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Tag Archives: Government
What they’re saying about HR 3200
Having just posted the House Committee’s analysis of HR 3200 I went to Huffington Post to see what they are saying about it. Here are some excerpts: HR 3200, the House version of health care reform. The Senate’s H.E.L.P.’s subcommittee … Continue reading
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Tagged Amargosa, Beatty, Democrats, Government, Health Care, HR 3200, Nevada, Nevada Democrats, Nye, Pahrump, Tonopah
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Is Marijuana the Answer to California’s Budget Woes?
Watch the Time video. Proponents of marijuana legalization have advanced plenty of arguments in support of their drug of choice: marijuana is less dangerous than legal substances like cigarettes and alcohol; pot has legitimate medical uses; the money spent prosecuting … Continue reading
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Tagged Amargosa, Beatty, Budget Deficit, Government, Health Care, Marijuana, Nevada, Nye, Pahrump, Tonopah
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Nevada ranks last in allocating federal stimulus money
Mark Robison writes in today’s Reno Gazette Journal that “Nevada ranks last in the nation for having allocated federal stimulus funds for transportation projects, according to a study by the investigative journalism site ProPublica.org.” That stimulus money was supposed to … Continue reading
Want to run for a seat in the Nevada Assembly?
If you are interested in running for the Assembly, You are cordially invited to attend “Running and Serving in the Nevada Assembly: An Overview” Sponsored by the Assembly Democratic Caucus Las Vegas: Wednesday, July 29, Noon and 5:30 p.m., Nevada … Continue reading
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Tagged Amargosa, Beatty, Democrats, Ed Goedhart, Government, Nevada Democrats, Nye, Nye County Democratic Central Committee, Nye Democrats, Pahrump, Tonopah
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Democratic Senators Stiffing Democratic Grassroots
Democratic Senators have put themselves between a rock and a hard place. during this week’s congressional recess — left-leaning bloggers and grass-roots organizations such as MoveOn.org, Health Care for America Now and the Service Employees International Union have singled out … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlen Specter, Ben Nelson, Dianne Feinstein, Government, Health Care, Mary Landrieu, Ron Wyden
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Prescription Discount Cards are Available
That is, according to the Nye County official web site. The card is free. You can even use the card for prescriptions for you pet. You have to use the card at a “participating retail pharmacy.” They confuse me a … Continue reading