Jon Ralston

Host/ Face to Face

Jon has been covering politics and government for the Sun since 2000 and is the host of the television show "Face to Face with Jon Ralston." He provides the inside story of what's really happening in Nevada. His column appears Sunday, Wednesday, Friday

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Over the last month or so Freedom’s Watch ...: Monday, May 12, 2008; ... the conservative outfit funded by Gondolier Numero Uno Sheldon Adelson ...
Several games of political chicken converging at one intersection: Sunday, May 11, 2008; As elected and unelected leaders try to reach an elusive consensus on how to tax the gaming industry to help education, several intersecting chicken contests among these various cocks of the walk and a few assertive hens could cause a spectacular crash or a breathtaking solution.
The first week of filing is over ...: Sunday, May 11, 2008; ... and here’s what we know ...
Chuck Muth doesn’t understand ...: Saturday, May 10, 2008; ... the concept of the single-front war.
The Perfect Storm: Friday, May 9, 2008; Nine months before the 2009 Legislature is scheduled to convene, with nearly a billion dollars in state programs guillotined and a commission now chartered to recommend even more reductions, the governor met with lawmakers this week to discuss — what else? — more cuts for next year.
As zany as ever, Mayor Oscar Goodman is.: Friday, May 9, 2008; As zany as ever, Mayor Oscar Goodman is. We don’t get too
many lectures to fourth graders on the pleasures of being a chronic inebriate or threats to lop off thumbs of graffiti scofflaws anymore.
Overcome with the power of the green movement: Thursday, May 8, 2008; I am overcome with the unstoppable power of the green movement, converting a coal- and gas-loving utility into a promoter of renewables.
Jon Ralston feels their pain, but would ask Jim and Dawn: Why now?: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; Jim doesn’t want to talk about it, all Dawn wants to do is talk and the media can’t help but listen. This is excruciating to watch. But like any train wreck — and make no mistake, this is a train wreck — it’s impossible to avert your eyes.
For Dina Titus, it's good to be anointed: Wednesday, May 7, 2008; Dina Titus, The Anointed One. Oh how she must be loving that feeling for the first time in her career.
So Gov. Jim Gibbons chooses Cinco de Mayo, of all days, to propose an amnesty plan …: Tuesday, May 6, 2008; So Gov. Jim Gibbons chooses Cinco de Mayo, of all days to propose an amnesty plan.