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Laborers Local 872 endorses Heller
Laborers Union Local 872 endorsed Republican Sen.Dean Heller for reelection, Heller's campaign announced in a release Tuesday. The release followed an announcement tweeted by...
Arizona may get an electricity deregulation debate, too
Sixteen states, mostly in the northeast, have adopted electricity deregulation in one form of another. Nevadans will determine whether they want to join them...
NV one of 11 death penalty states not to use it for a decade...
The fifteen states that have joined Nevada's suit to let Nevada execute Scott Dozier, in what would be the first execution in Nevada since...
Lawyer resorts to public shaming for legislative support
Attorney Stephen Stubbs is out to change a law that prevents prosecutors from filing criminal charges in some cases involving very young or mentally...
GOP congressional candidate calls economy “stagnant”
"Job creation and retention are the key elements to getting our stagnant economy moving again" according to the campaign website for Cresent Hardy, the...
Democrats make fun of Heller headgear purchase
The Nevada State Democratic Party is making fun of Sen. Dean Heller for an unusual campaign expenditure: $217 worth of Make America Great Again...
Nevada oil & gas: Production still miniscule, but leasing is booming
Last week, the prospect of oil and gas drilling in the Ruby Mountains near Elko prompted alarms, particularly within the conservation community and among...
Facing gender gap, Heller camp appeals to women
One week after a poll showing women strongly prefer his competitor, Sen. Dean Heller and his campaign are making an appeal to female voters.Heller’s...
Fiore on vaccines: “If you think about it, it’s still a gamble”
When classes begin at Clark County School District on Monday, approximately 5,000 of its students will be missing at least one of the 11...
Senators take aim at bail industry’s insurers
Last Friday, Sen. Cory Booker D-N.J., and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio sent a letter to 22 insurance companies requesting details of their finance and...