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Read 'em and weep: The full transcripts of the Kathy Augustine impeachment trialNov. 29, 2004; Dec. 1, 2004; Dec. 2, 2004; Dec. 3, 2004; Dec. 4, 2004; All special session journalsGovernor appoints gaming lobbyist Greg Ferraro to Judicial Discipline CommissionGov. Guinn announces Boards and Commissions AppointmentsMoncrief recall election set for Jan. 25, 2005Official Call for 2005 Special ElectionMerry Christmas; you're fired -- Attorney General Sandoval sacks State Consumer Advocate Tim Hay without a word of thanks, or even a mention in his press releaseAttorney General appoints new Consumer Advocate, othersNevada Supreme Court decision on deceptive and unfair trade practices alleged against Nevada Power CompanyNevada Power Company v. District CourtNevada Supreme Court decision on judge's discipline for ethics violationsMatter of MosleyNevada Supreme Court decision on candidate financial disclosureNevada Commission on Ethics v. BallardThe Nevada Observer: Top news storyState moves against voter fraudThe Nevada Observer: Political newsFinancial Reports May Have New Look: Secretary HellerJanet Moncrief Faces Those Who Want Her Council SeatThe Nevada Observer: Business news State's Fiscal Condition Rosy, Getting BetterState's Gambling Halls Continue Winning WaysJob Growth And Capital Expansion Make Gains In Northern NevadaScott Scherer Not Likely To Seek Another Term On Gaming BoardThe Nevada Observer: Other State news Pocket Rockets Considered Safety Hazard In Washoe CountyThe Nevada Observer political feature: Augustine impeachment documents Ethics Commission Stipulation and OpinionDecision of the Attorney General not to prosecute AugustineNevada State Assembly Articles of ImpeachmentOpinion of Legislative Counsel BureauSenate Resolution of CensureThe Vote of the Nevada State Senate on ImpeachmentThe Nevada Observer: Buzz The buzz around the Silver StateThe Nevada Observer: OpinionAre There Lessons From State's First Attempt At Impeachment?The Nevada Observer: Under the Silver Dome Legislative Analyst Reportsby Dawn GibbonsLetters We GetThe Nevada Observer in the newsThe Drifter Hotel
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State moves against voter fraudFederal Law Mandates Statewide Registration By January 2006Secretary of State Dean Heller says, "A statewide voter registration system will help ensure that voter fraud in Nevada is a tough crime to pull off." Currently the FBI is investigating at least two counties in Nevada for alleged voter registration fraud; Eureka and Nye, and Heller says the new system, to be designed and built by Covansys Corporation and PCC Technology Group, will be in place by December 2005. see full story_____________________Financial Reports May Have New Look: Secretary HellerNot Mandatory Yet, But Heller Says System Is Big Upgrade From Currentby Johnny GunnContribution and Expense (C&E) reports are mandatory under Nevada law, and have been abused by so many politicians over the years that many in the state have no faith what so ever in them. Contributions have been hidden under various scams and procedures, expenses are bundled and hidden by attributing all expenses to advertising and public relations agencies, and some simply refuse to list either contributions or expenses, saying the law only requires them to file a form. see full story Janet Moncrief Faces Those Who Want Her Council SeatLas Vegas Councilwoman Facing Criminal Charges By Way Of C&E ReportsCriminal charges have been filed against Las Vegas City Councilwoman Janet Moncrief, unlike the case against Nevada Controller Kathy Augustine (See Opinion), and those charges have developed into a recall election in Clark County. A petition with more than the needed 2,106 signatures of registered voters has been accepted by the city, and after a random validation process, a date for the election is about to be set, probably before the end of January 2005. see full story State's Fiscal Condition Rosy, Getting BetterRainy Day Fund Being Replenished, No New TaxesFollowing the end of the last legislative session, Nevada's rainy day fund had just $1 million to tide us over in the event of a fiscal emergency. On top of that, the governor demanded an $836 million tax increase, which he got. All this just before a major economic upturn that has filled the state's coffers with multiple millions. see full story Goings On Under The Silver Dome
Nevada Observer Legislative Analyst Reportsby Dawn GibbonsAs the 2005 Legislative session steadily approaches, it’s clear hot button issues like property values, open meeting laws, tort reform, election reform, health care in all its forms and, of course, taxes will clamor for lawmakers’ attention in Carson City. Still, the even hotter issue will be who sits on the committees hearing these top ranking agenda items. see full story
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Now in the TNO Reading Room______________________________ The Kefauver Crime Committee ReportsHere, for the first time on the internet, are all four of the reports of the Kefauver Committee, also known as the Senate Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. These reports are of immense historical and investigative value. In a series of cross-country hearings, the Kefauver Committee exposed the Mafia as a nationwide criminal organization. The Kefauver Committee reports are a virtual primer of how special interest groups can and have corrupted local, state and even federal government officials. The reports are a must-read for anyone interested in contemporary problems of political corruption and organized crime. Most of the problems revealed by the Kefauver Committee hearings still exist, and their findings and recommendations are as valid now as they were fifty years ago. Reading through the reports will leave the TNO reader who follows the news today with an eerie sense of reverse deja vu. In addition, the reports have interesting material on the history of twentieth century Nevada, particularly Las Vegas, during the first two decades of legalized gambling. Kefauver Crime Committee First Interim Report Kefauver Crime Committee Second Interim Report Kefauver Crime Committee Third Interim Report Kefauver Crime Committee Final Report ______________________________ Held over to New Year's Eve, 2004: Pioneer History of Lassen Countyby Asa Merrill FairfieldFor your downloading convenience, we've divided this book into five parts. Asa Merrill Fairfield, born July 30, 1854 in Douglas, Massachusetts, crossed the plains to Lassen County, California in 1865. There, he taught school from 1875 to 1899. Fairfield made a point of interviewing and corresponding with long-time residents of the region. In 1909 he began to use his notes and letters to write "Fairfield's pioneer history of Lassen County, California containing everything that can be learned about it from the beginning of the world to the year of Our Lord 1870." The volume, published in 1915, contains excellent first-hand accounts of the early settlements in northern Nevada, particularly in the 1850s and early 1860s. Fairfield died September 2, 1926 in Susanville, California. His notes and correspondence are available to researchers in the Asa Merrill Fairfield Collection of the California State Library. For those who would like to know a little more about Fairfield, there is an autobiographical sketch at the beginning of his history, immediately after the Foreword.
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