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Former El Dorado County judge facing disciplinary charges
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 5:00pm
The Commission on Judicial Performance has initiated disciplinary proceedings against recently retired El Dorado County Judge Steve Bailey. Bailey is now seeking the GOP nomination for state attorney general.
Steven Bailey faces 11 counts of ethical wrongdoing dating to his time on the bench, including placing defendants in a private-sector alcohol monitoring program without disclosing that the provider employs his son, according to the judicial watchdog agency.
McClintock hosts another raucous town hall in El Dorado Hills
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/04/2017 - 11:21pm
More than 1,700 people turned out Saturday morning at an El Dorado Hills high school to once again let Republican Rep. Tom McClintock know how they feel about GOP policies and his support of President Donald Trump.
Like three other town halls McClintock has hosted in the past month, the majority of attendees were angry and spoke vehemently about recent changes in immigration law, the proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act and civil rights issues.
1,500 hear GOP presidential hopefuls in Gardnerville
Submitted by paula on Sat, 08/15/2015 - 9:06pmMore than 1,500 people flocked to Gardnerville on Saturday for one of the biggest gatherings of 2016 presidential candidates in Nevada since campaign season started.
Attorney General Adam Laxalt’s Morning Nevada PAC hosted the first Basque Fry featuring five GOP contenders on the Corley Ranch southeast of town. Republican hopefuls including businesswoman Carly Fiorina, Dr. Ben Carson, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker each made pitches to the crowd as to why they should be the nominee. Former New York Gov. George Pataki was slated to appear, but did not.
Jeb Bush makes stop in Carson City
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/18/2015 - 7:27pm
Former Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush said he is not concerned with billionaire and reality television star Donald Trump’s recent surge in the polls at a campaign stop in Carson City Friday.
California pot legalization effort is all about details
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/02/2015 - 7:26pm
There’s no shortage of views on the question of legalizing recreational marijuana in California.
That much was evident at a series of focus groups earlier this year, where 48 men and women representing a cross-section of the state filed into rooms with one-way mirrors to share their opinions. The research is aimed at shaping an expected legalization initiative for the 2016 ballot.
Senate Dems, GOP clash over need for new gun curbs
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/13/2013 - 5:00amWASHINGTON - The toll of gun violence and the widespread disgust it has generated makes it time for new federal gun curbs that balance public safety with gun rights, Democrats said Tuesday at the S...
Obama: Nation stronger, GOP should back his plans
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 6:30pmWASHINGTON - Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strength...
California GOP lawmakers call for college tuition freeze
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 5:40amCalifornia Republican lawmakers say more revenue from Proposition 30 should go toward freezing tuition at the state’s colleges and universities. They’ve introduced several bills they say would help college students.
Two Republican backed bills would freeze tuition rates at all of the state's universities and community colleges as long as the Proposition 30 tax measure is in effect.
Saunders: Chuck Hagel is a choice to irritate the GOP
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 5:00am"Never make an enemy by accident," housemaid Anna Bates warned her husband in the third season premiere of "Downton Abbey" Sunday night. That's what the housemaid's mother always told her.If his mo...
Saunders: Romney at the Bat
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 5:00amWith humble apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer, who wrote "Casey at the Bat," which was published in The San Francisco Examiner in 1888.The outlook wasn't brilliant for the GOP this year:The econo...
Now the GOP's 'Plan B' - then the real compromise?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/20/2012 - 1:42pmWASHINGTON - House Republicans pushed toward Thursday night passage of legislation to prevent year-end tax increases for most Americans while letting rates rise for million-dollar earners, a politi...
Pressuring GOP, Obama takes his fiscal plan to Pa.
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/01/2012 - 5:00amHATFIELD, Pa. - President Barack Obama argued Friday that allowing taxes to rise for the middle class would amount to a "lump of coal" for Christmas, while Republican House Speaker John Boehner dec...
House to consider limited GOP immigration bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 5:00amWASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans still smarting from their poor showing among Hispanics in the presidential election are planning a vote next week on immigration legislation that would both expa...
