Blogs: Politics: Ralston's Flash

I wonder if the mayor will be there

By Jon Ralston · July 1, 2009 · 2:30 PM

By there, I refer to tonight's debt-retirement party for new Councilman Stavros Anthony, who will find out ex post facto how many people love him. Is Oscar Goodman, who opposed him the campaign, one of them? See invite at right.

North continues to screw South; hundreds of millions lost

By Jon Ralston · June 30, 2009 · 3:47 PM

So says a study that was done for the county a few months back, but didn't help the local government much in Carson City but is still salient today. Read ...

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SEIU, allies put out open letter to labor movement about John Wilhelm

By Jon Ralston · June 4, 2009 · 4:01 PM

The union civil war continues. Read the letter at right

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Station men, better Gibbons half, many others are Republicans for Harry Reid

By Jon Ralston · June 3, 2009 · 1:38 PM

The Fertittas and Dawn Gibbons join a long list of Republicans who have signed onto the campaign to re-elect the majority leader. It's an eclectic bunch: David Aiazzi, Reno City ...

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Gibbons sets veto record, nixes 20 bills to bring total to 31

By Jon Ralston · May 28, 2009 · 9:52 PM

The veto messages are posted at right.

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Gibbons vetoes tax/budget bills, says crushing economy

By Jon Ralston · May 28, 2009 · 5:56 PM

Eight bills in all vetoed in ceremony at Capitol. Remarks by Man Formerly Known as Governor are at right.

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Latest vetoes: Hospitals can keep stuff secret and off-roaders need not pay

By Jon Ralston · May 26, 2009 · 10:16 PM

The Man Formerly Known as Governor has nixed two more -- and his logic is as twisted as ever. One would have made hospitals report more events; the other would ...

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Man Formerly Known as Governor vetoes domestic partners, two other bills

By Jon Ralston · May 25, 2009 · 4:10 PM

Cites will of voters in gay marriage in veto message but invokes his signing of public accommodations bill to show he does not think "domestic partners are in any way ...

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Why would John Ensign endorse a union lobbyist over a fiscally conservative Republican?

By Jon Ralston · May 24, 2009 · 10:45 AM

That's the question posed if you put a couple of last-minute mail pieces together in the race for Las Vegas City Council. Turns out Glenn Trowbridge was a union lobbyist ...

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