Truckee Meadows Community College

Endorsement calls his judgment into question. With a new poll showing Rick Perry battling Rick Santorum and "some other candidate" to not finish dead last in Nevada's Republican caucuses, it can now be said that Gov. Brian Sandoval did not provide a lasting lift to the Texas governor's presidential campaign here.

CARSON CITY - Following a grueling legislative session, Gov. Brian Sandoval has spent almost half the summer out of state.

WASHINGTON - The debt-ceiling crisis is over, but the votes lawmakers cast will live on through the election.

University system switches from tales of budget woes to honesty. CARSON CITY

The plan proposed by a UNLV professor is simple.

When Brian Sandoval left the federal bench to run for governor last year, GOP moderates, Democrats and members of the establishment shrugged off his "no-new-taxes" campaign pledge as an act of political expediency: To survive a Republican primary against fiscal conservative Gov. Jim Gibbons, Sandoval had to appear equally conservative, even if his background and advisers suggested a more moderate philosophy.

Democrats' traditional allies poorer, less popular than in 2008. Nevada Democrats are distancing themselves from labor unions this election season, signaling a shift in the relationship between the party and its longtime allies.

Sandoval counters Reid's attack ad on special interests. Less than two weeks before early voting begins the candidates for governor are paying scant attention to the state's budget deficit ? the issue that will monopolize the first months in office for the state's CEO.

To this point, the most exposure Nevada voters have had to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Republican rival in the U.S. Senate race, Sharron Angle, has been through attack ads.

Rory Reid the busier campaigner, as he trails Sandoval in the polls. Gov. Jim Gibbons has been an infrequent presence in the Capitol since his election in 2006.

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|Candidate says trouble is brewing, but she elieves in ballot box. ThereÕs no doubt a chunk of the electorate is angry at the federal government. But are voters willing to take up arms?

The lesson of the week: Never underestimate the likelihood that things will blow up for Gov. Jim Gibbons.Just as the Gibbons re-election campaign seemed to be gaining traction, the governor once again stumbled, putting an end to the latest narrative that Gibbons was making a comeback.

CARSON CITY ? Socialist!

Highest number of candidates ever file to run in Nevada. CARSON CITY ? Nevada voters canÕt claim they donÕt have choices this election season.

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has date in divorce court with first lady. In a normal year, Gov. Jim Gibbons would have time to spend the final week of 2009 plotting out his re-election run, looking to boost his dismal approval numbers and dealing with a gigantic budget deficit.

Money woes have officials who govern community colleges mulling enrollment limits. In the three tiers of Nevadas system of higher education, the role of the community college has been constant: There will always be room for new students.

Resignation of embattled Ensign would set up political two-step for Nevada's US Senate seat. Sen. John Ensign, dogged by ethics allegations and questions about an extramarital affair with a former aide, has vowed not to resign. But if Nevada's junior senator were to leave office, voluntarily or otherwise, the timing of his departure could set up a dizzying candidate shuffle and help determine Republican chances of retaining the seat.

The higher education system is, once again, turning to students to cover costs.