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Ownership of popular taco shop at Resorts World Las Vegas becomes gaming issue

Apr 28, 2022

One of the most talked about stories roiling inside the gaming community these days isn’t the NFL draft this week, it’s the question of who really owns the popular taco shop at the $4 billion Resor

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Ousted Clark County Republican Party Chairman, David Sadjak, makes national news

Feb 03, 2022

The in-fighting of a county political party rarely makes the local news and almost never national news-- but the struggle for control of the Clark County Republican Party defies normalcy. 

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John L Smith's Thanksgiving Round-Up

Nov 23, 2021

This week is a time known for producing plenty of tasty leftovers, but State of Nevada contributor and commentator John L.

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Adelson Money Back In Republican Politics

Nov 12, 2021

Republican Party mega-donor and multibillionaire Dr. Miriam Adelson has remained largely outside the political spotlight since the death of her husband, Sheldon Adelson, in January. 

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Raiders Executives Walk The Plank, And John L. Smith Wonders Why

Aug 24, 2021

Pro football teams cut players all the time, but the Las Vegas Raiders just got rid of several front-office executives amid reports of tax irregularities.

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John L. Smith On Ghost Guns And Why Some Lawmakers Want To End Their Sale

May 11, 2021

The growing criminal use of untraceable ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that are made from kits, has generated a political showdown in Congress and in the Nevada Legislature.

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John L. Smith On The Resignation Of Joshua Wolf Shenk From BMI

May 05, 2021

The sudden resignation of Joshua Wolf Shenk as director

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John L. Smith On The Fertile Ground That Nevada Provides For Scammers

Apr 29, 2021

Nevada’s reputation as a business-friendly environment f

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Fear and Loathing At 50: What Does It Mean To Las Vegas?

Apr 21, 2021

Fifty years ago, Hunter S.

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John L. Smith On The Review Of The Police Shooting Of Jorge Gomez

Apr 19, 2021

There have been dozens of reviews of police shootings and killings over the

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John L. Smith On New Grants To Address Nevada's Affordable Housing Crisis

Apr 14, 2021

Funding to address Southern Nevada's affordable housing crisis will get a big boost from President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

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John L. Smith On The Newest Effort To Address Nevada's Affordable Housing Problem

Apr 09, 2021

Nevada is about to get more than twice what it usually gets in federal housing trust fund grants. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV., made the announcement last week.

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John L Smith On Dan Rodimer's Congressional Run In Texas

Mar 30, 2021

Republican congressional candidate Dan Rodimer lost a fairly close Congressional race last year to Susie Lee.

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John L. Smith On Nevada's Latest Gun Control Efforts

Mar 25, 2021

A gun control bill being discussed now in the Nevada Legislature could impact businesses statewide.

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John L. Smith On The New Innovation Zone Details

Mar 05, 2021

New details are emerging about the innovation zones ide

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John L. Smith On Nevada's Proposed Innovation Zones

Feb 23, 2021

When Gov.

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John L. Smith On The Newest Effort To Change Nevada's Mining Taxes

Feb 02, 2021

The Nevada Legislature has begun grinding away under COVID-19 precautions in Carson City.

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John L. Smith: Nye County GOP Lunacy 'Par For The Course'

Jan 14, 2021

Last week’s deadly riot at the nation’s Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump was felt around the world. But John L.

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John L. Smith On The Passing Of Joe Neal And Phyllis McGuire

Jan 06, 2021

2020 is finally behind us, but before it ended, it took

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John L. Smith On Nevada's Roll Out Of The Coronavirus Vaccine

Dec 16, 2020

The week began with a sense of hope with the arrival of the first COVID vaccine in the nation. 

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John L. Smith On The Life And Death Of Tony Hsieh

Dec 01, 2020

The death of Tony Hsieh, the visionary developer of Zap

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John L. Smith On Sports Betting Legend Lem Banker

Nov 24, 2020

Las Vegas lost one of its most well-known, and most co

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John L. Smith On The Rise Of White Supremacist Groups In Las Vegas

Nov 17, 2020

A Las Vegas man who talked about joining a white supremacist group to burn down a synagogue was sentenced to two years in prison last week in federal court.

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John L. Smith On Nevada's Move From A Swing State To Decidedly Blue

Oct 16, 2020

Nevada’s importance in the 2020 presidential election

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John L. Smith: Stricken With COVID, Can Trump Gain Ground In Nevada?

Oct 06, 2020

 

Hospitalized after a COVID-19 infection, President Donald Trump finds himself trailing in the polls in Nevada by six points with election day less than a month away.

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