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Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Gov. Gibbons Insists Staff Will Not Participate In Budget Review, Senate Majority Leader Horsford Denies Accusations of Conflicts
Submitted by on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 8:40amCARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons sent a letter to legislative leadership yesterday saying executive branch officials will not attend next week’s meeting of a lawmaker panel formed to undertake a review of state agency budgets.
The decision could create a legal and constitutional showdown between Gibbons, who is in the final months of his term, and the Legislature, over the authority held by the two branches of government.
Nevada Secretary of State's Business Portal Project Moves Forward With Lawmaker OK
Submitted by on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 11:41amCARSON CITY – A one-stop shop for businesses to access Nevada state programs and services is moving forward with lawmaker approval Thursday of a contract to develop the first of its kind business portal in the secretary of state’s office.
Support, Questions, Rejections Follow Call To Broaden Nevada Tax Base Using Expanded Sales Levy
Submitted by on Thu, 06/03/2010 - 1:15pmCARSON CITY – A proposal to simplify, broaden and stabilize Nevada’s tax base by expanding and reducing the sales tax to include services from haircuts to legal advice is generating some support and plenty of questions from lawmakers and interest groups.
Nugget Project: The state lease process
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 12:01pmObtaining leases from three state agencies has been cited by the people pushing the Nugget Project as a critical piece to its success.
But, there's been more than a little skepticism that the State of Nevada, staring down the barrel of a $3 billion deficit in its next budget, has any appetite for spending money it doesn't have to.
Nugget Project: A look at the lease numbers
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 10:01amWhile the Carson City Board of Supervisors are on track to ante up $75,000 this week to move the Nugget Project to the next phase, I'm finding that the more I dig into the details, the more the numbers don't seem to add up.
Specifically, I'm looking into part of the project that calls for getting three state agencies to lease space in this proposed 177,000 square foot development in downtown Carson City. I use the word "proposed" in a very loose sense here, since it's likely to change once P3 Development begins the real process of feasibility planning for this project. In fact, as I am writing this, there's a new story out from Northern Nevada Business Weekly quoting the developer that the office portion would be 175,000 square feet, with an additional 50,000 square feet of retail space, to go along with the 60,000 square feet for the library/business incubator/digital media lab portion of the project.
Nugget Project: Landlord doubts state agencies will move
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 1:21pmAt the Carson Nugget Redevelopment Advisory Committee meeting last night, it was revealed that the developers are negotiating with the Gaming Control Board, Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services about relocating to the planned downtown development.
But the landlord of one of these agencies said it would be highly unlikely that any of them will move anytime soon.
Nugget project developer to create plan in 90 days
Submitted by admin on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 11:21pmExecutives from P3 Development were introduced to the members of the Carson Nugget Redevelopment Advisory Committee tonight, saying they were looking forward to working as partners with Carson City and the Nugget.
For a play-by-play of the meeting, check out the live blog here.
Nugget Project: Meet the developer (updated)
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 9:43amThe developer chosen for the Carson Nugget Redevelopment Project will be on hand tonight to answer questions about the project.
Rick Oshinski, CEO of Sacramento-based P3 Development, will appear before the Carson Nugget Development Advisory Committee tonight in the Community Center's Sierra Room.
Carson Now plans to show live video of the meeting, as well as hosting a discussion forum.
Many questions are sure to arise, concerning the details on the project and its scope, as well as the developer and how the company was chosen.
As I've been talking to people about this project, I've collected a number of questions, that I put together below.
Barnett's, Rasner's solid efforts not enough for Nevada
Submitted by on Sun, 05/09/2010 - 8:43pmRENOÂ -- It's the nature of baseball. Former Western Nevada College star Brian Barnett and Carson City's Jesse Rasner played well enough for the University of Nevada baseball team, but in the end it wasn't good enough.
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For both Barnett and Rasner, each were pondering one at-bat that left them thinking about what could have been. And the end result was a 6-4 win in 12 innings for San Jose State against Nevada on Sunday at Peccole Park. The Spartans avoided the four-game sweep after the Wolf Pack won the first three games of the series.
Nugget project: developer and consultant have history of public projects
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 10:08amToday's Nevada Appeal has a story about how a developer has been selected for the Carson Nugget downtown redevelopment project.
The story mentioned that the developer, P3 Development, built the $64 million Stockton Events Center while Mark Lewis was that city's manager.
