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Nevada, 19 Other States File Motion Against Dismissal Of Lawsuit Challenging Health Care Law
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 3:27pmCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons and representatives of 19 other states today filed a response challenging the federal government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the federal health care law.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Nevada Laws Limiting Brothel Advertising
Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 5:48pmCARSON CITY – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld Nevada state laws that limit brothel advertising, ruling to deny a petition for rehearing filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
State Board Again Delays Action On Closing Nevada State Prison Over Governor’s Objections
Submitted by on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 7:07amCARSON CITY – With Gov. Jim Gibbons dissenting, the Board of Prisons yesterday delayed action on a proposal to close Nevada State Prison, meaning it will continue to operate for at least the next several weeks.
Nevada State Prison Closure To Wait For More Information, July Prison Board Meeting
Submitted by on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 5:50pmCARSON CITY – A plan to close Nevada State Prison in phases over the next several months will be on hold for further consideration by the Board of Prison Commissioners next month, but Gov. Jim Gibbons said today that he will continue to authorize transfers of inmates for safety and security reasons.
State Board Approves $3.4 Million To Cover Unanticipated Prison Costs
Submitted by on Tue, 06/08/2010 - 1:53pmCARSON CITY – The state Board of Examiners today approved a request by the Nevada Department of Corrections for $3.4 million to cover unanticipated expenses, much of it to cover the increased cost of providing inmate medical care.
The board, made up of Gov. Jim Gibbons, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto and Secretary of State Ross Miller, approved the request for the current fiscal year that ends June 30. It now goes to the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee for approval on June 24.
Nevada Officials Defend Early Release Program To Deport Illegal Immigrant Prison Inmates
Submitted by on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 9:36amCARSON CITY – Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty said a program the state initiated a few years ago to pardon selected illegal resident inmates so they could be deported to free up space in the prison system was in his view successful.
Hardesty said the review resulted in 106 nonviolent inmates being granted conditional pardons in exchange for a waiver of any immigration hearing and agreement to be deported to their country of origin.
Nevada AG joins 47 states in military funeral privacy protection case
Submitted by editor on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 1:59pmNevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto joined an Amici Curiae brief issued by the Attorney General of Kansas and joined by 47 states and the District of Columbia to protect the privacy and emotional health of grieving families of returning war dead. The issue concerns the right of a group to picket and protest at military funerals. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit had ruled against the privacy of the family and in favor of the protest group.
GOP Consultant Calls State Treasurer Hypocrite for Radio Ads
Submitted by on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 9:58amCARSON CITY – A spokesman for Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall is rejecting any suggestion that her participation in radio ads to promote a children’s contest involving a college savings program is aimed at helping her re-election campaign.
But a campaign consultant for her GOP opponent called Marshall a hypocrite for engaging in the same practice she criticized her predecessor for doing, and for “pushing the envelope” by running ads after the close of filing for office.
AG Candidate Who Called on State Bar to Investigate AG Masto Now Finds Himself Subject of Bar Inquiry
Submitted by on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 7:03amCARSON CITY – A Las Vegas attorney running for attorney general as a Republican against Democrat incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, and who called for a State Bar investigation into her release of a letter to the press about a potential legal challenge to the federal health care law, is now himself the subject of a bar inquiry.
Attorney Jacob Hafter called the inquiry ridiculous.
“It just shows the type of protection these incumbents have,” he said.
Attorney General Criticized by Gibbons Administration Official for Violating Attorney Client Privilege in Health Care Lawsuit Dispute
Submitted by on Tue, 04/06/2010 - 2:02pmCARSON CITY – A member of the Gibbons administration said today he believes Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto violated attorney-client privilege when she commented on legal work she is doing on behalf of the governor.
The comment was made by Deputy Chief of Staff Lynn Hettrick during an interview on the Nevada NewsMakers television program. The discussion centered on Gibbons’ decision to move forward today with a challenge to the federal health care law without the participation of the attorney general’s office.
Gibbons to Masto: "Fine, I'll file suit against the health care law myself!"
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 10:59pmIn an act of defiance against the advice given him by Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto, Governor Gibbons appears to be arranging to have private counsel, acting on his behalf as Governor, file suit against enactment of the recently passed National Health Care Reform Act.
Gibbons using heath care reform suit for political purposes?
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Sat, 03/27/2010 - 10:02amLet me preface this by saying the just-passed health care reform law provokes strong opinions on both sides, and I'm not going to attempt in this post to pass judgement one way or the other.
But it seems very clear that embattled Gov. Jim Gibbons is trying to use this issue to boost his reelection chances, to the detriment of the state.
Candidates filed for state offices
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 7:44amU.S. Senate
Sharon Angle, Republican
Scott Ashjian, Tea Party
Gary Bernstein, Republican
Sherry Brooks, Republican
John Chachas, Republican
Federal Appeals Court rules limits on brothel advertising are legal
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 8:27pmThe federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that Nevada can limit the amount of advertising brothels can display in cities and counties where brothels are banned.