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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Recent Stories (view all stories)

Why having 10 candidates doesn’t help GOP: Friday, Nov. 20, 2009; There was this moment during the first forum of the 2010 U.S. Senate race Thursday that encapsulates the Republican Party’s problem and could undermine its unprecedented opportunity to excise the Senate majority leader from the D.C. landscape:
Ralston awaits political theater of Gibbons’ Last Gasp: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; Take this prediction to the bank: The next session of the Nevada Legislature will not commence as scheduled on Feb. 7, 2011, but sometime next year, perhaps as early as January.
Running the state revenue structure meeting through a truth filter: Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009; If only someone spiked the java with truth serum before Thursday’s meeting of the Subcommittee to Conduct a Review of Nevada’s Revenue Structure, which will appoint members of the Nevada Vision Stakeholder Group (what’s in a name?).
More evidence of a broken tax system: Friday, Nov. 13, 2009; The Pew report, though thorough and insightful, breaks no new ground for those familiar with Nevada’s financial cataclysm.
Weighing whether Gibbons will seek reelection: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009; As Year Three of the painfully memorable Gibbons governorship comes to a close, the most asked questions about his future are: Can he win, and will he run?
Jon Ralston laments the campaign spin from members of both major parties: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009; There is a distinction between stupidity and ignorance.
Nevada’s bizarro political world: Friday, Nov. 6, 2009; Some end-of-the-week musings from your favorite pundit:
GOP in disarray won’t assure Dems an easy ride here in 2010: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009; By now, the instant post-mortems on Election 2009 results will have been written, either overstating (most likely) or understating their significance for Campaign 2010.
Why it’s too early to be ’10 election know-it-alls: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009; One year before the 2008 election, GOP Rep. Jon Porter seemed like a good bet for reelection. Stories written at the time focused on Porter’s untested opponent, Robert Daskas, who was well behind in fundraising and not ready for prime time. One year later Porter was out of office, but not because of Daskas.
Rooting against the economy: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009; The latest release of stimulus jobs numbers has set off the expected partisan nonsense. Democrats are gushing about how the stimulus is working, and Republicans continue to question its efficacy.

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Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)

The governor's plan is in writing!: Friday, June 27, 2008; This document was just given to senators by state budget boss Andrew Clinger. See full post.
Dawn Gibbons' lawyer files divorce documents: Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Eight percent in statewide: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Republican returns: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
Bill surprises MGM Grand workers: Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
DNC Opposition Lawsuit Filings: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008
Flashing the debate: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008
Motion filed in lawsuit for TRO and emergency hearing: Monday, Jan. 14, 2008; See the court document.

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