Carson City

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is coming to Nevada.

A week after singling out U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Searchlight) in her prime-time convention speech, Alaska's governor will campaign in the majority leader's backyard Saturday.

The GOP rally is scheduled to take place at Carson City's Pony Express Pavilion in Mills Park in between 5 and 6 p.m.

Nevada Resort Association executive director Bill Bible says the teachers' union initiative to increase gaming taxes by 44% could threaten the gambling industry in northern Nevada and rural counties, where profit margins are small.

The proposed tax hike would affect casinos that have gross revenue of more than $1 million a month.  Bible says that this would include most casinos in Carson City, Douglas County and Washoe County.