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"...'harvesting' or killing of coyotes for prizes could soon be officially recognized and regulated by NV officials...welcomed by some hunters, (but) conservationists...fear will validate a practice they say should be banned."
via Amy Alonzo
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
via Amy Alonzo
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Nevada moves to regulate controversial coyote killing contests - The Nevada Independent
The Nevada Department of Wildlife Commission has passed a regulation establishing a season and hunting requirements for controversial coyote calling competitions.
thenevadaindependent.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"...'harvesting' or killing of coyotes for prizes could soon be officially recognized and regulated by NV officials...welcomed by some hunters, (but) conservationists...fear will validate a practice they say should be banned."
via Amy Alonzo
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
via Amy Alonzo
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
"The union’s backing of a Republican in a major race is indicative of its more maverick tendencies — it also endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for president in 2024 and Sen. Bernie Sanders ahead of the state’s 2020 Dem presidential primary."
thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Major Clark County teachers union endorses Republican Joe Lombardo for Nevada governor - The Nevada Independent
The endorsement a shift from the 2022 election cycle, when the Clark County Education Association declined to back Lombardo or then-incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak (D).
thenevadaindependent.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"The union’s backing of a Republican in a major race is indicative of its more maverick tendencies — it also endorsed former Vice President Kamala Harris for president in 2024 and Sen. Bernie Sanders ahead of the state’s 2020 Dem presidential primary."
thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
thenevadaindependent.com/article/majo...
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1983, Geoff Ralston gave me the greatest gift I will ever get: A kidney.
42 years! I can't tell you how lucky I feel. Allow me to share the story:
rgj.com/story/news/p...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 70
Days 'til '26 election: 358
On this day in 1983, Geoff Ralston gave me the greatest gift I will ever get: A kidney.
42 years! I can't tell you how lucky I feel. Allow me to share the story:
rgj.com/story/news/p...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 70
Days 'til '26 election: 358
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1983, Geoff Ralston gave me the greatest gift I will ever get: A kidney.
42 years! I can't tell you how lucky I feel. Allow me to share the story:
rgj.com/story/news/p...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 70
Days 'til '26 election: 358
On this day in 1983, Geoff Ralston gave me the greatest gift I will ever get: A kidney.
42 years! I can't tell you how lucky I feel. Allow me to share the story:
rgj.com/story/news/p...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 70
Days 'til '26 election: 358
Trump pardons folks who tried to help him steal the 2020 election, including Nevadans already under indictment on state charges.
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Trump pardons folks who tried to help him steal the 2020 election, including Nevadans already under indictment on state charges.
In the wake of Nancy Pelosi's retirement announcement, I reflected a bit on my two very different interviews of her and even more so, her relationship with Harry Reid, which is detailed in an upcoming book you may have heard about.
My latest:
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-reid-p...
My latest:
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-reid-p...
The Reid-Pelosi partnership
She was the "best speaker" in history; he was "Harryesque"
jonralston.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
In the wake of Nancy Pelosi's retirement announcement, I reflected a bit on my two very different interviews of her and even more so, her relationship with Harry Reid, which is detailed in an upcoming book you may have heard about.
My latest:
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-reid-p...
My latest:
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-reid-p...
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1932, President Hoover, sitting in a lounge car in Elko, spoke to the nation by radio. It would be his last campaign speech. The next day, he lost to FDR in a landslide.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 73
Days 'til '26 election: 361
On this day in 1932, President Hoover, sitting in a lounge car in Elko, spoke to the nation by radio. It would be his last campaign speech. The next day, he lost to FDR in a landslide.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 73
Days 'til '26 election: 361
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1932, President Hoover, sitting in a lounge car in Elko, spoke to the nation by radio. It would be his last campaign speech. The next day, he lost to FDR in a landslide.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 73
Days 'til '26 election: 361
On this day in 1932, President Hoover, sitting in a lounge car in Elko, spoke to the nation by radio. It would be his last campaign speech. The next day, he lost to FDR in a landslide.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 73
Days 'til '26 election: 361
When Sen. Bob Menendez was about to be indicted in 2015, Reid's staff scrambled to protect him from political damage: "He's in cycle now. He needs to look out for himself."
