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The economy or the governor? (Hint: It’s the governor)

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

As I write this, there are four hours left in the administration of Jim Gibbons as governor of Nevada. And while Gibbons has declined all media requests (including mine) for an exit interview to interpret his four years in office, writers are still struggling to understand the man who's place

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Which is the real Gibbons?

Monday, December 20th, 2010

(Hint: He's the one wearing his traditional favorite, the turtleneck. Hat tip to the Review-Journal for the image.)

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10th amendment remedies?

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

An alert reader wrote in with a good question: How is it that states can assert 10th amendment rights for some things, but not others?The 10th Amendment, for those that don't know, says this: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to

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Fingers pointing in Race to the Top fiasco

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

This time, it was Harry Reid who started it. After it was announced that Nevada would not receive any Race to the Top education grant funds, Reid quickly placed the blame at the feet of Gov. Jim Gibbons. Here's what he said in a statement:

I join Nevada’s students

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Deal done, session over, but trouble ahead

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

CARSON CITY -- Gov. Jim Gibbons and Nevada legislative leaders announced at a news conference in front of the legislative building this evening that a final deal had been reached to close a budget deficit that ended up being about $805 million. But they warned that recession-plagued Nevada still faces

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Raggio respects the office, not necessarily the man

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

CARSON CITY -- Privately, Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio has clearly had enough. He's been heard in meetings and in hallways in the legislative building to say flatly that Gov. Jim Gibbons is trying to destroy what he and other lawmakers have spent 30 years building, namely the state's education

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Muth: Gibbons is a tax-raiser!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

CARSON CITY -- Conservative activist Chuck Muth isn't known for being shy or retiring. And that's true even when the target of his wrath is a conservative. That's why few were surprised by today's edition of Muth's Truths, an e-mail newsletter. Here's what Muth had to say about the plan

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A word about Gibbons airport video

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

CARSON CITY -- The embarrassing video will likely be part of Nevada political legend for a long time: A casually dressed Gov. Jim Gibbons, wearing

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Special session: Day One

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

CARSON CITY -- For people who've followed the misfortune of Nevada state government, Tuesday in snowy Carson City was nothing new. There was testimony about budget cuts proposed by Gov. Jim Gibbons. There were lamentations from unions, students, education officials and others about budget cuts. And a consensus began to

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Mining: Leave our deductions alone

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The head of the Nevada Mining Association said he'd rather see the industry pay more in fees, pre-pay its taxes -- or a combination of both -- rather than lose deductions it enjoys under state law. Tim Crowley said today the mining industry wasn't happy with an idea to remove

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