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Horsford is a Democrat for Congress

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

The first thing I noticed about state Sen. Steven Horsford's email notifying the press of a "major announcement" today was the line at the top of his letterhead, "Steven Horsford: Democrat for Congress."Yes, that spoiled

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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

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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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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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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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Horsford: Everything’s on the table when it come to cuts

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Editor's note: I interviewed state Sen. Steven Horsford, the Democratic majority leader, for this week's CityLife. Here's an advance look at that piece. For more news and commentary, visit the CityLife website on Thursday.

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Berns exits journalism for politics

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Dave Berns, the former host of KNPR-FM 88.9's State of Nevada radio program, has signed on to work for state Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford. Berns confirmed today that he's doing "pretty much anything he [Horsford] asks for," including writing speeches.Berns was host of State of Nevada from 2005 until

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