Gov. Brian Sandoval has declared repeatedly he'll not accept a vice-presidential nomination before his first term expires in 2014, and given his endorsement of sinking Texas Gov. Rick Perry, even being asked seems a distant prospect. But what if Perry suddenly surges? Or if the eventual nominee decides that a
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Some fun, big ‘ifs’
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
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Sandoval: Russell doing good job
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Gov. Brian Sandoval today gave his backing to Carson City District Court Judge James Todd Russell, who is handling a lawsuit that will decide Nevada's new political boundaries for the next decade."I'm confident in Judge Russell," Sandoval said at the end of a Review-Journal editorial board meeting.The governor said he
Tags: Brian Sandoval, Redistricting
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One step on a long road
Friday, August 12th, 2011
So, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held today that the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka, the health-care law) is unconstitutional.OK, then. But the cheering from the right is premature at best, since this case has a long way to go before
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No special session for redistricting
Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Gov. Brian Sandoval announced today he would not call a special session of the Nevada Legislature, which passed two redistricting plans the governor vetoed during the recently concluded 2011 session. Instead, the matter will head to court.Here's the text of the governor's statement.
“Today, I signed AB570 creating new
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Budget cuts, taxes and sine die
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
CARSON CITY -- For the first time in its history, Nevada will spend less in the coming fiscal year than it did in the two-year budget cycle just concluded, Gov. Brian Sandoval proudly announced at an afternoon news conference here today. But the state's general fund will be roughly the
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Gov., Legislature reach budget deal
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
CARSON CITY -- After days of slow-going negotiations and foot-dragging by a handful of Republican lawmakers pushing for construction defect reform, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced at 12:05 p.m. today that a deal had been reached on the state budget.Details of the pact will be released at 2 p.m. today, but
Tags: Brian Sandoval, John Oceguera, Mike McGinness, Nevada Legislature, Pete Goicoechea, Steven Horsford
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Governor has lost confidence in AG
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
CARSON CITY -- Gov. Brian Sandoval's office has ramped up its rhetoric considerably in the wake of Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's refusal to file a motion seeking clarification of a Nevada Supreme Court ruling that's thrown the budget into chaos.But it appears Cortez Masto has solid reasons for not
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Sunsets rise as budget gap grows
Friday, May 27th, 2011
CARSON CITY -- For the first time since Gov. Brian Sandoval quit the federal bench to get into the race for governor, he's said to be considering taxes.The move was occasioned by that Nevada Supreme Court ruling released Thursday that said taking $62 million from the Clean Water Coalition was
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Democrats talk taxes, finally
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
We're 87 days into the legislative session, with 33 to go until its (constitutional) end. So, naturally, now is when things start happening.On Thursday morning, Democrats will hold a meeting at Western Nevada College with a broad group of business leaders to introduce their tax package. It's something that Gov.
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Sandoval speaks on budget
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Speaking very shortly after Democrats in the Legislature's money committees rejected his education budget, Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday said he'd found $270 million to add to school spending.As ever, Sandoval stood firm against new taxes and challenged Democrats -- once again -- to either adopt his budget or reveal
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