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Governor Boots Caucus Goers Out Into the Cold

Fearing "political suicide," paranoid Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons kicked caucus goers out of the manse into the cold. (RGJ). Future historians of the state will no doubt fill pages arguing over what the Governor meant by his cryptic remark. That is, unless they quite reasonably consign Gibbons’ two years to a tiny footnote, largely devoted to [...]

Pre-Caucus Gubelets

State supported monopoly run by Enzyte Man lookalike under state scrutiny for illegally selling more of itself to a New York hedge fund than the State normally allows. (RJ) The local power company is finally learning that even a whore has to set limits.
Nevada among forward-looking states widening the gap between rich and poor. Why, we [...]

Coal Tuesday, Brought to You By Horizon Asset Management, LLC

Coal stories are everywhere today!

AP tells us about a whole bunch of lawsuits against coal projects:

Environmental groups cite 59 canceled, delayed
or blocked plants as evidence they are turning back the "coal rush."
That stacks up against 22 new plants now under construction in 14
states — the most in more than two decades.

Not to worry. Our old pal [...]

Coal Powered Thursday Giblets

Global warming will lead to fewer rainstorms, but they’ll dump more water in a shorter time. Thank the nice Governor and the local coal-fired power company during the next flood, kids. (Sun)
Local T.V. station actually covers public hearings on White Pine coal plants as the Nevada Department for Expediting Pollution (NDEP) Board ignores the public input [...]

Hitching a ride on the No-Coal Express

A bunch of Utah moms will be heading to Ely, Nevada on a bus called the "No Coal Express"  (DeseretNews):

Next Wednesday the group is sponsoring a bus trip — "The No Coal
Express" — to Ely, Nev., to attend an environmental hearing about a
proposed coal-fired power plant there. On Monday, from 3 to 5 p.m., it
is holding [...]

Padding Upper Management

Taking a cue from the Clark County School District apparently, putative Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has decided, why fund one overpaid management position when you can fund two? (AP,VT&S)

The Gube has decided that it wasn’t enough to have one chief-of-staff pass the Governor’s daily budget-cut formulas and other Gubetard initiatives on to lower staff and his [...]

Coal Dust on the Points of Light

Unable to resist cronyism even in the most innocuous of Gubernatorial functions, the alleged Governor and first co-conspirator have picked coal-fired power plant purveyor Sierra Pacific Resources as a finalist for a "points of light" award, an award usually given to persons or corporations that benefit the state, not those trying to poison it with noxious [...]

Another Week, Yet Another Budget Plan…

Seems like a week can’t go by without a new budget plan oozing out of the Governor’s office. This week is no different. Damon has the details of the latest plan, which includes 4.5% across the board cuts even for previously taboo areas like K-12 education. Gibbons will also abandon his phobia for hitting up the [...]

Friday Booblets

How many Gibbons’ staffers does it take to light a Holiday Christmas tree? Dunno, but apparently there weren’t enough around this year. (RGJ)
So, you think the appointment of a new U.S. Attorney for the state of Nevada will speed up the prosecution of Governor? (RGJ,RJ)
Chop, chop, chop. Say goodbye to bus service, jobs, welfare for the [...]

Apocalypse Rescheduled: Gibbons Puts Knife to State Throat

Peeved and vengeful for his continued poor showing in polls from the folks paid to vote for him by Gambling, Inc., Jim Gibbons calls together his cabinet to spread the blame around for more devastating cuts to the State budget. That’s how I read this Damon item, anyways.

Hey, I would have called off that press conference, [...]