Group Appeals Injunction Against Pro-Sandoval Ads
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Political Eye blog: A group barred by injunction from placing ads praising Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Sandoval on airwaves in Nevada is asking the state supreme court for relief. Late Wednesday the Alliance for America’s Future, an independent, Republican-backed group from Virgina, filed a notice of appeal asking the supreme [...]
Governor Gibbons Announces Nevada Has Joined Lawsuit Against Health Care Reform Passed By Congress
From the Reno Gazette-Journal: Nevada today joined Florida and 18 other states in a federal lawsuit filed today in Florida against the health care reform plan passed by Congress, Gov. Jim Gibbons said in a statement. Gibbons said the plan would force all Nevadans to buy health insurance or face tax penalities. “The Reid/Pelosi/Obama Nationalized [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons Says No To Federal Insurance Plan
From KXNT.com: Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons says the state will opt out of administering a new high risk insurance pool as required by the federal health care reform law. In a letter sent today to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Gibbons noted that the $61 million provided by the federal government to implement [...]
Nevada Gov. Gibbons Named On List Of Worst Governors
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons was named Wednesday as one of the nation’s 11 worst governors by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. In naming Gibbons to the list, CREW pointed out that Gibbons in 2007 sent 867 text messages on a state phone to Kathy Karrasch, a [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons: ‘Defense Fund’ Surpasses Goal To Fight Health Reform
From the Las Vegas Sun: Gov. Jim Gibbons said today that his so-called “Constitution Defense Fund” has surpassed its goal of raising $3,500 to challenge President Obama’s health care reform plan. Las Vegas attorney Mark Hutchison has agreed to work without pay to challenge the legality of the law, but there will be legal costs [...]
‘Constitution Defense Fund’ Short Of Goal In Health Reform Fight
From the Las Vegas Sun: CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons said on April 8 he had received “numerous inquiries” from residents who wanted to help finance the state’s involvement in a suit challenging President Obama’s health care reform plan. He estimated about $3,500 would be needed to cover Nevada’s legal costs in joining with [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons Starts “Constitution Defense Fund”
From LasVegasNow.com: CARSON CITY — Governor Jim Gibbons has announce the creation of a “Constitution Defense Fund.” The governor says he has received several inquiries from citizens looking to assist in the fight against the health insurance reform bill that was recently signed into law. Earlier this week, Gibbons hired attorney Mark Hutchinson to join [...]
Nevada Gov. Gibbons Will Join Suit Against Health Reform, Announces Private Council
MyNews4.com reports: Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons announced Tuesday that he has appointed principals from the Nevada law firm Hutchison & Steffen to assist in a lawsuit against the federal health care legislation passed recently. Gibbons signed an executive order authorizing Mark Hutchison from the Las Vegas law firm to move foward in joining the suit [...]
Rory Reid First Nevada Gubernatorial Candidate To Visit Laughlin
From the Mohave Daily News: LAUGHLIN — Rory Reid, who wants to move up from chair of the Clark County Board of Commissioners to the governor’s mansion, became the first gubernatorial candidate to visit the southern-most part of the state when he spoke Friday to the Leadership Forum of Laughlin Economic Development Corporation at American [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons Discusses Plan To Sue The Federal Government Over Health Care
DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”3310″,playerInstanceID:”E0896ABB-BF78-31DF-94AC-85DE36540D83″,domain:”kvbc.web.entriq.net”}); From Mynews3.com: Hetty Chang reporting Governor Jim Gibbons says he is assembling a team of lawyers to sue the federal government over the recently passed health care bill. This latest news comes after a string of letters between the governor and Nevada’s Attorney General, Catherine Cortez Masto. She claims the governor has no right [...]
Gov. Gibbons Eyes Lawyer For Possible Health Care Lawsuit
From KTVN.com: Governor Jim Gibbons may have found his lawyer to sue the federal government over the national health care reform law. Gibbons says a Republican running for Arizona attorney general has offered to fight on behalf of Nevada. No word yet if it’s a done deal just yet. This all comes after Nevada’s Democratic [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons To Consider Healthcare Lawsuit Without AG
From Inside Nevada Politics: Gov. Jim Gibbons said today he’s disappointed that Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto has refused his directive to sue the federal government in an effort to halt the new health care reform legislation. Masto said today she can find no legal basis strong enough to support such a lawsuit, adding her [...]
