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Horsford: No taxes now, but tax reform later

By Jon Ralston · February 8, 2010 · 9:26 PM

That was the gist of Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford's response to Gov. Jim Gibbons' State of the State: Good evening and thank you for listening. I’d like to speak to you for a few minutes not solely as Majority Leader of the State Senate but as a Nevadan, a husband and father of three young children. We just heard from the Governor what WE know all too well. Our State, the nation, and indeed the world, have been facing ...

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Gibbons: Cutting the budget can help me raise money

By Jon Ralston · February 8, 2010 · 9:12 PM

Or so he must think: Gov. Jim Gibbons waited about 90 minutes to try to raise money off his State of the State speech. And it's clear the campaign rushed ...

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Gibbons: Lawmakers made State of State worse with taxes

By Jon Ralston · February 8, 2010 · 5:52 PM

That's what Gov. Jim Gibbons says in his prepared remarks. he also takes an oblique shot at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's putative clout, repeats (in all caps) his NO ...

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Ugly lawsuit between former garbage czar, ex-elected official continues in court Monday

By Jon Ralston · February 8, 2010 · 6:12 AM

That lawsuit filed by Steve Kalish, former boss of Republic Services, alleging ex-state Sen./County Commissioner Mark James cheated him out of $28 million is scheduled for a hearing on a ...

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Possible White House hopeful Tim Pawlenty to headline Lincoln Day dinner in Vegas

By Jon Ralston · February 3, 2010 · 10 PM

The Minnesota governor will be in Las Vegas on Feb. 27 at GOP HQ on the Las Vegas Strip, the domain of Gondolier Numero Uno Sheldon Adelson. The invite is ...

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Gibbons hypes renewables, maglev train in new campaign piece

By Jon Ralston · February 3, 2010 · 9:35 PM

And the slogan is there, too, that supposedly is to be used by government staffers but also makes a neat campaign theme. Remember what it is? Click at right to ...

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Rogers to Clark County commissioners: Get out of UMC oversight

By Jon Ralston · February 3, 2010 · 12:01 PM

Jim Rogers, tasked with finding a solution to the county hospital's woes, says that the County Commission "must completely remove itself" from the hospital's oversight -- in a memo dated ...

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Independents nearly match GOP voters in Clark County during last quarter

By Jon Ralston · February 3, 2010 · 5:54 AM

That's among the data in a new report on voter registration trends compiled by the crack folks at Applied Analysis. The numbers showed Democrats led the way during the last ...

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Obama to Reid: Really, I love Las Vegas!

By Jon Ralston · February 2, 2010 · 4:40 PM

Or so the president said in a letter designed to defuse remarks he made earlier in the day saying people shouldn't come here during the recession and blow money. Letter ...

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Gibbons hypes education reform as way to raise money for campaign

By Jon Ralston · February 2, 2010 · 10:48 AM

That's the pitch in the latest fundraising missive from the governor's campaign, with an all-caps headline: STAND UP FOR THE CHILDREN OF NEVADA! Re-Elect Governor Jim Gibbons As a long ...

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