Nevada GOP Voter Registration Momentum

“The latest voter registration numbers are proof positive that Nevadans are sick of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party and are now finding a home in the Republican Party. Nevada will be a crucial state on the road to the White House, but after three years of broken promises and failed economic policies, Nevadans are [...]

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Obama leaves clean energy event in a motorcade of 22 fossil-fueled vehicles

From the Nevada Policy Research Institute On January 26, 2012, President Obama visited a Las Vegas UPS plant. Stimulus subsidy for said UPS plant to purchase natural-gas-powered trucks: 5.6 million dollars. Stimulus subsidy for North Las Vegas green energy plant that laid off 200 workers yesterday: 5.9 million dollars. Using taxpayer dollars to leave an [...]

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Nevada’s First-in-the-West Republican Caucus is Coming Soon!

The Clark County Republican Party’s (CCRP) caucus will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. All registered Republicans are requested to come out and express their preference for who they want to see as the next President of the United States. The doors will open for check-in at 8:00 AM at locations around [...]

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Voter Registration Highlights GOP Momentum in Nevada

Las Vegas, NV – Today, Nevada Republican Party Chairman Amy Tarkainan released the following statement highlighting voter registration in Nevada. “Republican’s have enjoyed a registration lead in Washoe County, Nevada’s top swing County, for 19 consecutive months. Barack Obama’s broken promises and failed policies are fueling the momentum and with every passing day, Democrats, Republicans [...]

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Chuck Muth : Ross Miller’s “humpty Dumpty” Jihad Against Free Speech

Chuck Muth : Ross Miller’s “humpty Dumpty” Jihad Against Free Speech As I noted the other day, Democrat Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller has filed a lawsuit against our organization, Citizen Outreach, over a pair of mailers we sent out criticizing Democrat Assembly Speaker John Oceguera in October 2010.  The mailers noted “Johnny O’s” [...]

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Make a Difference by Attending December 23rd Hearing on Election Process.

Don’t Risk Having Your Voting Rights Eroded! Secretary of State, Ross Miller has called a public hearing to receive comments from the public.  It will take place at 9:00 AM on Friday, December 23rd at the Grant Sawyer Building located at 555 E. Washington Avenue in Room 4412E. Your help at the hearing can make [...]

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Paul Henry, former Nevada Democratic Party leader, dies at 48

Former Harry Reid aide lost two-year battle with cancer By Kyle Hansen Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 | 7:09 p.m. Paul Henry, who served as chairman of the Nevada Democratic Party from 1996 to 1999 after coming to Las Vegas to manage Sen. Harry Reid’s local office, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He [...]

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Dean Heller’s Polar Opposite

Dean Heller voted for the Balanced Budget Amendment… Dean Heller is Against ObamaCare… Dean Heller is Against the stimulus… Dean Heller is Against the Wall Street bailout… You get the point. Dean Heller will vote to rein in big-government spending every chance he gets. His opponent, Shelley Berkley, is not only his opposition in this [...]

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Dan Schwartz Offers Alternatives To Solving Nevada’s Problems

Congressional Campaign Kicks Off With Rural Tour Las  Vegas (NV) – Dan Schwartz kicked off his Republican primary campaign to represent the newly created 4th Congressional District by embarking on a six day listening tour.  The tour will touch all seven counties over five days.  Its explicit purpose is to listen to the issues and [...]

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Harry Reid Says He Doesn’t Know What Socialism Is

Talk show host Casey Hendrickson interviewed Reid in 2009, and asked him if he supported the government firing CEO’s. When it was pointed out to Reid that this is socialist, Reid said he didn’t know what socialism was. Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte. Incoming search terms:Progressive Party Las Vegas

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Top Nevada Democrat Party official says what!?

Alison Gaulden, chairman of the Washoe County Democrat Party, says that Nevada is a “horrible place to live” as well as expresses interest in instituting an income tax in Nevada. Watch this video on YouTube Embedded with WP YouTube Lyte.

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American Conservative Union Announces Inaugural Conservative Ratings of the Nevada Legislature

Country’s Leading Conservative Organization Rating State Legislators in Five Key Battleground States LAS VEGAS, NV – The American Conservative Union (ACU) today announced its inaugural ACU Ratings of the Nevada Legislature during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring ACU Chairman Al Cardenas. The nation’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization recently announced a [...]

