Small Business PAC Trump allies want Economy adds 201K jobs endorses Laxalt Congress to find in August, unemployment for Governor anonymous op-ed author holds at 3.9 percent PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 Volume 20, Issue 29 September 12-18, 2018 lasvegastribune.com Bundy lawsuit addresses public land ownership By Thomas Mitchell Bundy and his sons are noto- and founder of Judicial Watch, and A civil lawsuit filed on behalf of rious for the 2014 armed standoff Craig Mueller, who earlier this Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy with Bureau of Land Management year lost a primary bid for attorney in state district court asks the court agents who attempted to confiscate general — cites court cases, U.S. to declare that the public land on his cattle for his failure to pay $1 and Nevada constitutional history, which Bundy grazes his cattle is million in grazing fees and fines the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo owned by Nevada and Clark Coun- over two decades. Federal crimi- in which Mexico ceded much of ty, not the federal government. nal charges against the remaining the West to the United States and The chances of success are most defendants in that case were dis- legislative proclamations. likely slim and none, but the suit missed when the judge ruled the The suit notes the state Legisla- raises some salient points about the prosecution failed to turn over ture has never consented to allow power of the federal bureaucracy potentially exculpatory evidence the U.S. government to own more to hold sway over more than 85 to the defendants. than 85 percent of the land within percent of the land in Nevada. The civil lawsuit — drafted by the state’s borders. Larry Klayman, often described When the Constitution was be- My Point CLIVEN BUNDY as an activist right-wing lawyer (See Bundy Lawsuit, Page 4) of View Trump tax law takes center By Rolando Larraz It is always easy to blame the next person, whoever that person stage in Nevada Senate race may be; and it is always easier to find excuses instead of explana- By Naomi Jagoda the work he did on the tax law and tions. The Hill the strong economy that he links to I have said it so many times that The war over President Trump’s the measure. I no longer can count them: it is not tax law is playing out in the Nevada “Because of the tax cut we the politicians, it is those who elect Senate race, where a House Dem- wrote and passed, small business ocrat who voted against the mea- optimism is surging,” he tweeted the politicians — and that is YOU. sure is challenging the only GOP in late August. The American people no longer member of the Senate’s tax-writing But Rep. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) can afford to vote for a candidate committee running for reelection sees it as a winning issue for her- just because “my daughter is dat- this year. self as she seeks to unseat Heller. ing her son” or “I went to school Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.), also Rosen argues the law helps wealthy with him,” or “he or she always the only Republican senator up for individuals and corporations rather remembers my name” and all the reelection in a state Hillary Clinton than the middle class. many other stupid reasons that carried in 2016, has been touting Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Jacky Rosen (See Senate Race, Page 5) have nothing at all to do with the candidates’ qualifications. When politicians start feeding Trump gets good news on wages all that cockamamie vocabulary of theirs to voters, to convince By Vicki Needham my has expanded. But Friday’s report suggested element of a more than nine-year economic them that they are the real thing, The Hill wages may finally be on the rise, though they recovery, confounding economists. it is almost like they are running a A new report from the Labor Department on are, as of now, only keeping up with inflation. “It’s been surprising that the length of the jobs boiler room. Friday showed a significant hike in wages, pro- Worker pay grew 2.9 percent in the past recovery and the low level of the unemployment When those with experience in viding a bolt of good news to President Trump year — near the target of 3 percent — the fastest rate have not boosted wage gains more strongly, boiler rooms become politicians, and congressional Republicans less than two growth since the recession ended in June 2009, but the August figures may be a sign of accel- the picture is even worse and the months before the midterms. and a positive sign that paychecks may get a erating wage gains,” said David Berson, chief There have been few signs of wage growth boost after years of stagnation. economist at Nationwide. voters become victims of the elect- even as unemployment has fallen and the econo- A rise is wages has been a major missing (See Wages, Page 4) ed officials. Take for example the deal with the Stadium: how can anyone think Trump declares state of emergency in about building a property of that magnitude and ignore the parking Carolinas ahead of Hurricane Florence facility? It is very easy—the rush By Brett Samuels will coordinate response efforts, to close the deal was so imperative The Hill according to Trump’s order. that the rush to lie to the voters of President Trump on Monday Hurricane Florence developed Clark County became necessary, evening declared a state of emer- into a Category 4 storm on Monday, and they did that by telling them gency in North Carolina and South and has the potential to strengthen that the room tax would not affect Carolina as the two states brace for to a Category 5 before it makes them —all of which was more Hurricane Florence. landfall, according to the National important than slowing down the Trump ordered federal assis- Hurricane Center. negotiations for that particular tance be made available to bolster The storm is expected to reach location. state and local responses to the South Carolina and North Carolina Of course, if anyone thinks storm. later this week. Residents in certain that [I think] there was some kind The Department of Homeland areas of both states have been or- of “campaign contribution” by Security and the Federal Emergen- dered to evacuate their homes. listening to the negotiations, they cy Management Agency (FEMA) (See Hurricane Florence, Page 3) will call me a conspiracy theorist, a mentally-challenged individual, or an anti-communism radical, Our day that will live in infamy despite the fact that this newspaper previously endorsed the governor By Thomas Mitchell wannabe, Steve Sisolak, before we Where were you on September learned of his distorted political 11, 2001? I wrote on the Sunday following anti-American ideals. that day of infamy: I left my native Cuba sixty “I sat down at my computer at years ago because I believe that about 6 a.m., unfolded the newspa- communism is a terrible system per and switched on the television. that only benefits the ones in pow- There was smoke pouring from er, and that the difference between the top of one of the unmistakable Communism and Democracy is landmarks of New York City, the very simple: Democracy is the World Trade Center. Well, I thought, exploitation of the man by the man there’s a story and photo for tomor- and Communism is the exploitation row’s front page, and started into of the man by the government, and the morning’s routine. that is where this great nation is “Minutes later a fireball blos- heading if the voters do not wake somed from the other tower, and it up and see the reality in the political began to dawn on the commenta- system of this country. tors and me that this was no ordi- Do those big names in sports nary accident and Sept. 11 would really think that in a communist be no ordinary day.” country they are going to make mil- I started making phone calls. lions and be spoiled by the fans as Reporters and photographers were celebrities? If they do believe that, dispatched to Hoover Dam, Mc- I’d like to get in on that ever-popu- Carran International, City Hall, lar deal of selling them the Empire Nellis Air Force Base, the Strip (See My Point of View, Page 2) (See Remembering 9/11, Page 3) September 11, 2001 — We Will Never Forget Page 2 / LAS VEGAS TRIBUNE / September 12-18, 2018 Small Business PAC endorses Laxalt for Governor Special to the Las Vegas Tribune impressive enough, but his pro- —He helped curb abusive liti- The political action committee small-business accomplishments gation practices related to the ADA of Nevada’s leading small-business as attorney general seal the deal that had been taking advantage of association announced its endorse- with us.” small businesses. ment of Adam Laxalt for governor. Thompson listed Laxalt’s work Laxalt’s opponent, Steve Siso- “We have a proven fighter for for Main Street enterprises. lak, did not return the NFIB Nevada small business in Adam Laxalt,” —He led a coalition of 21 states PAC questionnaire. said Randi Thompson, Nevada state challenging the U.S. Department of “I’m honored to have the support director for NFIB, speaking for the Labor’s, Obama-era overtime rule. of Nevada’s small businesses,” said NFIB Nevada PAC, which made the —In 2015, he filed suit on behalf Adam Laxalt.