Democrats lead GOP in Nevada early voting
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 2:16pmAfter four days of early voting, nearly one-fifth of Nevada's 1.2 million active Nevada voters had already cast ballots in advance of the Nov. 6 election day.Figures released Wednesday by the secre...
Opinion: GOP platform contains world’s strictest abortion policy
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 2:00amSirota: A GOP shift on taxes?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 5:00amWhen it comes to tax policy, Mitt Romney is not merely a spinner, an equivocator or a run-of-the-mill dissembler. He's a liar. Hyperbolic and overwrought as that label seems, it is, alas, the only ...
Democrats Continue To Outpace Republicans In Nevada Voter Registration
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/18/2012 - 2:16pmCARSON CITY — Democrats continue to out-register their Republican counterparts, with the latest data from Clark County now showing a more than 100,000 voter advantage as the deadline to participate in the Nov. 6 general election draws ever closer.
Today just before noon the Clark County website, which updates registration totals regularly, showed 346,703 Democrats registered to vote compared to 246,479 for Republicans, a 100,224 advantage.
Democrats Continue To Outpace Republicans In Nevada Voter Registration Efforts
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 09/04/2012 - 6:00pmCARSON CITY — Democrats continued to outpace Republicans in their voter registration efforts in August, signing up 12,163 new voters to 5,042 for Republicans, the Secretary of State’s office reported today.
Registered nonpartisans increased by 6,575 during the same time period, also exceeding the registrations by the GOP.
Of the 1,122,236 active registered voters statewide, 41.3 percent, (463,229), are Democrats, 36.3 percent, (407,513), are Republicans, and 16.7 percent, (186,941), are nonpartisans.
Saunders: The GOP's 'Hunger Games'
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 5:00amMitt Romney is a bit of a sci-fi buff. He not only took his grandkids to see "The Hunger Games" when the movie came out, but also read the Suzanne Collins trilogy. I wonder whether he was thinking ...
Placer County GOP invites locals to help with endorsements
Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/01/2012 - 2:00amDurst: Does Congress even care enough to be called charlatans?
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/20/2012 - 5:00amAll of America should drop to its knees and thank the GOP for providing us with replacement fireworks. As you undoubtedly are aware, cities all over the country this year were forced to cancel Four...
GOP Members Of Congress Ask Governors To Reject Health Exchanges, Nevada Program Already Well Under Way
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 07/10/2012 - 1:48pmCARSON CITY – A letter from 12 U.S. Senators and 61 members of the House to the nation’s governors asking them to oppose the creation of health care exchanges under the Affordable Care Act comes too late to have any effect in Nevada.
Saunders: No way GOP could win on health care decision
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 5:00amIn the court of public opinion, Republican officials cannot win. It's a known fact, made more evident with each news cycle, that many campaign issues are lose-lose for the GOP.If the Supreme Court ...
Nevada Governor says Ruling On Arizona Immigration Law Shows Need For Federal Reform
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:44amCARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval said Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Arizona immigration law case points out the need for Congress and the president to come together and reform the country’s immigration laws.
Nevada's Washoe County Critical in 2012 Presidential Contest
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 4:24amCARSON CITY — Washoe County Republican and Democratic Party leaders may disagree on who the best choice is for president, but they agree on one point — Washoe is the “battleground” county in the battleground state that is Nevada.
Clark County is expected to go big for Democrats and President Obama, while Nevada’s rural counties are expected to go strong for Mitt Romney. But Washoe County, where Republicans lead in voter registration by 3,700, has gone for both parties in past elections.
Memorial Saturday for legendary broadcaster, hellraiser and satirist Travus T. Hipp
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:59am
Services for legendary radio commentator Travus T. Hipp will be held this Saturday, May 26, in Silver City. Hipp died early Friday morning, May 18, at his Silver City home. He was 75, as old as the Golden Gate Bridge in his beloved San Francisco.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 26, in Silver City. Gathering, gnoshing and remembering will begin at the Silver City Community Center, 385 High Street, at 10:00 a.m. Food and refreshments will be provided. Those who wish may bring more.
