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Archive for January, 2007

State of the State

Last night Governor Gibbons delivered his State of the State address. If you missed it on T.V., you can still watch the address or read it.
Here are just a few of my thoughts following the Governor’s address:
Water
The Governor has proposed a study of our water resources and I look forward to this discussion on how […]

Our energy future

Hot off the heals of an opinion from the Las Vegas Sun (”Energy plan long overdue”) comes an article in today’s Nevada Appeal, “Nevada lawmakers to get batch of energy proposals.” Details and links after the jump…

Crystal Darkness: Meth documentary to air tonight

Lisa and I were driving on 395 last night as we were jolted by images of drug use on the Grand Sierra Resort’s (old Hilton) billboard. My first reaction was, “man, that’s pretty intense imagery for display along a highway,” but then Lisa pointed out how successful such a display was- that it achieved the […]

Planning for the future: Academic Standards Council appointment

One reason I ran for office was my desire to better prepare Nevada students for the jobs of tomorrow. In addition to bringing this focus to the halls of the legislative building starting next month, I’ve been given the privilege to serve on Nevada’s Council to Establish Academic Standards.
Born out of Nevada legislative reforms in […]