Sandoval Accuses Reid Of Skipping Out On Commission Meetings
From the Damon Political Report in the Las Vegas Sun: (Anjeanette Damon) In one of his first acknowledgements that he has a general election opponent, Republican Brian Sandoval today sent out a press release accusing Democrat Rory Reid of ignoring his job as county commissioner in favor of campaigning for governor. The Sandoval campaign found [...]
The ‘Other Woman’
From the Reno News and Review: (Kathy Karrasch) Confession: I’ve been intimate with only two men in my life: my first boyfriend, whom I met at 16 and stayed with until 26; my husband, whom I married at 29, and have four children with. For my generation, I’m fairly much a prude. How is it, [...]
Gibbons Accuser Ordered To Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The former cocktail waitress who filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jim Gibbons must undergo a psychiatric evaluation, U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen ruled Tuesday. Chrissy Mazzeo, who in October 2006 accused Gibbons of assaulting her in a Las Vegas parking garage, must submit to the testing because her attorney, Robert [...]
Mark Noonan: May Gov. Gibbons Have A Private Life?
From Mark Noonan’s blog: The other day an aggressive television crew went after Governor Gibbons as he arrived at an airport – confronting him, it would seem, over his traveling with a woman who is alleged to have been his mistress prior to his divorce. An editorial over at Reno News and Review takes issue [...]
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 [...]
NNB: Gibbons Defends Budget Plan, Challenges Nevadans To Provide Alternatives If They Disagree
From the Nevada News Bureau: CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons today defended his plan to balance the state budget and challenged critics to come forward with workable alternatives if they object to any parts of his proposal. In formally calling the Legislature into special session on Tuesday to deal with a massive funding shortfall, [...]
Dawn Gibbons Has A New Website
Reported in Inside Nevada Politics: First lady Dawn Gibbons has a new Web site up. It looks remarkably like a campaign Web site, but she said today she is not going to be running for office. Instead, she says she needs it to help her job hunting efforts in the wake of her divorce from [...]
Nevada Democrat Candidate For Lt. Governor Has A Record
Although apparently her record has been sealed — more or less: Add another name to the list of candidates for lieutenant governor of Nevada who have had a brush with the law. Jessica Sferrazza, who is running in the Democratic primary to challenge incumbent Republican Brian Krolicki, was charged with battery and convicted of harassment [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons Deposed In Mazzeo Lawsuit
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal: Gov. Jim Gibbons answered questions for nearly four hours Friday from the lawyer representing Chrissy Mazzeo, a woman who claims the politician assaulted her in 2006. “The entire time he maintained his composure, and I’m very proud of him,” said attorney Pat Lundvall, who represents the governor. Mazzeo’s lawyer, Robert [...]
