Before hearing Gov. Jim Gibbons’ State-of-the-State address tonight - particularly on the subject of taxes, spending and spending increases - let’s refresh our memory on some things Gov. Gibbons has said in the past.
In his speech to the Legislature in 2003, then-Rep. Gibbons said: “States all across this nation are confronting revenue shortfalls, forcing you, […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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I’m blogging live from the old Supreme Court chambers on the second floor of the state Capitol in Carson City, preparing to attend tonight’s State-of-the-State address by Gov. Jim Gibbons. In it, Gov. Gibbons is expected to outline his proposed budget for the next biennium, which reportedly will include an overall spending increase in […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Probably the biggest reason health insurance costs so much these days is all the frivolous lawsuits filed by ambulance chasers trying to make a quick buck. But another significant reason is all the government “mandates” which require insurance policies to include coverage for things such as acupuncture that many people don’t want or need. […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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So it seems a 23-year-old soldier named Robert Hornbeck got drunk as a skunk - wire reports say his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit for driving - entered the service panel door to a “room-sized hotel air conditioner” unit at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto hotel last April where he was “struck by […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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Republican Governor Jim Gibbons is scheduled to release his proposed budget in a little more than 24 hours…and Republican legislators, at least those claiming to be fiscal conservatives, could well find themselves in a bit of a pickle.
Most of the media stories today, in advance of the governor’s state-of-the-state speech and budget proposal, has focused […]
Posted on January 21st, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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University Regent “Ranting Ron” Knecht still has his undies in a twist and is now whining that I have “willfully misrepresented (his) actions and words.” He wrote to one person who signed our online petition that “What he (Muth) won’t do is have the decency to put on line the full exchanges between himself […]
Posted on January 20th, 2007 by Chuck Muth
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