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Watch KOLO’s analysis of John Gwaltney’s dirty campaign

In case you missed it last Friday night, check out this “Ad Check” clip from KOLO News 8 on John Gwaltney’s outlandish negative campaign mailer, about which I’ve previously blogged.
“Misleading and Unfair,” is what KOLO brands the mailer. The segment also points out that I contributed to the Brianna Denison DNA backlog fund… John Gwaltney? […]

KOLO News 8: John Gwaltney Mailer “Misleading and Unfair”

As I reported yesterday, my challenger John Gwaltney has issued an attack mailer attempting to link me to inadequate funding for DNA testing of criminals. KOLO News 8 ran an “Ad Watch” analysis last night and declared the mailer “Misleading and Unfair.” You can watch the clip by visiting www.kolotv.com and selecting the “Ad Watch” […]

Here comes Gwaltney’s mud, and boy does it stink

“Mailer”, the text message came in from Lisa.
“Gwaltney?” I replied to my wife, tapping on my phone.
“Yup, you = Brianna’s death” was her response that came across the screen.
I got up from my office chair and called my wife who then read the following, one of many bizarre and baseless attacks issued in a negative […]

On budget cuts to education

This past week, I sent the following letter (copy) to Chancellor Rogers expressing my concern over the impacts from potential deep budget cuts our state could experience. The letter was included with other letters of concern and forwarded to the Governor.
David Bobzien
Assemblyman, Nevada District 24
October 2, 2008
Jim Rogers
Chancellor
The Nevada System of Higher Education
5550 West Flamingo […]