To the Point

Reporter Anjeanette Damon's weekly television show featuring political news and analysis.

To the Point: Wed, May 30, 2012 (4:42 p.m.); Assembly Republicans have put forward a slate of campaign finance reform proposals, but they will likely have a hard time getting them through the Legislature. Assemblyman Randy Kirner, R-Reno, talks about the impetus for the reforms and Secretary of State Ross Miller discusses why it's so hard to get such law passed. Plus, Assemblyman Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, explains why his committee killed similar reform measures last year and defends lobbyist-funded "fact-finding trips" to such places as the Bahamas and the Isle of Man.

To the Point: Mon, May 21, 2012 (10:29 a.m.); Former Gov. Bob List was ousted as Republican National Committeeman by a contingent of Ron Paul supporters, who he described as a "swarm of killer bees." Now the national Republicans are setting up their own "shadow" state party. See what List has to say about it. Also, former Washoe Democrats chairman Chris Wicker reacts to the GOP drama and political consultant Greg Ferraro on the fallout.

To the Point: Tue, May 15, 2012 (9:24 a.m.); Outgoing Washoe County Superintendent Heath Morrison the challenges of running a large school district amid a budget crisis in a state that has chronically underfunded its education system. He also talks about changes to collective bargaining and binding arbitration the state may pursue in the future.

To the Point: Tue, May 8, 2012 (4:44 p.m.); UNR's new president Marc Johnson discusses the impending north-south battle over the higher education system's funding formula; national journalist Micheline Maynard talks about parallels between Reno and Detroit and Ron Paul's Nevada chairman Carl Bunce on the campaign's effort to get delegates to the national convention.

To the Point: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 (10:51 a.m.); Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey, R-Reno, discusses his new edict to Repubilcan assembly candidates: Be nice! Also, Brian Wachter from the Nevada Retail Association talks about Gov. Brian Sandoval's recent agreement with online retail giant Amazon to begin collecting Nevada sales tax from its customers.

To the Point: Mon, Apr 23, 2012 (11:54 a.m.); Anjeanette Damon explores the battle to win over Nevada's Hispanic vote in the presidential race. Republicans think they see an opening despite the fact Democrats consistently win the majority of Latino voters. And, is the Nevada teachers union exacting its political revenge against Democrats who voted in favor education reform last year? NSEA president Lynn Warne responds.

To the Point: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 (4:42 p.m.); NV Energy's wind energy rebate program is generating disappointing results, which critics blame on a lack of basic requirements from regulators. Assemblyman David Bobzien, D-Reno, who wrote the law creating the program reacts to the problems. Jason Geddes, Reno's Environmental Services Administrator, defends the city's lackluster wind performance and renewable energy businessman Rich Hamilton talks about how to improve the program.