Archive for March 6th, 2010
Muth: Opponents To Budget Cuts Need To “Get Over It”
From Nevada News and Views: (Chuck Muth) – Las Vegas Sun reporter Richard Velotta inked a story on Friday that every gubernatorial candidate ought to read. Twice. Or more. The story explains how gaming giant Harrah’s avoided bankruptcy in the “Great Recession” by deploying “time-honored formulas of hard-nosed cost-cutting and getting back to basics.” “Jan [...]
Gibbons Seeks Dismissal Of Mazzeo Lawsuit
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Lawyers representing Gov. Jim Gibbons filed a motion late Friday that asks a judge to dismiss the federal lawsuit filed by a woman who claims the politician assaulted her in 2006. According to the motion, every claim in the case stems from a “single and simple allegation”: that Gibbons battered [...]
Gibbons Signs Medicaid Drug Bill Expected To Save $760,000
Las Vegas Sun reports: CARSON CITY – The fourth time was a charm for a bill in the Legislature to save the Medicaid program an estimated $760,000. Gov. Jim Gibbons has signed Senate Bill 4 governing the list of preferred prescription drugs to be used by Medicaid recipients. The bill had failed in three prior [...]
Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki Files For Re-Election
From the Las Vegas Sun: Nevada Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, who had considered joining the crowded field seeking to take on U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, has filed for re-election. Krolicki filed for re-election on Thursday in Carson City. So far he is the only Republican in the race that includes three Democrats and one minority [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons Proposes Changes For Higher Education
From the Nevada Sagebrush: LAS VEGAS – In a speech to the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed changes that he said will modernize higher education, as well as give it a more steady budget. In the speech, Gibbons called NSHE “Nevada’s intellectual infrastructure” and said his plan represents [...]
Rory Reid Speaks To Southern Nevada Stonewall Democrats
Laura Martin, Communications Director of the Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada offers this report: “I am here to recruit you.” Those words spoken by Clark County Commission Rory Reid were familiar to the crowd of one hundred, packed into the Gay and Lesbian Center of Las Vegas for the Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern [...]
Michael Montandon Files For Nevada Governor Race
Reno Gazette-Journal reports: CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) – Former North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon has filed as a Republican candidate for Nevada governor. Montandon filed his candidacy paperwork Friday in Las Vegas. During an online news conference afterward, Montandon said his 12 years as mayor gives him executive experience to run the state. He [...]
