Nevada Political Blogwire

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• Horsford: No taxes now, but tax reform later

  —Ralston's Flash'

  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' [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 9:26pm EST
  

• Gibbons: Cutting the budget can help me raise money

  —Ralston's Flash'

  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 to put this together. How many errors can you find?

  Friends,

  Tonight I delivered the first off-year State of the State Address in [...]

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  Posted: February 09, 2010, 9:12pm EST
  

• Gibbons Squeezes in Fundraiser Plea Before Special Session Rules

  —Dullard Mush

  While Nevada and the world of Silver State punditry mulls over Governor Jim Gibbons State of the State address Monday, Team Gibbons wasted no time in getting out a fundraising email designed to slide in just under the impending special session and the resulting campaign contribution rules.  Hurry, you have [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:47pm EST
  

• The T word

  —Blue Lyon

  The third rail of Nevada politics was completely off-limits tonight on either side of the aisle. I was right.  Jim Gibbons tells us that we Nevadans will need to take more personal responsibility. I guess that’s because he and the state legislators refuse to act like grownups and spread the pain evenly. Filed under: Economy, [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:03pm EST
  by bluelyon

• Horsford: No new taxes in special session, "revenue reform" next year

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, promised not to consider new taxes in the Feb. 23 special session. But he reiterated a call he began last year for an overhaul of the state's tax structure.
  
  "We must enact a broader, more stable and fair tax structure. Period," [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:33pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Horsford: Gibbons' cuts unacceptable

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  In his response to Gov. Jim Gibbons' address, Senate Majority Leader Steve Horsford, D-North Las Vegas, has described the governor's proposed cuts as "unacceptable."
  
  "The effects of these recommended cuts could result in the closure of a state prison, reduction of services to the elderly, and would roll back'" [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:29pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons: I am not a quitter

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  In a message to political foes who have been predicting Gov. Jim Gibbons won't see the gubernatorial primary through, he promises not to quit.
  
  "I will never surrender. I am not a quitter."' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:23pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons takes a swipe at U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  After railing on the Nevada Legislature, Gov. Jim Gibbons used his State of the State speech to take an oblique swipe at U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as well as tout a potential Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki.
  
  "Although there is a perception that Nevada has clout with this administration," [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:13pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons: Furloughs not working; further salary cuts "a last resort"

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Gov. Jim Gibbons, in addition to assailing lawmakers for the tax increase, said their unpaid furlough program is not working. He said new salary cuts "may be necessary, but that will be a last resort."
  
  He also said layoffs will be necessary to address the budget shortfall.
  
  "It" [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:07pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons blames economic woes on higher taxes, touts his own budget-cutting approaches

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Gov. Jim Gibbons' emergency speech is underway. You can follow along on a transcript here.
  
  He begins, as expected, by describing the economic woes that have led to the state's budget crisis. He uses familiar refrains from past speeches about government living within its means. He also revisits' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:55pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Gibbons: Lawmakers made State of State worse with taxes

  —Ralston's Flash'

  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 NEW TAXES pledge, says he's not a quitter and hypes his "education reform" plan.p>

  Special session starts Feb. 23.

  The speech is [...]

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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 5:52pm EST
  

• Gibbons set to take to the airwaves to describe budget crisis, possible solutions

  —Inside Nevada Politics

  Gov. Jim Gibbons is a little more than an hour away from delivering his 25-minute televised speech describing the state's budget crisis and offering some potential solutions for the shortfall.
  
  Gibbons is expected to run down the litany of dreary economic indicators that has led to the state's $880 [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:46pm EST
  by Anjeanette

• Some 2010 practical advice for Democrats

  —Sherman Frederick

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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:42pm EST
  by Terence Dixon

• BREAKING: NFL spanks CBS over Kia-Vegas ad

  —VEGAS HAPPENS HERE

  Number of comments: 9
  [NOTE: Boy am I embarrassed. I somehow misread the R-J thing on the prostidude. Several times. And, evidently, so did some of you. Mea culpa. I'll leave this post intact so you can see what a dope I am. Apologies to Mr. Brean. Still not pleased with Weatherford, though. And' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 1:02pm EST
  by THE STRIP PODCAST

• What is the president's plan for health care?

  —Sherman Frederick

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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 10:57am EST
  by Sherman Frederick

• The Show is UP: Cirque's Big Top Man

  —VEGAS HAPPENS HERE

  Number of comments: 2
  Hope y'all enjoyed the Super Bowl. Look what I did while I was using my betting slips as toilet tissue. (Ouch, actually.) Anyhow, Click on the date below to make it play or right-click to save it and listen at your leisure. You can subscribe, too, (it's free!) in' [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:05am EST
  by THE STRIP PODCAST

• Flights of Fancy: Nevada and its Low Tax Mythology

  —Desert Beacon

  If "lower taxes" were the fulcrum on which to lift an economy out of a recession, then Nevada ought to be booming. The state has the second lowest tax level in the nation: "Nevada's state and local tax burden has consistently ranked among the nation's lowest. Currently estimated at 6.6%" [...]
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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 7:44am EST
  

• Let's Vote On It

  —NoShootFoot

  What is freedom without independence?

  Dependence – which is not really freedom.

  
  

  What do Americans think about when they hear the word independence?

  Fireworks.
  

  
  

  
  

  Americans have been convinced that independence is about our nation – when independence has [...]

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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 7:35am EST
  

• Mentally unbalanced man threatens local TV station

  —Las Vegas Gleaner

  Number of comments: 7
  

  As a RIRO dedicated to the proposition that Jim Gibbons should be the Republican nominee for governor, I would like to thank all the TV stations in Nevada for providing the governor so much free programming time Monday [...]

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  Posted: February 08, 2010, 7:15am EST
  by Hugh Jackson