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Caucus chaos demonstrates why Nevada needs a primary

The first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, is said to have described government thus: "The legitimate object of government, is to do for a community of people, whatever they need to have done, but can not do, at all, or can not, so well do, for themselves in their separate, and individual capacities."

Who would Jesus tax?

Add Jesus Christ to the list of President Barack Obama's economic advisers.

Paul sees opportunity even as government expands

It's an almost immutable law of nature that government tends toward expansion, not contraction, absent a seminal event such as a revolution.

Caucus looms, Nevada still Romney country

Do you know what Newt Gingrich was doing while Nevada was suffering through the foreclosure crisis? Cashing in, of course!

Ward 6 voters get the final say on Steve Ross today

How's this for a bizarre: The turnout for today's truncated Steve Ross recall election could exceed the ballot total of the 2009 vote that kept him on the Las Vegas City Council.

No Mack attack

Look out, old Macky's back!

Natural gas is great, but Nevadans need jobs

President Barack Obama got a fairly good reception Thursday when he showed up in Las Vegas to repeat some of the highlights of his State of the Union speech.

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It’s official: We’re going to Carson City!

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Gov. Jim Gibbons today signed the proclamation officially calling the Legislature into special session at 9 a.m. Feb. 23, with a long list of proposals to consider. (You can read the proclamation for yourself here: SpecialSessionProclamation.)On the list: Increasing furlough hours to 10 per month; switching to 10-hour workweeks;

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Gibbons: The speech

Monday, February 8th, 2010

I've obtained a full copy of the text of Gov. Jim Gibbons's speech, set for 6 p.m. tonight. (You can watch that speech on 8 News Now, followed by analysis from yours truly afterwards!) Here's a little preview of what the governor intends to say, in a passage about the

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The end of Yucca as we know it?

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Yucca Mountain has been declared dead more often than Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Meyers and John Travola's

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What, do they all say that?

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki was quoted today telling the Review-Journal that he could beat Harry Reid, although Krolicki has said he doesn't know yet if he will jump into the already-crowded race against Nevada's senior senator. (We haven't asked, but we're fairly sure all the candidates currently in the

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Gibbons will give a speech of his own

Monday, January 25th, 2010

News that Gov. Jim Gibbons is planning a special State of the State speech Feb. 8 should come as no shock whatsoever to political junkies. Yes, State of the State speeches are generally only delivered in odd-numbered years, just as the Legislature is set to convene. They generally cover the

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Gibbons: Special session time!

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Gov. Jim Gibbons today blamed Nevada's economic woes for "many" of the problems facing the state, but reluctantly acknowledged in a statement that he'll have to summon them into a special session to fix the budget.The statement, tellingly, reads in parts like a campaign speech:

“Nevada government must

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Hey, peeps: If you missed me on KNPR's "State of Nevada" this morning talking about caucus chaos, you can hear it here: http://t.co/r2Wkp04B