To the Point

Reporter Anjeanette Damon's weekly television show featuring political news and analysis.

To the Point: Mon, Jul 16, 2012 (10:56 a.m.); Former Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa on Rep. Shelley Berkley's ethics troubles and political consultant Greg Ferraro on presidential politics.

To the Point: Mon, Jun 25, 2012 (2:24 p.m.); Republican Rene Cantu argues the GOP is the more compassionate party when it comes to dealing with the illegal immigration issue and immigrants rights activist Mario Dela Rosa talks about the Obama administration's new policy on granting legal status to young adults brought to the country illegally as children.

To the Point: Tue, Jun 19, 2012 (11:31 a.m.); State Sen. Michael Roberson straddles the line on whether the GOP caucus would back a tax increase, indicates the need to "have a discussion" about structural reform. The Nevada Conservation League's Kyle Davis discusses ouster of nemesis Sen. John Lee. NV GOP Chairman James Smack says idea of a "shadow" Republican Party is a "dead issue."

To the Point: Tue, Jun 5, 2012 (9:04 a.m.); Las Vegas Sun capital reporter David McGrath Schwartz discusses Gov. Brian Sandoval's emerging political role in the presidential campaign and Washoe County voter registrar Dan Burk on the lackluster early voting turnout.

To the Point: Wed, May 30, 2012 (4:42 p.m.); Assembly Republicans have put forward a slate of campaign finance reform proposals, but they will likely have a hard time getting them through the Legislature. Assemblyman Randy Kirner, R-Reno, talks about the impetus for the reforms and Secretary of State Ross Miller discusses why it's so hard to get such law passed. Plus, Assemblyman Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, explains why his committee killed similar reform measures last year and defends lobbyist-funded "fact-finding trips" to such places as the Bahamas and the Isle of Man.

To the Point: Mon, May 21, 2012 (10:29 a.m.); Former Gov. Bob List was ousted as Republican National Committeeman by a contingent of Ron Paul supporters, who he described as a "swarm of killer bees." Now the national Republicans are setting up their own "shadow" state party. See what List has to say about it. Also, former Washoe Democrats chairman Chris Wicker reacts to the GOP drama and political consultant Greg Ferraro on the fallout.

To the Point: Tue, May 15, 2012 (9:24 a.m.); Outgoing Washoe County Superintendent Heath Morrison the challenges of running a large school district amid a budget crisis in a state that has chronically underfunded its education system. He also talks about changes to collective bargaining and binding arbitration the state may pursue in the future.

To the Point: Tue, May 8, 2012 (4:44 p.m.); UNR's new president Marc Johnson discusses the impending north-south battle over the higher education system's funding formula; national journalist Micheline Maynard talks about parallels between Reno and Detroit and Ron Paul's Nevada chairman Carl Bunce on the campaign's effort to get delegates to the national convention.

To the Point: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 (10:51 a.m.); Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey, R-Reno, discusses his new edict to Repubilcan assembly candidates: Be nice! Also, Brian Wachter from the Nevada Retail Association talks about Gov. Brian Sandoval's recent agreement with online retail giant Amazon to begin collecting Nevada sales tax from its customers.

To the Point: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 (11:54 a.m.); Anjeanette Damon explores the battle to win over Nevada's Hispanic vote in the presidential race. Republicans think they see an opening despite the fact Democrats consistently win the majority of Latino voters. And, is the Nevada teachers union exacting its political revenge against Democrats who voted in favor education reform last year? NSEA president Lynn Warne responds.