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The cowboy has lots of friends
Commissioner Tom Collins loves lobbyists and they love him. Read about it at right.
The AG gives a green light and a lawmaker says: “Let’s go!”
The AG has written a precedential opinion saying lawmakers can have a say in budget cuts — but only if the interim Finance Committee meets to do so. I have ...
Cutting $800 million from next session’s budget? Here are the documents
At a meeting Wednesday, Gov. Jim Gibbons showed legislative leaders potential cuts for the next biennium that total $800 million. One shows a 14 percent cut — that includes K-12 ...
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And the sign said: If you’re not in business, you need not apply
If you haven’t been in business and aren’t well-connected, you can’t be on the Spending and Government Efficiency Commission. Really, it’s right there in the executive order at right.
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Gibbons files for divorce, asks back in to mansion
The papers were filed in Carson City late this afternoon. Here’s the lawyer’s statement: Today, on behalf of our client Governor Jim Gibbons, our firm filed various legal documents pertaining ...
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The wide-ranging lawsuit in The Great Hepatitis Scare of 2008
The lawsuit against the clinic, a local consulting company and the manufacturer and distributor of the anesthesia can be read at right.
The son of a cabbie wants to be a limo mogul
Gondolier Numero Uno Sheldon Adelson wants to operate a charter limo service. Read his application at right.
Halverson to court: Don’t make me run this time!
Troubled Judge Elizabeth Halverson has asked the state Supreme Court to pull her race and several others from the ballot because she believes a law that caused a de facto ...
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Titus announcement set—read all about it
Dina Titus for Congress officially kicks off at 5 p.m. Thursday. Read about it at right.
Roll Call looks at Reid as GOP target in 2010
The capital publication Roll Call takes a look today at Harry Reid’s prospects in 2010: Reid’s Next Act Tests His Skills Here, Home By Erin P. Billings Roll Call Staff ...
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