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Gibbons v. Gibbons

Photo by Tiffany Brown / Las Vegas Sun

Dawn Gibbons appears by her husband's side during an October 2006 news conference. She filed papers in court Wednesday (May 28, 2008) that are apparently an argument to open the couple's sealed divorce filing.

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A divorce proceeding that' become nasty and the subject of national gossip, plus an ongoing succession of problems continues to raise questions as to what Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons is going to do next to damage his political standing.

It's almost as if Gibbons v. Gibbons has another meaning — is the governor his own worst political enemy?

The governor’s short but eventful tenure has been marked by unforeseen challenges, as well as problems of his own making. His political appointments have drawn fire and he has been politically tone-deaf to severe problems facing the state.

Archive highlights

Take Gibbons’ phone, please

Wed, Jun 11, 2008

By Jon Ralston

The parties have agreed that there will be no further public comment from either side while the parties attempt to resolve issues related to the divorce action. — Joint statement ...

With the dirt flying, party backing away

Thu, May 29, 2008

By J. Patrick Coolican, David McGrath Schwartz

Gov. Jim Gibbons’ political future turned bleak Wednesday as prominent Republicans said his support in the party is quickly disintegrating in the wake of the latest court filing in his ...

Jim Gibbons reaps public embarrassment through private sowing

Sun, May 25, 2008

By Jon Ralston

It seems somehow a miscarriage of justice that after all of his myriad malefactions as governor Jim Gibbons should be undone by his treatment of his wife.

Divorce as political spectacle

Thu, May 8, 2008

By David McGrath Schwartz

When word of marital trouble in the Governor’s Mansion seeped out, Gov. Jim Gibbons’ allies hoped for as quiet a divorce as possible. That clearly is not how things have ...

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Judge green-lights suit against Gibbons

Wed, Jul 1, 2009

By Jeff German

Chief U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt is refusing to toss out Chrissy Mazzeo’s civil rights lawsuit. The former cocktail waitress alleges that several people conspired with Jim Gibbons on a ...

Gibbons calls for report on high gas prices

Fri, Jun 26, 2009

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to know what, if anything, can be done about high gasoline prices, which could keep tourists away from Nevada during this summer season.

Gibbons says he feels 'very badly' for Ensign

Fri, Jun 19, 2009

Associated Press

Gov. Jim Gibbons says he feels "very badly" for U.S. Sen. John Ensign and his wife, Darlene, after the senator admitted having an extramarital affair with a former campaign worker.

Gibbons names Reno man as adjutant general

Tue, Jun 16, 2009

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons named Brigadier General William R. Burks, a Reno man who has been in the National Guard since 1978, as adjutant general.

Gibbons' chief of staff resigning for 'new opportunities'

Tue, Jun 16, 2009

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – Josh Hicks, chief of staff to Gov. Jim Gibbons during some of the toughest periods of his administration, is resigning. Hicks, 36, said it was great to ...

Are you ready for ... a longer general election cycle?

Sun, Jun 14, 2009

By David McGrath Schwartz

By creating a longer general election season, a new law will allow parties’ nominees to regroup and replenish their campaign coffers after brutal primary contests.

Scare tactician

Fri, Jun 12, 2009

To hear Gov. Jim Gibbons tell it, all anyone cares about are taxes. Since the Legislature passed a budget with a series of incremental tax increases, Gibbons has loudly complained ...

Gibbons won't bring back state's adjutant general

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

By Cy Ryan

CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons has decided not to re-appoint Adjutant General Cynthia Kirkland, the first woman to hold the state’s top military post.

NV Energy hits mark for renewable generation

Thu, Jun 11, 2009

By Cy Ryan

For the first time, NV Energy has met the requirement for renewable energy production. In 2008 the company generated more than 9 percent of its output from renewable sources.

Session evaluation: A winner, a loser, but mostly a wash

Sun, Jun 7, 2009

By J. Patrick Coolican, David McGrath Schwartz

When the boat has a gaping hole in it, no one on board is having much fun on the shuffleboard court. And so at the Nevada Legislature, which adjourned last ...

Newspaper: Open records on Gibbons’ concealed-gun permit

Tue, Jun 2, 2009

By Cy Ryan

Nevadans should be able to find out whether authorities suspended their governor’s permit to carry a concealed handgun, a newspaper’s lawyers will argue today.

New courts will stress treatment of gamblers

Mon, Jun 1, 2009

By Sam Skolnik

The only significant statewide study on the topic, in 2002, showed that about 6.4 percent of the state’s adults were either problem or pathological gamblers — almost one in 15 ...

Errors bill had support of hospitals

Sun, May 31, 2009

By David McGrath Schwartz

Lobbyists and lawmakers are scratching their heads over a number of Gov. Jim Gibbons’ 42 vetoes, among them his snub of Senate Bill 319. Health care advocates and hospitals signed ...

Court fee hike amended to avoid Gibbons' veto

Fri, May 29, 2009

By Cy Ryan

A bill to fund nine new district court judgeships by raising the cost of filing civil lawsuits has been amended in an attempt to avoid a veto by Gov. Jim ...

Gibbons’ veto of rights for gay couples appears safe

Thu, May 28, 2009

By J. Patrick Coolican

Nevada has a long history of libertarianism. But that legacy appears threatened in the closing days of the legislative session, as Gov. Jim Gibbons’ veto of a bill granting domestic ...