There's a story, probably apocryphal, told about the legendary bank robber Willie Sutton, who knocked over so many financial institutions in the early part of the 20th century that he made Jesse James and John Dillinger look like a couple of Cub Scouts. A reporter asked Sutton why he robbed banks. Sutton's reply: Because that's where the ...

CARSON CITY — On Thursday and Friday, a legislative subcommittee began the biennial process of examining the executive budget. Partisan sniping is always a part of the process, but these are no ordinary times, this is no ordinary budget and Gov. Jim Gibbons isn’t your average chief executive. Republicans could find few rallying points in the budget. Democrats shook their ...