Jim Gibbons News

Ah, yes, the only readable bit of the Sunday Review Journal--the Reporter's Notebook--had this quote from the ex-mayor of Nor'Town and Gubewannabe Mike Montandon: "Whenever I go to Republican events, people walk up to me and say, 'If you can keep your pants on ...' They want to support somebody that they feel is not going to let them down." ...

The atmosphere at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Miami last November during the Republican Governor's Conference was hopeful.

I was busy most of the day, but I heard that something might have happened with regard to the 2010 elections.

NATIONAL: The Plusses, and Perils, of Facebook Rachel Kapochunas over at CQ has an interesting piece that will likely impact some campaigns in 2010, and many more in future cycles.

One sign Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid is in it to win it: He's had a campaign manager on the payroll since early May, which is pretty early for a gubernatorial election in November 2010.

It has been disappointing to listen to the response of some Republicans to the scandals that have enfolded Nevada Sen.

A week after the Nevada Legislature went home last month, Gov. Jim Gibbons held a news conference to predict that he would have to call the lawmakers back into special session before the next regular session in 2011.

A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit by a woman accusing Nevada Gov.

The Nevada higher education system has done little if anything to develop additional sources of revenue.

Last Sunday was a very good day for Nevada Democrats. First came the headlines in the Reno Gazette Journal, "GOP is broken; who will fix it?" followed by the storyline about Gov.

Nevada's AmeriCorps volunteer program is threatened because Gov. Jim Gibbons and lawmakers didn't approve $365,000 in state funds to qualify for $7.5 million in federal money.

One year ago, Nevada's Republican governor was caught embracing a former Playboy model in a dark parking lot at the Reno Rodeo as his public divorce became increasingly ugly.

Two environmental groups have sued over a state water board's move to fulfill recommendations by a special panel created after a 2007 catastrophic wildfire at Lake Tahoe.

A sign in Ely, Nev., reflects political challenges for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has weak poll numbers but still lacks an opponent for the 2010 election.

Las Vegas Writes - We talk with the book's editor and the writer who had to kick the project off.

Here's are highlights of new laws taking effect July 1 in Nevada: - AB10 protects nurses against retaliation for disclosing problems that endanger patients at hospitals or other medical facilities; and SB229 seeks to ensure that foreign-trained doctors who get visas to work in "medically underserved" areas actually provide care in those areas.

Are Republican governors the answer to save their party from its self-inflicted wounds? Fri, Jun 26, 2009 Mississippi Gov.

A federal magistrate says Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has until July 3 to turn over phone records to a woman who accused him of assault in the run-up to the 2006 gubernatorial election.

Charlie Stron hugs his partner, Ricardo Rose, while listening to state Sen. David Parks speak during a domestic partnership celebration Thursday at the Rio.

You don't need me to tell you that the Republican brand has not been doing so well lately.