More internal office emails from my Reid bio research.
Don't forget to preorder!
jonralston.substack.com/p/when-menen...
More internal office emails from my Reid bio research.
Don't forget to preorder!
jonralston.substack.com/p/when-menen...
When Menendez was about to be indicted in 2015, Reid's staff scrambled to protect him from political damage
"He's in cycle now. He needs to look out for himself."
jonralston.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
When Sen. Bob Menendez was about to be indicted in 2015, Reid's staff scrambled to protect him from political damage: "He's in cycle now. He needs to look out for himself."
More internal office emails from my Reid bio research.
Don't forget to preorder!
jonralston.substack.com/p/when-menen...
More internal office emails from my Reid bio research.
Don't forget to preorder!
jonralston.substack.com/p/when-menen...
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1863, constitutional convention delegates chose "Nevada" as the name of the territory. Washoe, Humboldt and Esmeralda had been mulled. Less than a year later: statehood!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 74
Days 'til '26 election: 362
On this day in 1863, constitutional convention delegates chose "Nevada" as the name of the territory. Washoe, Humboldt and Esmeralda had been mulled. Less than a year later: statehood!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 74
Days 'til '26 election: 362
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1863, constitutional convention delegates chose "Nevada" as the name of the territory. Washoe, Humboldt and Esmeralda had been mulled. Less than a year later: statehood!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 74
Days 'til '26 election: 362
On this day in 1863, constitutional convention delegates chose "Nevada" as the name of the territory. Washoe, Humboldt and Esmeralda had been mulled. Less than a year later: statehood!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 74
Days 'til '26 election: 362
"Report: Nevada didn’t pay ransom in statewide cyberattack, spent $1.5M on response"
A deep dive into a state report on a cyberattack that shut down some systems and accessed more than 26,000 files and a password vault server. via @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/repo...
A deep dive into a state report on a cyberattack that shut down some systems and accessed more than 26,000 files and a password vault server. via @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/repo...
Report: Nevada didn’t pay ransom in statewide cyberattack, spent $1.5M on response - The Nevada Independent
The state ultimately recovered 90 percent of the affected data. The remaining 10 percent is still in the state’s control, but it was not required to restore essential state services, so it is still be...
thenevadaindependent.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"Report: Nevada didn’t pay ransom in statewide cyberattack, spent $1.5M on response"
A deep dive into a state report on a cyberattack that shut down some systems and accessed more than 26,000 files and a password vault server. via @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/repo...
A deep dive into a state report on a cyberattack that shut down some systems and accessed more than 26,000 files and a password vault server. via @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/repo...
ICYMI, my Substack on how Harry Reid's staff (and Jim Messina?) reacted to his Romney tax attack, how his staff scrambled to answer ties between his Clean Energy Summit and legislative action and how he tried to broker a union deal.
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
The Romney tax charges pushback, circling the wagons on clean energy and trying to broker a Culinary deal
Reid was the consummate inside player and his staff was always maneuvering to protect him from political damage and appeal to his inside player instincts
jonralston.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
ICYMI, my Substack on how Harry Reid's staff (and Jim Messina?) reacted to his Romney tax attack, how his staff scrambled to answer ties between his Clean Energy Summit and legislative action and how he tried to broker a union deal.
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1958, lobbied by male dealers, the Vegas City Council banned casinos from hiring female dealers. The ban lasted until 1970! Reno was different, recruited female dealers.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 75
Days 'til '26 election: 363
On this day in 1958, lobbied by male dealers, the Vegas City Council banned casinos from hiring female dealers. The ban lasted until 1970! Reno was different, recruited female dealers.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 75
Days 'til '26 election: 363
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1958, lobbied by male dealers, the Vegas City Council banned casinos from hiring female dealers. The ban lasted until 1970! Reno was different, recruited female dealers.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 75
Days 'til '26 election: 363
On this day in 1958, lobbied by male dealers, the Vegas City Council banned casinos from hiring female dealers. The ban lasted until 1970! Reno was different, recruited female dealers.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 75
Days 'til '26 election: 363
Team Reid was gleeful when he made those charges about Romney's taxes. The team also circled the wagons when @lachlan was working on a clean energy/donor payback story. And they once wanted Reid to broker a union deal.
