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><channel><title>SlashPolitics</title> <atom:link href="http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com</link> <description>Everything Nevada politics</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>A few truths about tax surrender</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/22/a-few-truths-about-tax-surrender/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/22/a-few-truths-about-tax-surrender/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6904</guid> <description><![CDATA[The debate on the floor of the state Senate on Tuesday was something to behold: Democrats lamenting Republicans could not be induced to raise taxes for the sake of the state&#8217;s schoolchildren, Republicans lamenting that Democrats simply didn&#8217;t appreciate the money Gov. Brian Sandoval has put toward education in his budget. It was state Sen. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/22/a-few-truths-about-tax-surrender/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Comp meals deal almost done</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/22/comp-meals-deal-almost-done/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/22/comp-meals-deal-almost-done/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:23:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6901</guid> <description><![CDATA[A deal to settle the long-running battle over taxing comped meals is in the works, with Nevada prepared to abandon a lawsuit in favor of reaching peace with an aggressive casino industry. According to one legislative insider briefed on terms of the deal, the state would give up its attempt to apply the sales and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/22/comp-meals-deal-almost-done/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DNA dragnet bill advances</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/15/dna-dragnet-bill-advances/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/15/dna-dragnet-bill-advances/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:42:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6897</guid> <description><![CDATA[CARSON CITY &#8212; The Assembly Judiciary Committee today voted to advance Senate Bill 243 &#8212; the bill that would require everyone arrested for a felony to submit a DNA sample. The bill now goes to the Assembly floor. A similar bill was rejected during the 2011 session, despite compelling testimony from the family of  Brianna [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/15/dna-dragnet-bill-advances/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wynn: Education is &#8216;grossly underfunded&#8217;</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/08/wynn-education-is-grossly-underfunded/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/08/wynn-education-is-grossly-underfunded/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:01:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6895</guid> <description><![CDATA[Elaine Wynn warned us before she began her remarks to the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce today that she was still getting used to her role as president of the Nevada State Board of Education. The philanthropist reminded the sizable luncheon crowd in a Rio ballroom that she is used to sitting on boards [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/08/wynn-education-is-grossly-underfunded/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Reid: Legislature must fix mental health</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/03/reid-legislature-must-fix-mental-health/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/03/reid-legislature-must-fix-mental-health/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:35:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6888</guid> <description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said today Nevada has neglected its mental health system for years, and it&#8217;s up to the state Legislature to fix the problem. &#8220;If the state Legislature doesn&#8217;t do something to address this problem, they&#8217;re all to blame,&#8221; Reid said at a lunchtime meeting with staffers of the Review-Journal. Reid said his [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/05/03/reid-legislature-must-fix-mental-health/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>State now admits 10 patients may have been &#8216;dumped&#8217;</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/state-now-admits-10-patients-may-have-been-dumped/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/state-now-admits-10-patients-may-have-been-dumped/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:19:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6878</guid> <description><![CDATA[The state&#8217;s Department of Health and Human Resources today reported that it has identified 10 patients who may have been discharged improperly between June 2008 and March 2013, four more than have previously been acknowledged. A new accounting was released after Gov. Brian Sandoval announced this morning that people had been fired for their roles [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/state-now-admits-10-patients-may-have-been-dumped/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Among these are life, liberty and a really nice wardrobe</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/among-these-are-life-liberty-and-a-really-nice-wardrobe/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/among-these-are-life-liberty-and-a-really-nice-wardrobe/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:16:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6871</guid> <description><![CDATA[The debates over campaign reform bills usually degenerate into the silly, as lawmakers search for any possible reason to avoid increasing transparency or giving up the perks of incumbency. Such was the debate over Senate Bill 49, the secretary of state&#8217;s omnibus campaign reform bill. The bill &#8212; ridiculously, in my view &#8212; would apparently [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/among-these-are-life-liberty-and-a-really-nice-wardrobe/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sandoval: Discipline in patient-dumping case involves terminations</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/sandoval-discipline-in-patient-dumping-case-involves-terminations/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/sandoval-discipline-in-patient-dumping-case-involves-terminations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:19:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6864</guid> <description><![CDATA[Increasing his efforts to get control of the still-simmering patient-dumping scandal at the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today that some staff members involved would lose their jobs. The governor&#8217;s office released this statement on the situation: Governor Brian Sandoval today issued the following statement on further disciplinary action taken at Rawson-Neal based [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/29/sandoval-discipline-in-patient-dumping-case-involves-terminations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Memo to Manley: Daily Show = Danger</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/25/memo-to-manley-daily-show-danger/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/25/memo-to-manley-daily-show-danger/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:51:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6858</guid> <description><![CDATA[How did I possibly miss this classic The Daily Show episode from Tuesday, contrasting American and Australian gun control efforts? The segment features of the show&#8217;s best correspondents &#8212; John Oliver &#8212; interviewing Australian officials about a gun control program Down Under, and a sit-down with the former chief spokesman for U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, Jim Manley. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/25/memo-to-manley-daily-show-danger/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Sandoval fights back on patient dumping scandal</title><link>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/23/sandoval-fights-back-on-patient-dumping-scandal/</link> <comments>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/23/sandoval-fights-back-on-patient-dumping-scandal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:28:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Sebelius</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/?p=6851</guid> <description><![CDATA[Gov. Brian Sandoval &#8212; perhaps realizing that the burgeoning scandal over a handful of cases of &#8220;patient dumping&#8221; has the potential to do him political harm &#8212; today released a statement saying he&#8217;s been on top of things from the beginning, and that the problem is being addressed. Here&#8217;s the text of the governor&#8217;s statement: [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://slashpolitics.reviewjournal.com/2013/04/23/sandoval-fights-back-on-patient-dumping-scandal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>