News on Carson City

State's South has causeto rebel

2010-09-28T02:15:28Z

Power to the people! Except the people of Southern Nevada.

I can't tell you how many years - and more so this year than ever - I have heard the cries of so-called conservatives throughout this state against our federal government taking taxes from Nevada and redistributing them across this great country, sending some but not all of them back to Nevada.

Forget why this happens - that is a long conversation about the ...

GOP hopes to build momentum behind 'tea parties'

2010-06-26T01:27:37Z

Republicans hope to capitalize on anti-tax sentiment expressed by tea party crowds nationwide

Republicans have lost their grip on Congress and the White House, but they claim to have American anger over taxes and the economy on their side as tens of thousands turned out for anti-tax "tea parties" around the country.

Wednesday's rallies used the dreaded April 15 — the Carson City. It’s not just deja vu all over again; it’s more like President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic congressional leaders as they look at the hammerlock the party has on the federal government. As conservatives rationalize and fulminate, or try to spin the devastation as a chance to rebuild and become stronger, the Obama-Pelosi-Reid government will try to solve the metas...

2 Palin crowds, 2 differing sign-of-the-times moments

2010-04-16T12:41:23Z

CARSON CITY — The mood at September’s rally for Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin was electric, near fervent.

The crowd of 5,000 in Carson City shouted out “Sarah!” They hung on her every word. They offered earsplitting applause, even to a speech nearly identical to the one she had just delivered at the Nevada that will be answered at the St. Paul convention: How does National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Ensign, talking to a crowd that will eat only red meat, manage to keep the name of H...

Nevada Senate Reid

2010-10-30T16:02:03Z

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid pets a rescued St. Bernard dog while visiting with the Saints of the West St. Bernard dog rescue group during the Nevada Day Parade in Carson City, Nev, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)

Nevada Governor Horse Accident

2010-09-22T17:45:08Z

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2010 file photo, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons answers questions from reporters after delivering his state of the state speech in the Capitol building in Carson City, Nev. Gibbons broke his pelvis in two places when he was bucked by a horse at a private ranch in northern Nevada, and he was scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday...

Obit Guinn

2010-07-22T18:30:28Z

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2005 file photo, former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn reflects on his two terms at his Carson City, Nev., office. Guinn died Thursday, July 22, 2010, after falling from the roof of his home in Las Vegas, the Clark County

Nevada Primary Governor

2010-06-08T15:16:13Z

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons chairs the Board of Examiners meeting Tuesday morning, June 8, 2010 at the Capitol in Carson City, Nev. Gibbons, who is facing four opponents in today's primary, said after the meeting, "I'm optimistic, very comfortable. We'll see what the end of the day brings." (AP Photo/Nevada Appeal, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons answers questions from reporters after delivering his state of the state speech in the Capitol building in Carson City, Nev. (AP Photo/Scott Sady, File)

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