Governor Gibbons, Senator Ensign Mocked On ‘Least Influential’ List
From Fox5Vegas.com: LAS VEGAS — What do Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons and Sen. John Ensign have in common with the “Octomom” and former “Hills” star turned plastic surgery spokeswoman Heidi Montag? They’ve all landed on TIME Magazine’s list of the “100 Least Influential” people of 2010. The list, a companion to the more prestigious “Most [...]
Sebelius: Correction, Sandoval DID Sue To Raise Taxes!
From SlashPolitics: After that new anti-Brian Sandoval ad — produced by the Committee to Protect Nevada Jobs — came out on Monday, I wrote an analysis of the piece that concluded parts of it were untrue. Specifically, I took issue with a claim in the ad that said Sandoval used the courts to raise taxes. [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons Signs Budget Bill
From the Reno Gazette-Journal: Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons signed into law Friday a budget bill representing a consensus plan he helped broker in the special session this month to fix the state’s $805 million budget hole. Moments before signing Assembly Bill 6, Gibbons’ general counsel pulled out the plastic veto stamp and set it next [...]
Newly Energized Governor Gibbons Ready To Hit Campaign Trail
From the Las Vegas Sun: CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons strode purposefully down the hall of the Capitol on Thursday, his black cowboy boots clicking on the marble floor. He was preparing to do what a more conventional, maybe more realistic, politician wouldn’t: file for re-election. He was defying the political establishment, his former [...]
Nevada Governor Gibbons To Veto Special Session Bill
Reported on KNXT.com: In a somewhat surprising move out of Carson City, Governor Jim Gibbons’ office now says he plans to veto one of the bills passed in the recent special legislative session. The governor will reportedly veto Senate Bill 3, establishing a four-day, 10-hour-a-day work week for most state employees. The bill also requires [...]
Las Vegas Review-Journal: SPECIAL SESSION: Legislators Vow Tax Overhaul
This article really shows why it is important who we elect as Governor and legislators in 2010. Laura Myers reports: CARSON CITY — They’ll be back, Nevada’s lawmakers. And next time, taxes will be on the table. Talking tax overhaul is the top goal Democratic legislative leaders and key Republicans set when they wrapped up [...]
Nevada Sagebrush: Special Session Will Boost Governor Gibbons’ Popularity
Analysis from Jay Balagna: After a week-long special session of the Nevada Legislature, lawmakers passed a balanced budget they admitted nobody would like. Sen. Bob Coffin, D-Clark County, berated his fellow senators in the waning moments of the session for rushing through a budget he said was little more than a bandage on Nevada’s budget [...]
Inside Nevada Politics: Lawmakers Pass $880 Million Budget Fix, Jobs Bill
Anjeanette Damon reports: Nevada lawmakers closed a six-day special session early Monday morning after passing an $880 million budget fix over little Republican opposition, approved a bill expected to generate more than 3,000 jobs throughout the state and rejected another measure that would have meddled in a Nevada Supreme Court water rights ruling. In a [...]
NNB: Bipartisan Budget Deal In Place
From the Nevada News Bureau: CARSON CITY – As a deal to close an $805 million budget gap was announced today, bringing a close to a sometimes rancorous six-day special session, Republican lawmakers say they helped shape the debate that led to a minimal use of taxes and fees to balance the spending plan. And [...]
SPECIAL SESSION: Tentative Budget Deal Reached; Education Spending Would Be Cut 6.9 Percent
Las Vegas Review Journal reports: Carson City — State spending on education would be cut by 6.9 percent under a budget deal Democrats and Republicans reached late Saturday, a source who had seen the draft budget document said. The extra revenue would come mostly from the mining and banking industries. Casinos would not have to [...]
Gibbons: State $10-$30 Million From A Balanced Budget
From the Nevada Sagebrush: CARSON CITY – After emerging from a meeting with legislative leaders, Gov. Jim Gibbons said state leaders are getting closer to a solution to the state’s budget crisis. “We’re making our way closer,” he said. “We’re not exactly balanced on the revenue side.” Gibbons said meetings were going cordially and leaders [...]
Sen. Townsend: Special Session Could Last Until Mid-Week
From the Reno Gazette-Journal: When will the special session of the Legislature be over? At least one Reno senator thinks it could go until Wednesday. Just the logistics of getting the budget cuts and fee increases into the final document is going to take a while, said Sen. Randolph Townsend, R-Reno. “When the deal is [...]
