Posts Tagged ‘Jim Gibbons’
Taking pot shots at the legislature and its approved budget, Gov. Jim Gibbons announced plans for a Feb. 23 special session in his State-of-the-State address Monday evening. Among several references to “failed” attempts by the legislature, Gibbons confirmed that he would not raise taxes and would instead continue to cut from state services to fill [...]
Tags: Jim Gibbons, State-Of-The-Union, budget cuts
Posted in News
Students from Nevada universities and colleges plan to gather Thursday to rally in Carson City against the proposed budget cuts. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College asked University of Nevada, Reno students to participate in an e-mail from Michael Flores.
Tags: ASUN, Carson City, Eli Reilly, Jim Gibbons, Milton Glick, Rally, Reno, UNR, budget cuts, nevada
Posted in News, Student Life
A “For Sale by Owner†sign stood in front of the University of Nevada, Reno's main entrance at Ninth and Virginia streets Sunday night. The listed phone number: Gov. Jim Gibbons' office. “I find that kind of clever,†said Dan Burns, a spokesman for Gibbons. “I wish some of that brain power would be used going to the president's office asking to see budget numbers and finding ways to save some money.â€
Tags: For Sale, Jim Gibbons, UNR
Posted in Breaking News, Budget Crisis, News, News CP
Gov. Jim Gibbons needs to be impeached.
In his budget proposal last week, he suggested crippling higher education with a $427 million cut while simultaneously condemning even the thought of a tax increase.
Tags: Budget Crisis, Jim Gibbons
Posted in Perspectives
Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed cutting almost half – $64 million – of the University of Nevada, Reno's state funding in his attempt to balance Nevada's budget.
The loss in state money would mean a 36 percent overall loss to UNR's budget, an effective “dismantling†of the university, UNR President Milton Glick said.
Tags: Jim Gibbons, NSHE, State of the State address, UNR, budget cuts, higher education
Posted in ASUN, Academics, Administration, Budget Crisis, News, News CP, Student Life