More inside tidbits teasing my bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
More inside tidbits teasing my bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
The Romney tax charges pushback, circling the wagons on clean energy and trying to broker a Culinary deal
Reid was the consummate inside player and his staff was always maneuvering to protect him from political damage and appeal to his inside player instincts
jonralston.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Team Reid was gleeful when he made those charges about Romney's taxes. The team also circled the wagons when @lachlan was working on a clean energy/donor payback story. And they once wanted Reid to broker a union deal.
More inside tidbits teasing my bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
More inside tidbits teasing my bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/the-romney...
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1986, a day after President Reagan's last stop in his last campaign, Harry Reid defeated Jim Santini to launch his Senate career. It was the 1st major campaign I covered.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 76
Days 'til '26 election: 364
On this day in 1986, a day after President Reagan's last stop in his last campaign, Harry Reid defeated Jim Santini to launch his Senate career. It was the 1st major campaign I covered.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 76
Days 'til '26 election: 364
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1986, a day after President Reagan's last stop in his last campaign, Harry Reid defeated Jim Santini to launch his Senate career. It was the 1st major campaign I covered.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 76
Days 'til '26 election: 364
On this day in 1986, a day after President Reagan's last stop in his last campaign, Harry Reid defeated Jim Santini to launch his Senate career. It was the 1st major campaign I covered.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 76
Days 'til '26 election: 364
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1998, Sen. Harry Reid beat Rep. John Ensign by 401 votes. After a recount, it was 428 votes. Revelations about that campaign are in a new book!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ga...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 77
Days 'til '26 election: 365
On this day in 1998, Sen. Harry Reid beat Rep. John Ensign by 401 votes. After a recount, it was 428 votes. Revelations about that campaign are in a new book!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ga...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 77
Days 'til '26 election: 365
The Game Changer
How did the son of a laundress for local brothels end up one of America’s most powerful politicians and the Senate’s most bare-knuckled Democrat? P...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1998, Sen. Harry Reid beat Rep. John Ensign by 401 votes. After a recount, it was 428 votes. Revelations about that campaign are in a new book!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ga...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 77
Days 'til '26 election: 365
On this day in 1998, Sen. Harry Reid beat Rep. John Ensign by 401 votes. After a recount, it was 428 votes. Revelations about that campaign are in a new book!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ga...
Days 'til my Reid bio: 77
Days 'til '26 election: 365
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1864, Abraham Lincoln signed Presidential Proclamation 119, and NV became the 36th state. The state Constitution had been sent by telegram.
Happy Nevada Day, everyone!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 80
Days 'til '26 election: 368
On this day in 1864, Abraham Lincoln signed Presidential Proclamation 119, and NV became the 36th state. The state Constitution had been sent by telegram.
Happy Nevada Day, everyone!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 80
Days 'til '26 election: 368
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1864, Abraham Lincoln signed Presidential Proclamation 119, and NV became the 36th state. The state Constitution had been sent by telegram.
Happy Nevada Day, everyone!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 80
Days 'til '26 election: 368
On this day in 1864, Abraham Lincoln signed Presidential Proclamation 119, and NV became the 36th state. The state Constitution had been sent by telegram.
Happy Nevada Day, everyone!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 80
Days 'til '26 election: 368
ICYMI: Harry Reid had fundraisers at Trump's NYC pad back in the day, but never thought Trump could be nominated in '16.
He also once was friendly with Karl Rove and jokingly said he should run for NV gov. (I think he was joking!)
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
He also once was friendly with Karl Rove and jokingly said he should run for NV gov. (I think he was joking!)
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
Reid on Trump: He was "very good to Democrats" when he first got to the Senate; in 2016: "I thought he had no chance to win" and later: He will be "the downfall of The Republican Party."