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Harry Reid thinks ‘private-sector jobs are doing just fine’

Andy Matthews NPRI President I was so certain that Newt Gingrich’s opening line at Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate — “and unlike President Obama, I’m glad to be in Las Vegas” — would end up as the quote of the week. But then Wednesday came, and Harry Reid offered his assessment of the economy. Watch [...]

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Do facts matter? Seems not to the Clark County Education Association

Union president pledges to understate CCSD per-pupil education spending by $4,000 More specifically, do they matter to Ruben Murillo, president of the Clark County Education Association — at least when it comes to accurately noting how much the Clark County School District will spend per pupil this year? We’ll find out for sure soon enough, [...]

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A repellant for tyrants

A repellant for tyrants: Part I Why the constitutional separation of powers is important by Joseph Becker Nevada Policy Research Institute Most liberty advocates are quite familiar with Lord Acton’s proclamation that “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts, absolutely.” And though America’s founders pre-dated Lord Acton, this concept was not lost on them [...]

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Herman Cain Wins Citizen Outreach Straw Poll

(Las Vegas, NV) – October 21,2011 Herman Cain won a straw poll conducted by Citizen Outreach at the Western Republican Leadership Conference. The conference, which had been the site of the CNN GOP presidential debate on Tuesday, brought together conservatives from throughout the western states. The Citizen Outreach straw poll, which had 552 participants, was [...]

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Congressman Joe Heck on Protecting Jobs From Government Interference

Congressman Joe Heck spoke on the House floor in support of the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. You can view the video of his comments at the end of this article. His comments, as prepared, are below: “In the past, unions have been about protecting workers. As a physician, I know that the major [...]

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Rep. Joe Heck: Workers Need Certainty

Congressman Heck made the following statement regarding the news that Nevada’s unemployment rate reached 13.4 percent and Clark Country’s unemployment rate reached 14.2 percent: “This once again underscores the need to create certainty and stability in our economy. America’s job creators at all levels have made it clear that they need certainty and stability about [...]

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AP: Mark Amodei has won Nevada’s special election

The AP has just reported that Former Republican state senator Mark Amodei has won Nevada’s special election to fill a seat in the U.S. House. According to the AP, Amodei easily bested Democrat Kate Marshall Tuesday in the rural Nevada district that has never elected a Democrat.  

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NPRI study: Digital learning offers Alternative Way To Improve Education In Nevada

LAS VEGAS — Digital learning offers schools a chance to multiply the impact of their best teachers, personalize the education experience for each student and do both while spending less, a new study from the Nevada Policy Research Institute finds. The report, titled “Transforming Education in Nevada Through High-Quality Digital Learning,” explains how digital-learning options [...]

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Tarkanian Statement on the Obama Downgrade

Las Vegas, NV – Nevada Republican Party Chairman, Amy Tarkanian, released the following statement on President Obama’s debt rating downgrade:  “The Obama Downgrade, the first debt rating downgrade in United States history, is a stark reminder of President Obama’s astonishing lack of leadership and unwillingness to reign in Washington’s out-of-control spending. For nearly three years, [...]

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Nevada Policy Research Institute accuses Oceguera of double-dipping

North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – A conservative group is accusing democratic Assembly Speaker John Oceguera of double dipping.  They say he was paid as a North Las Vegas firefighter while he was also being paid for his legislative duties in Carson City Read the rest of this story on the KTNV web site by [...]

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Amodei Wins Republican Nomination for Congressional Special Election

by Elizabeth Crum Nevada News Bureau SPARKS — Former Republican Party of Nevada Chairman Mark Amodei yesterday blew out the competition and became his party’s nominee for the 2nd congressional district special election on Sept. 13. Amodei needed 162 of 323 member votes to win. He pulled in 221 votes compared to state Sen. Greg [...]

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Leading GOP Candidates for Heller Congressional Seat Face Off in Tame Debate

RENO – For the three leading Republican candidates seeking the Congressional District 2 seat vacated with the appointment of Dean Heller to the U.S. Senate, it was all about qualifications and experience in a debate held here Wednesday. Former state Republican Party Chairman Mark Amodei, also a former state senator, state Sen. Greg Brower, appointed [...]

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Transparency Bills Hit Gov. Sandoval’s Desk

by Elizabeth Crum Nevada News Bureau CARSON CITY – Nevada may finally see greater transparency and accountability in election campaigns due to three landmark bills that arrived on Gov. Sandoval’s desk this week. Secretary of State Ross Miller unsuccessfully championed the reforms in the two previous legislative sessions. Miller said in testimony before the Legislature [...]

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