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Samantha StoneNevada NewsMakers Producer / Reporter
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Measuring Hispanic authenticity, and other quixotic assignments
Published: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:14:15 +0000The Reasonable Reporter has an uncle who entered the country by swimming across the Rio Grande, an illegal way in that conferred on several generations of Mexicans the racial slur wetback. Uncle Richard – not Ricardo – was an American student of Mexican descent, who, in the spirit of his generation, devoted a portion of [...]
Of Note Nevada
Josh HicksInsights into Current Events in Law and Politics in the Silver State.
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Super-Sized PACs
Published: 2010-08-03T05:52:00-07:00An earlier blog post discussed the impact of FEC v. Citizens United on political expenditures in Nevada. The Las Vegas Review Journal also ran an interesting piece on the same subject. In the latest developments, the FEC issued advisory opinions that effectively allow corporations and unions to make unlimited contributions to independent expenditure committees (although usual PAC disclosure rules remain in place). Although those committees are not affiliated with or allowed to coordinate with campaigns, the committees are free to make independent expenditures for or against candidates. These so-called "super" PACs will undoubtedly be a force in current and future...