Also, Reid in note to Karl Rove: Run for governor in Nevada! (I don't think he was serious.)
jonralston.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:41 AM
ICYMI: Harry Reid had fundraisers at Trump's NYC pad back in the day, but never thought Trump could be nominated in '16.
He also once was friendly with Karl Rove and jokingly said he should run for NV gov. (I think he was joking!)
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
He also once was friendly with Karl Rove and jokingly said he should run for NV gov. (I think he was joking!)
Preorder the book!
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
Reid on Trump: He was "very good to Democrats" when he first got to the Senate; in 2016: "I thought he had no chance to win" and later: He will be "the downfall of The Republican Party."
And some notes to Rove, too! More on Substack on my Reid bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
And some notes to Rove, too! More on Substack on my Reid bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
Reid on Trump: He was "very good to Democrats" when he first got to the Senate; in 2016: "I thought he had no chance to win" and later: He will be "the downfall of The Republican Party."
Also, Reid in note to Karl Rove: Run for governor in Nevada! (I don't think he was serious.)
jonralston.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Reid on Trump: He was "very good to Democrats" when he first got to the Senate; in 2016: "I thought he had no chance to win" and later: He will be "the downfall of The Republican Party."
And some notes to Rove, too! More on Substack on my Reid bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
And some notes to Rove, too! More on Substack on my Reid bio.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reid-on-tr...
Strip visitor volume fell for the 9th straight month...declining 8.8 percent with just under 3.1 million visitors in Sept. Through 9 months, Vegas visitation is down 8 percent from 2024, which includes double-digit declines in June,July.
Everything is fine.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/vega...
Everything is fine.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/vega...
Vegas Strip gaming revenue falls in September as tourism, airline traffic keeps tumbling - The Nevada Independent
Vegas Strip gaming revenue falls in September as tourism, airline traffic keeps tumbling. Read more from The Nevada Independent.
thenevadaindependent.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Strip visitor volume fell for the 9th straight month...declining 8.8 percent with just under 3.1 million visitors in Sept. Through 9 months, Vegas visitation is down 8 percent from 2024, which includes double-digit declines in June,July.
Everything is fine.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/vega...
Everything is fine.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/vega...
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1914, Gov. Tasker Oddie proclaimed a holiday to commemorate NV becoming a state 50 years earlier. In 1935, the Legislature made it a recurring holiday. 4-day week, all!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 84
Days 'til '26 election: 372
On this day in 1914, Gov. Tasker Oddie proclaimed a holiday to commemorate NV becoming a state 50 years earlier. In 1935, the Legislature made it a recurring holiday. 4-day week, all!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 84
Days 'til '26 election: 372
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 1914, Gov. Tasker Oddie proclaimed a holiday to commemorate NV becoming a state 50 years earlier. In 1935, the Legislature made it a recurring holiday. 4-day week, all!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 84
Days 'til '26 election: 372
On this day in 1914, Gov. Tasker Oddie proclaimed a holiday to commemorate NV becoming a state 50 years earlier. In 1935, the Legislature made it a recurring holiday. 4-day week, all!
Days 'til my Reid bio: 84
Days 'til '26 election: 372
Some rare good news for state education metrics, although still a long way to go in Nevada as policy to hold back some kids in third grade looms.
Great data-driven journalism by @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Great data-driven journalism by @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Nevada 3rd grade reading rates up, but fewer than half proficient as retention rule looms - The Nevada Independent
Across the past three school years, third graders are doing better every year in reading proficiency. But less than half of the more than 35,000 Nevada third graders read at grade level.
thenevadaindependent.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Some rare good news for state education metrics, although still a long way to go in Nevada as policy to hold back some kids in third grade looms.
Great data-driven journalism by @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Great data-driven journalism by @eric_neugeboren.
thenevadaindependent.com/article/neva...
Lindsey Graham: "He went to the dark side."
Ted Cruz: "I don’t know a single Democrat or Republican who likes him."
