brian Sandoval is taking steps to personally ensure that Nevada ultimately recovers from its economic woes. And conveniently, those steps won’t have to take him across any state lines. The industry chosen for the title Sandoval / Nevada Economy bout is Tourism, and it’s clear – at least the way he’s trying to present [...]
Continue reading …Brian Sandoval’s economic plan for Nevada has been released, and The Nevada View decides to dig in… For those that may not want to plow through our fuller analysis below, we’ll summarize here. The plan, originally referred to as “Moving Nevada Forward: A Plan for Excellence and Economic Development 2012-2014” could also be retitled as [...]
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Nevada’s Best Political Cartoon of 2011 has to qualified here. First, this is about amateur bloggers, not professional cartoonists. Second, if you took a photo and added text to it, that qualifies. I’ve done some myself, so I’m excluding my own pics from the judging. I’m also leaving out Nevada Scandalmonger pics because he/she doesn’t [...]
Continue reading …There once was a crazy leader in Rome, who fiddled while Rome burned. Here in Nevada, we have a sailor for a Governor, yo ho – blow the poor down! He recently spent quality time with his buddies. Here’s a cute photo of the Governor out for a cruise! Click Here. I wonder how much [...]
Continue reading …In a recent article at Politico.com, writers Ben Smith and Byron Tau hold Brian Sandoval and New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez forth as shining Republican examples. The piece is titled “Some govs succeed with softer touch”: But a look toward the West finds some rookie GOP state leaders — New Mexico’s Susana Martinez and Nevada’s Brian Sandoval in particular [...]
Continue reading …Surprise surprise surprise. The great “Job Creator” our Governor Sandoval cut, cut, cut, cut, cut, cut. . .and guess what? People are now unemployed. WHO KNEW! According to a recent article by the Las Vegas Sun: Government employment lost 6,800 workers from May and is down 4,600 jobs from a year ago. WOW! Who could [...]
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In his June 22nd article, titled Sandoval snubs NV Energy lobbyists with transmission line veto, Las Vegas Sun reporter David McGrath-Schwartz writes: “If there was a criticism (of Governor Sandoval), it was that he, like many Nevada politicians who climb the ranks, was too close to the traditional interests that pull the levers of power [...]
Continue reading …Our lovely Silver State is blessed with silver tongued politicians to tell us what we want to hear and shield us from the unbearable messes that inevitably await us every two years in Carson City. Thankfully, our new governor is no exception. To defeat Jim Gibbons in the Nevada primary during the rise of the [...]
Continue reading …Brian Sandoval continues to insist that all tax increases are off the table for Nevada, despite the fact that all indicators for state revenues are bleak. Many people latch onto this and insist that the only outcome of this policy is massive cuts of vital government programs. Perhaps another scenario exists that isn’t being discussed [...]
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