It is, of course, incumbent upon any newly elected Governor, in his first major address, to exude optimism.  So it was striking to many observers that Brian Sandoval, optimistic by nature, began the substance of his first State of the State Address with a bracingly frank assessment of where Nevada stands in early 2011. “Nevadans are confronted on all sides with bad news,” … [Read more...] about A New Hope?: The 2011 Legislative Session