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NV GOP says McCain choice sends message to Washington

Nevada Republican Party chair Sue Lowden is heaping praise on John McCain’s vice presidential choice, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. (PolitickerNV.com, Alex Isenstadt)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/alexisenstadt/2361/nv-gop-says-mccain-choice...

Lieutenant governor to report from Republican National Convention

Nevada Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki will join thousands this week in St. Paul, Minn., the site of the GOP National Convention.

This will make the fourth Republican National Convention for the Stateline resident, who is chairman of Sen. John McCain’s campaign in Nevada. (Nevada Appeal, Jeff Munson)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080901/NEWS/808309972/-1/rss05

Nevada Republicans going lean 

Last week in Denver, Nevada's Democratic delegates trickled down each morning to a breakfast just for them, with tote bags and other giveaways provided by sponsoring Nevada corporations like Newmont Mining and Sierra Pacific Resources.

An unseemly parade of corporate influence, perhaps. But it beats what Republicans are getting in St. Paul this week: Nothing. (Review Journal, Molly Ball)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27731714.html

Gov. Gibbons chides Forest Service over fire

Gov. Jim Gibbons has criticized U.S. Forest Service officials’ decision to let a wildfire in northeast Nevada burn unchecked for two weeks, saying it allowed the blaze to “get out of control” and substantially spread. (Gazette Journal, Martin Griffith)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080831/NEWS18/80831018

Nevada names delegates to GOP convention

LAS VEGAS - With little time to spare, the Nevada Republican Party has named its delegation to this week's national convention, resolving an embarrassing dispute with supporters of former presidential candidate Ron Paul in a state John McCain is struggling to win. (Nevada Appeal, AP)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080831/NEWS/108319990/-1/rss05

State prison played key role in city's history

In December 1861 there were many criminals in the Territory of Nevada. The first Territorial Legislature thought it was time to provide for some way of keeping order, and they created a Board of State Prison Commissioners. (Nevada Appeal, Sue Ballew)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080831/NEWS/108319992/-1/rss05

Seven apply for Douglas County recorder

Seven people have applied for the position of county recorder, which will be vacated today when Werner Christen retires after 30 years of working for the county.

At their Thursday meeting, Douglas County commissioners will appoint a new recorder to fill the remainder of Werner’s term, which expires in 2010. (Nevada Appeal, Scott Neuffer)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080831/NEWS/808309974/-1/rss05

Big ideas vs. small politics

Denver — After a week of suffering through choreography-envy, where discord dissipated and unity reigned in a made-for-TV production Mike Deaver would have admired, this is all the Republicans can dredge up: (Las Vegas Sun, Jon Ralston)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/31/big-ideas-vs-small-politics/

Services help determine whether probation succeeds

The contrast between the probation rates for felons in Nevada and Massachusetts is as stark as the states’ climatic and geographic differences. (Las Vegas Sun, Alex Richards)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/31/services-help-determine-whet...

‘Enough’ captures the feeling of the times

Denver — While I was traveling through Northern Nevada this month, a casual conversation with a Republican-leaning small-business man offered a glimpse of the political mood in this state: People are tired, he said. (Las Vegas Sun, Lisa Mascaro)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/31/enough-captures-feeling-time...

County’s double-checking feds’ work on Yucca

The Clark County Commission occasionally approves contracts for tens of thousands of dollars to do work relating to Yucca Mountain.

These contracts are for environmental analysts, scientists and lawyers hired to look over the shoulder of the federal government as it plods forward with its plan to turn the mountain 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas into the nation’s nuclear waste dump. (Las Vegas Sun, Joe Schoenmann)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/31/countys-double-checking-feds...

Gibbons appointments rile sportsmen’s establishment

Of all the adventurous appointments Gov. Jim Gibbons has made, his recent remaking of the Wildlife Commission might be the most politically damaging and have the most enduring effect on land-use policy in Nevada, according to observers. (Las Vegas Sun, David McGrath Schwartz)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/31/gibbons-appointments-rile-sp...

Amodei may give up seat

State Sen. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, said Friday that he's considering quitting the Legislature before the 2009 session to avoid any appearance of conflicts with his job as president of the Nevada Mining Association. (Nevada Appeal, AP)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080830/NEWS/108309995/-1/rss05

GOP in Nevada backs Palin 

DENVER -- Even as they acknowledged knowing little about Sarah Palin, Nevada Republicans hailed John McCain's choice of running mate Friday, saying the Alaska governor would appeal to Nevada voters as a Westerner with conservative values. (Review Journal, Molly Ball)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27693864.html

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: Nance wants District 5 seat back 

When Greg Nance quit the Nevada State Board of Education this month, he said it was because of his love and devotion for his new wife.

Now he wants the job back, and he is crediting his wife's encouragement for this change of heart. (Review Journal, James Haug)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27693869.html

Ex-official: Gibbons didn't apply pressure for tax break 

CARSON CITY -- A former Elko County assessor did not feel pressured by Gov. Jim Gibbons to give the governor a tax break on ranchland he bought near Lamoille, according to Nevada Ethics Commission transcripts released Friday.

Joe Aguirre told an Ethics Commission investigator that he had a "very cordial conversation" with Gibbons when the governor showed up in his office on Sept. 1 to inquire about obtaining an agricultural classification on 45 acres of ranchland. (Review Journal, Ed Vogel)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/27693839.html

Mayor Bob Cashell considers run for Nevada governor

Reno Mayor Bob Cashell says he’s considering running for Nevada governor in 2010 and will make up his mind a year from now. (Gazette Journal, Susan Voyles)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080829/NEWS18/80829059

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