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Virginia City Saloon Owner Carries On Mother’s Legacy
By Teri Vance John Schafer’s mother had a little sign that read, “Bloom where you’re planted.” And in the dim lighting and swirling smoke of the Mark Twain Saloon in Virginia City, he has blossomed. On...
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My Three Cents on Prevailing Wage Law
By Jim Hartman Prevailing wage law in Nevada was recently highlighted in the acrimonious debate and clear partisan divide over SB 119, a bill that excludes construction projects for school districts,...
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Marilyn’s Last Session
Mother of four, food sales executive and self-made policy wonk Marilyn Kirkpatrick talks about the legislature, her family, and what she hopes to leave behind In early April, TE editor Elizabeth...
View ArticleCOMMERCE TAX QUESTIONS ABOUND
By Samantha Stone What’s a NAICS Code? Before July 1, you’d have been forgiven for not knowing the arcane acronym for North American Industry Classification System, a set of codes describing categories...
View ArticlePrimary Concerns
By Jim Hartman The Legislature adjourned on the evening of June 1 after failing to act on a GOP-backed presidential primary bill (SB 421), thereby exasperating Republicans from Winnemucca to...
View ArticleNevada joins suit challenging federal waters rule
CARSON CITY, NV – Governor Brian Sandoval has authorized Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt to join a lawsuit challenging a new federal rule that significantly expands the scope of waters subject...
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5 Things with Senator Patricia Farley
Territorial Enterprise editor Elizabeth Thompson chatted with Senator Farley the morning after the 2015 Legislature adjourned. Here are five things Farley said about her service. PROFILE Nevada Sen....
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Q&A with Assemblyman Paul Anderson
Featured on this issue’s cover along with fellow Republican Derek Armstrong , Majority Leader Paul Anderson spent the 2015 Legislative session trying to build bridges and put out fires in an...
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Q&A with Assemblyman Derek Armstrong
For conservative Republicans, Governor Sandoval’s call for $438 million in new taxes a year was unthinkable – and an idea unmatched since 2003, the year Nevada implemented a payroll tax on businesses....
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