Topic: Nevada
President's proposal to help states shouldn't be used to avoid bigger issuesWith states facing severe budget problems, President Barack Obama is offering a plan to help states that borrowed billions of dollars to pay unemployment benefits over the past few years.According to ...
The Republican presidential field, if it can even be called that yet, has begun an early flirtation with Nevada's GOP power structure.The latest example: Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's quick swing through Northern Nevada on Tuesday where he met with Republican lawmakers, party ...
A quiet excitement is brewing among Democratic leaders in the Legislature over the prospect of Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., running for the U.S. Senate.It's not because they're necessarily enthusiastic about her ability to win. In fact, some worry about her strength in ...
On "Brothel industry fears Harry Reid will seek to end legal prostitution" from staralioflundnv: "This profession, which I dare say is the Ôoldest profession,' has been in existence since the beginning of time. You cannot legislate morality. You can legislate fair paying ...
Next year is shaping up to be a make-it or break-it moment for Nevada, as one Silver State senator stares down what's looking like a brutal fight for his political fate.No, I'm not talking about John Ensign. For the past four years, ...
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, who gained national recognition during her failed 2010 bid to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, announced on Wednesday she would run for the seat being vacated by Representative Dean Heller.Angle's announcement, via ...
Democrat crosses party lines with ease, engages the power brokers on her big issuesWASHINGTON - Last week, Democrats in the House banded together to send a message to the president: We don't want your tax bill. The nonbinding vote they took was ...
Political operatives in Nevada have adopted a new tactic to confuse voters and influence elections. They are co-opting the names of political movements with which they have no affiliation — and often those they're at odds with.Remember U.S. Senate candidate Jon Scott ...
Nevada's always had a somewhat schizophrenic electorate.One year, voters resoundingly support a ballot measure to codify abortion rights for women. A few years later, they just as resoundingly ratify the largely Christian view of marriage as being between a man and a ...
WASHINGTON - Like incoming high-schoolers deciding which lunch table to eat at, many Republican freshmen came to Congress for orientation last week wondering if they'd have to choose which crowd to get in with - the GOP establishment or the Tea Party. ...
