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Caucus chaos demonstrates why Nevada needs a primary

The first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, is said to have described government thus: "The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves in their separate, and individual capacities."

Who would Jesus tax?

Add Jesus Christ to the list of President Barack Obama's economic advisers.

Paul sees opportunity even as government expands

It's an almost immutable law of nature that government tends toward expansion, not contraction, absent a seminal event such as a revolution.

Caucus looms, Nevada still Romney country

Do you know what Newt Gingrich was doing while Nevada was suffering through the foreclosure crisis? Cashing in, of course!

Ward 6 voters get the final say on Steve Ross today

How's this for a bizarre: The turnout for today's truncated Steve Ross recall election could exceed the ballot total of the 2009 vote that kept him on the Las Vegas City Council.

No Mack attack

Look out, old Macky's back!

Natural gas is great, but Nevadans need jobs

President Barack Obama got a fairly good reception Thursday when he showed up in Las Vegas to repeat some of the highlights of his State of the Union speech.

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Tax-and-spend Chamber boss destined for disappointment

Monday, April 18th, 2011

The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce is a well-known opponent of taxes. In fact, the group played a key role in killing then-Gov. Kenny Guinn's gross receipts tax idea back in 2003, which may have prevented some of the deep cuts to the state's schools and social welfare systems now

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Tensions rise as business, casinos just say no

Friday, February 26th, 2010

CARSON CITY -- Every time Gov. Jim Gibbons emerges from a meeting with legislative leaders, he says the talks were "cordial." But the talks in the Nevada state Senate Friday afternoon -- in which Nevada businesses flatly refused to pony up to help the state out of its budget crisis

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Hey, peeps: If you missed me on KNPR's "State of Nevada" this morning talking about caucus chaos, you can hear it here: http://t.co/r2Wkp04B