California facing $16 billion shortfall
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 1:35pmSACRAMENTO — California's budget deficit has grown to a projected $16 billion and the state will have to make severe cuts to schools and public safety if voters reject tax hikes in November, Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday.
Anti-tax groups and Republican lawmakers say both tax increases will hurt California's economic recovery. State GOP Chairman Tom Del Beccaro kicked off a statewide campaign earlier this month, saying he wants to discuss alternatives to Brown's tax hikes.
Sparks Fly at Nevada Republican Party Convention
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:32pmSPARKS — An impassioned motion to revoke credentials for more than 300 delegates who arrived after the meeting began. Heated questions about the presence of guests and whether they were voting. An angry motion to remove the convention chairman. And that was just for starters.
More than 1,600 county delegates gathered Saturday at the Nevada Republican Party convention in Sparks in a meeting that fluctuated between contentiousness and relative calm as the hours rolled on.
Nevada Governor Sandoval says Amazon online sales tax revenue is about fairness
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 8:31pm
CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval said Thursday that a recent deal announced with Amazon.com to collect sales taxes from on-line purchases in Nevada beginning in January 2014 is only the tip of the iceberg.
SAUNDERS: Santorum, the exorcist candidate
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:00amRick Santorum has become the alternative to Mitt Romney because the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania comes across as, to use his words, "the conviction conservative" in the GOP presidential pr...
Nevada Political Season Gets Under Way Today With Dozens Of Candidates Filing For Office
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 9:40pm
CARSON CITY – There was a flurry of candidates filing for office and some political maneuvering today as Nevada’s 2012 election season officially got under way.
Over 90 candidates filed for a variety of offices in Clark County.
Another 17 filed with the Secretary of State’s office and others filed in their respective counties around the state.
Opinion: Pettiness and mudslinging bring down GOP candidates
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/03/2012 - 2:00amGOP candidates talk about feds releasing control of Western lands
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 6:20pmDouglas GOP committee to meet in March
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:00amDouglas County Republican Central Committee meeting will take place 7-9 p.m. March 8, at the county GOP headquarters at 1615 Hwy 395, Minden.Assemblyman Kelly Kite is the guest speaker.For more inf...
GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrant
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 4:19pmWASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants - refund checks averaging $1,800 a family - in an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Dem...
Low caucus turnout has Nevada GOP contemplating primary
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 10:00amRepublican Presidential Candidates Make Their Pitch In Reno As Saturday Caucus Nears
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:26am
RENO — From a cheering crowd of several hundred at a brief but energetic Mitt Romney rally to a more subdued event for Rick Santorum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition to another well-attended rally for Ron Paul, it was a trifecta of presidential candidates in Reno ahead of the Saturday GOP caucus.
Romney got the balling rolling at the Grove, with an estimated 800 supporters packed inside and standing outside the event center in South Reno. Romney spoke briefly to those standing outside before giving a short but enthusiastic speech to those crowded inside.
Poll puts Romney ahead of Gingrich in Nevada
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 9:05amLAS VEGAS (AP) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney had commanding support from prospective Nevada Republican caucus-goers over rival Newt Gingrich just days before the GOP meets to allocate the st...
Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:21amPOMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to "carpet-bombing," trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner's lea...
GOP precinct meetings planned in Douglas County
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 01/28/2012 - 5:00amDouglas County Republicans will hold both a caucus and a precinct meeting on Feb. 4. At each precinct caucus, Republicans will meet to discuss and debate the experience and qualifications of the pr...
Calif. Supreme Court upholds state Senate maps
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 9:55amSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state Senate maps drawn last year by an independent redistricting commission, dealing a blow to GOP attempts to block Dem...
SAUNDERS: Will GOP voters overcome rage vs. media and snub Newt?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 8:07amWhen Newt Gingrich called CNN anchor John King's decision "despicable" to begin last Thursday's GOP debate with a question about Gingrich's second wife, the Charleston audience responded with a sta...
