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Norquist brushes off reports of Palin’s earmark history

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist waved off a report today that Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had secured a large federal grant for town of 6,700 people. (PolitickerNV.com, Alex Isenstadt)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/alexisenstadt/2381/norquist-brushes-reports-...

Mayor: Redevelopment funds needed for city projects

Carson City supervisors should take $2 million now scheduled to go to downtown and south side redevelopment and give it to city departments for needed construction projects, according to Mayor Marv Teixeira. (Nevada Appeal, Dave Frank)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080903/NEWS/809029925/-1/rss05

Geoff Dornan writes about the passing of a colleague and friend

There’s a memorial service this morning for a man at least a few old timers in state government will remember.

Russ Nielsen was Reno Bureau Chief and Nevada manager for United Press International for 30 years. For those of you who have to deal with me as a reporter, blame Russ. He’s the guy who hired me while still in college and taught me how to do this job — a task, I confess, took a lot more patience than I have. (Nevada Appeal, Geoff Dornan)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080903/OPINION/809029941/-1/rss05

Local supporters of Paul remain steadfast and fervent

St. Paul, Minn. — Balding and with bright but steady eyes, Wayne Terhune looks like just the kind of guy you want filling the cavity in your rotten tooth.

He is intense yet easygoing, more like the Sparks dentist he is than the revolutionary he has become. (Las Vegas Sun, Lisa Mascaro)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/03/local-supporters-paul-remain...

State’s delegation ecstatic over Palin

St. Paul, Minn. — Nevadans at the Republican National Convention are ecstatic about Sarah Palin, the surprise pick of Sen. John McCain to be the party’s vice presidential nominee.

“I am tickled to pieces,” said Ulli Miyashiro, who lives in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Sun, J. Patrick Coolican)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/03/states-delegation-ecstatic-o...

Nevadans impressed by McCain biography, speakers

ST. PAUL, Minn. — After putting their convention on hold for Hurricane Gustav, Republicans broke their political fast today with a string of speeches that took aim at rival Democrats and sought to portray U.S. Sen. John McCain as an American hero ready to be president. (Gazette Journal, Anjeanette Damon)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/NEWS18/80902056

Open-government law questioned

CARSON CITY— County officials in Nevada say an open-government experiment in performance evaluations for top appointed officials just doesn’t work. (Gazette Journal, AP)

Link:  http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/NEWS18/80902052

Voter registration up in Nevada

CARSON CITY — Nevada Democrats now have a voter registration edge of more than 76,000 over Republicans, according to figures released Tuesday by the secretary of state’s office. (Gazette Journal, AP)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/NEWS18/80902051

Bill to raise sales tax to hire more cops proposed for 2009 session

CARSON CITY – Metro Police want to raise the sales tax, Gov. Jim Gibbons is looking to limit demonstrations at funerals and Clark County taxi regulators would like to prohibited cabbies from using cell phones while hauling passengers.

Those are three of more than 170 bills requested in the past week leading up to the Monday deadline for state agencies and local government to request legislation for the 2009 session. (Las Vegas Sun,Cy Ryan)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/02/bill-raise-sales-tax-among-1...

Ensign says Palin reenergizes the GOP; defends her daughter

U.S. Sen. John Ensign, a conservative Christian who has said out of wedlock births should be "somewhat stigmatized," stood up for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her daughter in a brief interview this afternoon. (Gazette Journal, Anjeanette Damon)

Link: http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/inside_nevada_politics.p...

Porter skips convo for Afghanistan, Pakistan trip

ST. PAUL, Minn. - U.S. Rep. Jon Porter won’t be among those attending the Republican National Convention here this week. (PolitickerNV.com, Alex Isenstadt)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/alexisenstadt/2382/porter-skips-convo-afgahn...

Lowden says U.S. Senate candidates building 2010 war chests

ST. PAUL, Minn. – At least several candidates have begun the process of building campaign war chests in anticipation of challenging U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Searchlight) in 2010, Nevada Republican Party chair Sue Lowden said today.  (PolitickerNV.com, Alex Isenstadt)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/alexisenstadt/2380/lowden-says-us-senate-can...

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