Kamala Harris: "She is someone who presents well, speaks well, looks good...she’ll become president someday."
Harry Reid, unplugged.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reids-view...
Ted Cruz: "I don’t know a single Democrat or Republican who likes him."
Kamala Harris: "She is someone who presents well, speaks well, looks good...she’ll become president someday."
Harry Reid, unplugged.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reids-view...
Reid's views on his colleagues
Graham "went to the dark side," "nobody likes Cruz" and Harris is going to be president
jonralston.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Lindsey Graham: "He went to the dark side."
Ted Cruz: "I don’t know a single Democrat or Republican who likes him."
Kamala Harris: "She is someone who presents well, speaks well, looks good...she’ll become president someday."
Harry Reid, unplugged.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reids-view...
Ted Cruz: "I don’t know a single Democrat or Republican who likes him."
Kamala Harris: "She is someone who presents well, speaks well, looks good...she’ll become president someday."
Harry Reid, unplugged.
jonralston.substack.com/p/reids-view...
"The White House is in disarray -- they do not know what they want."
Part of a convo between Harry Reid and his COS, David Krone, during a 2013 shutdown. In 2015, Krone emailed a colleague about keeping Chuck Schumer "in line" after Reid's eye injury.
jonralston.substack.com/p/in-remembr...
Part of a convo between Harry Reid and his COS, David Krone, during a 2013 shutdown. In 2015, Krone emailed a colleague about keeping Chuck Schumer "in line" after Reid's eye injury.
jonralston.substack.com/p/in-remembr...
In remembrance of shutdowns past (2013); dealing with Reid's eye injury in 2015
"The white house is in disarray - they do not know what they want."
jonralston.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"The White House is in disarray -- they do not know what they want."
Part of a convo between Harry Reid and his COS, David Krone, during a 2013 shutdown. In 2015, Krone emailed a colleague about keeping Chuck Schumer "in line" after Reid's eye injury.
jonralston.substack.com/p/in-remembr...
Part of a convo between Harry Reid and his COS, David Krone, during a 2013 shutdown. In 2015, Krone emailed a colleague about keeping Chuck Schumer "in line" after Reid's eye injury.
jonralston.substack.com/p/in-remembr...
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 2008, GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin was in NV, asserting Sen. Barack Obama's response to Putin's invasion of Georgia was weak, predicting Putin would soon invade..Ukraine.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 90
Days 'til '26 election: 378
On this day in 2008, GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin was in NV, asserting Sen. Barack Obama's response to Putin's invasion of Georgia was weak, predicting Putin would soon invade..Ukraine.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 90
Days 'til '26 election: 378
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 2008, GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin was in NV, asserting Sen. Barack Obama's response to Putin's invasion of Georgia was weak, predicting Putin would soon invade..Ukraine.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 90
Days 'til '26 election: 378
On this day in 2008, GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin was in NV, asserting Sen. Barack Obama's response to Putin's invasion of Georgia was weak, predicting Putin would soon invade..Ukraine.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 90
Days 'til '26 election: 378
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 2008, Bill Clinton was in Elko! Yes, Elko, stumping for Barack Obama. Later, in Reno, introed by Harry Reid, he did a rally. Obama would win NV, breaking long GOP streak.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 91
Days 'til '26 election: 379
On this day in 2008, Bill Clinton was in Elko! Yes, Elko, stumping for Barack Obama. Later, in Reno, introed by Harry Reid, he did a rally. Obama would win NV, breaking long GOP streak.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 91
Days 'til '26 election: 379
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Good morning from The #WeMatter State.
On this day in 2008, Bill Clinton was in Elko! Yes, Elko, stumping for Barack Obama. Later, in Reno, introed by Harry Reid, he did a rally. Obama would win NV, breaking long GOP streak.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 91
Days 'til '26 election: 379
On this day in 2008, Bill Clinton was in Elko! Yes, Elko, stumping for Barack Obama. Later, in Reno, introed by Harry Reid, he did a rally. Obama would win NV, breaking long GOP streak.
Days 'til my Reid bio: 91
Days 'til '26 election: 379