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80th Legislative Session Committee Assignments

Senate Committee Assignments:   Commerce and Labor Pat Spearman [Dem] (Chair), Kelvin Atkinson [Dem] (Vice Chair) Nicole Cannizzaro [Dem], James Ohrenschall [Dem], Chris Brooks [Dem], Joe Hardy [Rep], James Settelmeyer [Rep], Heidi Gansert [Rep] Breakdown: 5 Dem – 3 Rep   Education Mo Denis [Dem] (Chair), Joyce Woodhouse [Dem] (Vice Chair) Pat Spearman [Dem], Marilyn …

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Oregon U.S. Representative to Propose VMT Pilot Program

Incoming House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) said on Dec. 5 that he plans to propose a National Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) pilot program. Congressman DeFazio’s home state of Oregon became the first state to establish a voluntary per-mile vehicle tax as an alternative method for infrastructure funding. Since the program’s launch in …

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Jerry Herbst of the Terrible Herbsts dies at age 80

Capitol Partners regrets to inform our friends and clients that Jerry Herbst passed away yesterday at age 80. “Jerry was a pioneer in petroleum marketing in Nevada for more than 60 years, having created the Terrible brand throughout Nevada,” said Jeremy Bautista, president of the Nevada Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association. Jerry was much …

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Nevada Petroleum Gives Away $4,000

Nevada Gives Away $4,000   Nevada Petroleum Marketers & C-Store Association and the WPMA Scholarship Foundation are proud to announce their Four Thousand Dollar scholarship that will be awarded to a Nevada high school senior in May, 2019.   Please promote this scholarship to an eligible son or daughter from your company.  But, the student must …

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