But that understates the ties between Lewis and the developer. Looking at the projects listed on P3's website, a large part of their work seems to stem from the City of Stockton, and happened during Lewis' tenure.
Pinwheels for Prevention
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/12/2010 - 5:10pmAdvocates to End Domestic Violence, in conjunction with other agencies, will be placing pinwheels on the legislative lawn on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 1:00 pm . This is part of Prevent Child Abuse Nevada’s statewide, “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign. The Pinwheels will remain in place for the following week.
State Launches Redesigned Stimulus Reporting Website
Submitted by on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 6:35pmCARSON CITY – Governor Jim Gibbon’s today announced that the state has redesigned its website for reporting activities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to allow greater transparency of the stimulus program in Nevada.
“We are committed to making information about Nevada’s use of stimulus funds readily available to our residents,” the Governor said. “During these tough economic times, it’s important that our citizens know we are utilizing stimulus in the most efficient way that will help our economy and create more jobs for Nevadans.”
Candidates for Governor Weigh In on Public Employee Pension Issues
Submitted by on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 3:43pmCARSON CITY – Nevada’s leading gubernatorial hopefuls all acknowledge the importance of ensuring the long-term health of the public employee pension program, but the three Republican candidates – Gov. Jim Gibbons, former federal judge Brian Sandoval and former North Las Vegas mayor Mike Montandon – each say it is time for significant changes.
Nugget Project: Parsing motives
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 2:41pmAn interesting development in the battle over the Nugget project are the assumptions being made by all sides as to the motives of others.
For instance, many of the opponents or those on the fence assume that Nugget President Steve Neighbors has something up his sleeve. Every time some unanswered question arises, people assume the worst, that this deal is only about enriching the Nugget. Perhaps this comes instinctive to Nevadans, after dealing with our share of casino owners/executives, from Steve Wynn to Bugsy Segal to Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.
Official: Companies getting state contracts aren’t registered in Nevada
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 4:27pmCARSON CITY – There are up to 20 companies that are winning lucrative contracts from state agencies that aren't registered to do business in Nevada, Secretary of State Ross Miller said today.
Committee discusses critical issues surrounding Nugget project
Submitted by Kirk Caraway on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 1:11amMembers of the newly formed Carson Nugget Development Advisory Committee received an extensive briefing tonight on where the project is now, and what still needs to be worked out.
Nugget President Steve Neighbors and project consultant Mark Lewis were on hand to answer the committee's questions about the project before a capacity audience in the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center.
Budget Puzzle Remains Incomplete as Legislature Starts Special Session
Submitted by on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 8:42amCARSON CITY – As the Nevada Legislature plodded through the first day of a special session called to erase a nearly $900 million
Lawmakers and Governor at odds over budget plans
Submitted by on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 11:53pmLawmakers, Governor at Odds Over Budget Plan
By Sean Whaley | 7:07 pm February 22nd, 2010
Lawmakers, Governor at Odds Over Budget Plan
Submitted by on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 7:07pmCARSON CITY – Gov.
Lawmakers and Governor Continue to Look for Solutions to Massive Budget Shortfall
Submitted by on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 7:16pmCARSON CITY – As Gov.
Gibbons Defends Budget Plan, Challenges Nevadans to Provide Alternatives if they Disagree
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:38pmBy Sean Whaley, Nevada News Bureau
Gibbons Defends Budget Plan, Challenges Nevadans to Provide Alternatives if they Disagree
Submitted by on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 4:43pmCARSON CITY – 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.
Reorganizing Course Offerings May Be One Way to Solve Budget Shortfall, Higher Education Chancellor Says
Submitted by on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 4:28pmCARSON CITY – Higher education Chancellor Dan Klaich said today that proposals made by Regent
Gov. Gibbons Recommends 10 Percent Cuts to State Agencies and Education – Lawmakers Say No Deal Done Yet
Submitted by on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 12:14pmCARSON CITY – Nevada Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said today that dozens of cuts proposed by Gov.
Nevada Lawmakers Search for Funds to Reduce Depth of Impending State Budget Cuts
Submitted by on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 3:35pmCARSON CITY – In the face of potential college campus closures, hundreds of state employee layoffs and a state budget crisis of unprecedented proportions, there was a tiny bit of good news delivere