Barbara Cegavske

University system Chancellor Jim Rogers is not happy.  He wakes up every day, drinks a cup of coffee, and thinks about all of the reasons that he is unhappy with the performance of Gov. Jim Gibbons (R-Sparks), state Sen. Bob Beers (R-Las Vegas) and state Sen. Barbara Cegavske (R-Las Vegas).

Add another log to the fire, Chancellor.

Assembly candidate Donna Toussaint speaks to contributors during Tuesday fundraiserLAS VEGAS-Donna Toussaint, the Republican candidate to succeed Valerie Weber in the 5th Assembly District, hosted a fundraising event last night at Captain's Cove Lakeside Bistro in west Las Vegas. About fifty people attended, including several other legislative candidates and a smattering of elected officials.

"It takes a lot of money to run a campaign," said Toussaint to the assembled contributors. "I had no clue. I thought ‘okay, I have $2,000, I can run.' It doesn't work that way."

President Bush spent only a moment on the tarmac before boarding a limousine.Las Vegas- President Bush touched down in Las Vegas last night ahead of a half day of events in the city Thursday.  The president is expected to speak this morning before the Nevada Policy Research Institute and to host a fundraiser at a home owned by Sheldon Adelson, Chairman of the Sands Corp.

Traditionally, presidents spend the weeks immediately following the State of the Union address barnstorming the country to build support for their SOTU agenda.  Despite the relative lack of new policy initiatives in the address, the president is spending much of this week on a four-state swing speaking before friendly audiences and raising money for Republicans.

Las Vegas- Donna Toussaint, a 61-year-old longtime Las Vegas community activist, has thrown her hat in the ring to replace Republican Valerie E. Weber in Clark County’s 5th Assembly District. 

Toussaint, who served for nine years as president of the West Sahara Community Association, has already drawn the support of some of Nevada’s highest ranking Republican women and hopes to bring the skills she has garnered from years of community involvement to the state legislature.

“I understand how municipalities work,” said Toussaint Tuesday.  “I’ve gone through the leadership programs in the city of Las Vegas.  I’ve worked with the city and the county for many, many years, so I know I can bring that knowledge to Carson City.”