Casting Gov. Jim Gibbons as “the governor we can’t afford to lose!” the Gibbons campaign is appealing to supporters for help.
“In this time of economic challenge, we need a governor who can be relied upon to keep taxes in check and show leadership when it counts!” a recent e-mail says. “When the Special...
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LAS VEGAS–Rory Reid, the Democratic candidate for governor, offered the following statement after Gov. Jim Gibbons’ press conference at the College of Southern Nevada this morning:
“The governor today endorsed measures that the higher education community has sought for years,” Reid said. “Unfortunately, during the more than three years the governor has been in...
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By Elizabeth Crum, Nevada News Bureau
A source inside Gov. Jim Gibbons’ office today said Gibbons will not veto the Race to the Top education bill passed Wednesday evening by the state Senate and Assembly during the special session of the Legislature.
A Gibbons spokesperson told the Las Vegas Review Journal yesterday that he intended to...
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY–Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley said “probably not” when asked this morning if the Legislature will have the time to consider education reform and the other measures included in Gov. Jim Gibbons’ proclamation for the special session now entering its fourth day.
Gibbons on Wednesday amended the proclamation to include...
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By Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY–Because of the tense relationship between the Legislature and Gov. Jim Gibbons over how to find $900 million to balance the state budget, strategies on how to ensure bills are not vetoed after lawmakers adjourn the special session are ready if needed.
If the Legislature adjourns the special session...
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Jim Gibbons announced revisions to his budget balancing plan that will protect medically fragile Nevadans, the mentally ill and developmentally disabled, while still responsibly cutting state spending. Among the changes, the Governor has decided to reinstate adult day health care coverage in Medicaid. Also in Medicaid, the...
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The Gibbons for Governor campaign will open its headquarters in Carson City Saturday, March 6.
The public is invited to celebrate the grand opening from 5 to 7 p.m. The headquarters are at 305 No. Carson St., Suite 200, on the corner of East Proctor. Refreshments will be provided by the campaign.
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As Gov. Jim Gibbons and lawmakers continued to work today toward a plan to balance the state budget, a number of potential solutions were called into question during a hearing today.
Ideas to reduce the deductions available on the net proceeds of minerals tax to raise $50 million, collect as much as $100 million...
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Jim Gibbons today unveiled the Education Gift Certificate program, which he first announced during his State of the State address on Feb. 8, 2010.
“These are hard times for all of us. The Education Gift Certificate is for anyone who wants to be able to help teachers by...
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by Sean Whaley – Nevada News Bureau
Gov. Jim Gibbons today defended his plan to balance the state budget and challenged critics to come forward with workable alternatives if they object to any parts of his proposal.
In formally calling the Legislature into special session on Tuesday to deal with a massive funding shortfall, Gibbons yesterday released his...
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