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Nevada Gadfly George Harris Swings At Adam Laxalt But Misses with Trump

October 26, 2021 2:37 pmOctober 27, 2021 6:08 pm

Groucho Marx once said, ‘Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.’ Gutter politics is, by most polling accounts, the wrong remedy. For Republicans in 2021, pissing off former President Donald Trump is also the wrong remedy. Yet, the...

Large Real Estate Sales Beg the Question: What is the Future of Gambling in Las Vegas?

October 25, 2021 1:15 pmOctober 27, 2021 6:08 pm

Private equity firm Blackstone is selling The Cosmopolitan’s luxury casino and hotel operations to MGM Resorts International for $1.65 billion. MGM Resorts International properties include The Mirage, The Bellagio, New York-New York and Mandalay Bay. The Cosmopolitan’s real estate assets were also sold to the Cherng Family Trust, Stonepeak Partners...

Las Vegas Councilwoman Michelle Fiore launches bid for Nevada Governor

October 19, 2021 1:13 pmOctober 19, 2021 1:15 pm

Michelle Fiore launched her bid for Governor of Nevada this morning, tweeting: https://twitter.com/GeorgeL92724713/status/1450502363681280001?s=20 Llorge is obviously not a fan. In her first campaign video, she is locked and loaded and literally uses vaccine mandates, critical race theory and voter fraud as target practice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZJ0Dl_wMiA Fiore is known as a political...

Exclusive: Adam Laxalt Sits Down With The Nevada Globe

October 8, 2021 11:44 amOctober 8, 2021 3:18 pm

The neck-and-neck 2022 US Senate race in Nevada has already drawn national attention. And the candidates understand that no one’s going to be given the seat—especially the challenger. After a 6-stop tour and driving over 700 miles in one day, Republican candidate Adam Laxalt, the former Attorney General of Nevada,...

Progressives Want to Tax the Mines; Senator Cortez Masto Says Not So Fast

October 7, 2021 10:29 amOctober 15, 2021 10:37 am

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has rejected a proposal within the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion dollar budget bill that contains provisions to tax and impose royalty fees on mining operations. This rejection is surprising. In late September, she did not oppose the proposal. When asked, Cortez Masto said “I have talked to Senator...

Who Are the Nice Ladies in Joe Lombardo’s Campaign Photos?

October 7, 2021 7:59 amApril 3, 2022 7:50 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Sheriff Joe Lombardo makes an impressive candidate for governor. With his square jaw, silvery hair, and steady stream of pictures in uniform with his side arm, the guy just looks like he’s in charge – a powerful...

Heller and Lombardo Rise to the Top of the Polls with Republican Voters

October 6, 2021 6:15 amOctober 6, 2021 6:45 am

In a recent poll conducted for the Nevada Independent, two challengers in a crowded field of contenders are polling well among likely Republican voters: Dean Heller and Sheriff Joe Lombardo. The Poll of 400 likely Republican voters, conducted between Sept. 15 and Sept. 22, shows former US Senator Heller at...