Judging by the events of the past week or so, with Gov. Jim GibbonsÕ dramatic/radical reform proposals and the ongoing war between the branches, the upcoming special session could look like this in the Assembly: Speaker Barbara Buckley: Mr. Oceguera, we are now in the Committee of the Whole. Would you please read the call for the special session ...

So what were NevadaÕs prominent pols giving thanks for Thursday? Here are educated guesses about what they (and a few others) were thinking in their tryptophan-induced hazes: Gov. Jim Gibbons: For Chief of Staff Robin Reedy acting like the governor so someone here does. For no one taking me seriously so I can do and say whatever I want and ...

Much already has been written, spoken and whispered about the supposed battle for the soul of the GOP in Nevada between the no-tax-no-way conservatives and the more centrist Republicans. Nowhere was this better epitomized this week than by anti-taxer and Assemblyman Ty Cobb announcing for the state Senate and obliquely lambasting Senate Minority Leader Bill Raggio, who has endorsed CobbÕs ...

Placido Polanco hit a three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Third baseman Brandon Inge sealed the victory, leaping to snag B.J. Upton's high ...