WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman’s support of the Iraq war threatened his re-election in 2006, when an anti-war fever ran high and Ned Lamont bested him in that state’s Democratic primary.
Continue reading... 1 comment
WASHINGTON — Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman’s support of the Iraq war threatened his re-election in 2006, when an anti-war fever ran high and Ned Lamont bested him in that state’s Democratic primary.
Continue reading... 1 comment
State Sen. Dina Titus plans to make it official today. The Las Vegas Democrat plans to file for the 3rd District congressional race at 9 a.m. at the Clark County Government Center.
Continue reading... 1 comment
Those gaming tax numbers were bad. Worse, even, than the state expected them to be just a few weeks ago, when the governor’s budget office made new budget projections and ...
Continue reading... 1 comment
WASHINGTON — A proposal to give returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans greater access to college aid through an enhanced GI bill is getting resistance from some fiscally prudent Democrats.
Continue reading... 4 comments
WASHINTON — The VA came under attack today at the House Veterans Affairs Committee following a recent CBS News report that 1,000 veterans a month are attempting suicide — a much higher number than previously disclosed by the Veterans Administration.
Continue reading... 2 comments
WASHINGTON — Maybe Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should reconsider his New Year’s resolution — the one where he pledged to start talking louder. On The Daily Show on Monday ...
Continue reading... 8 comments
In an effort to increase state revenue in a time of budget crises, Gov. Jim Gibbons is proposing a tax amnesty program to collect millions of dollars in delinquent taxes and bring additional business into Nevada’s tax system.
CARSON CITY A district judge has sealed most records in the divorce sought by Gov. Jim Gibbons from his wife Dawn and ordered the couple not to sell or dispose of their property.
Continue reading... 2 comments
A UNLV mathematics professor, Paul Aizley, has announced he will run as a Democrat for the Nevada’s open State Assembly District 41 seat.
Assemblyman David Parks, a Las Vegas Democrat, will announce today he’ll run for the seat being vacated by state Sen. Dina Titus, who’s running for Congress.
Locally owned and independent for more than 50 years.