Lisa Mascaro

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Count on these Nevadans to defend gun owners’ rights: Sunday, July 6, 2008; Rep. Dean Heller once explained that as proud as he was to have bagged the giant elk whose head is displayed at his home in Carson City, his greatest hunting prize has been persuading his wife, a one-time USC song leader, to go shooting with him.
Sun shines on solar again: Caving to public, political pressure, BLM lifts moratorium; Thursday, July 3, 2008; The Bureau of Land Management clearly had no idea what kind of blowback it would receive when, a month ago, it closed the door on applications to build solar plants on federal land in Nevada and five other Southwest states to buy time to study their environmental consequences.
Nevada trio help kill Michigan casino plan: MGM Mirage a player in aggressive opposition; Wednesday, July 2, 2008; Rep. Shelley Berkley was poised by a main door to the House chamber last week as representatives began filing in for a vote on a Michigan gaming bill, handing out pink fliers as if she were running for student body president.
Debate shifts from war funding: GI bill for returning vets, which Congress has passed but Bush and the Pentagon oppose, puts focus on the future; Sunday, June 29, 2008; Here in the capital, as it must be in military towns across the country, it’s easy to remember there is a war going on.
No sparks, but a few smoldering embers between Ensign, Reid: Thursday, June 26, 2008; The famous nonaggression pact in which Nevada’s two senators pledge not to criticize each other has been challenged ever since the two rose to leadership positions in Congress. But it has yet to crack, not even on Wednesday when it survived another dramatic test.
Safety has gotten attention — slowly: Lawmakers, unions, Nevada OSHA increasingly regard it as essential issue; Thursday, June 26, 2008; More than a month ago, a sister of Harold Billingsley, the construction worker whose death was highlighted in a congressional hearing this week, e-mailed her three Nevada representatives in Washington to remind them about regulatory issues surrounding the fatality. The response was less than enthusiastic.
Retired ironworker, federal OSHA chief respond to lawmakers: Wednesday, June 25, 2008; The following are excerpts from two exchanges between lawmakers and witnesses at Tuesday’s hearing. They have been edited for space and clarity.
OSHA oversight in question: House committee testimony ‘raises very, very serious’ concern at state, federal levels; Wednesday, June 25, 2008; Witnesses and lawmakers at a House hearing delivered a blistering portrayal Tuesday of construction safety oversight on the Las Vegas Strip.
Constitutional rights face tough tests in time of war: Sunday, June 22, 2008; Just a few steps away from the Capitol, among the shops on Pennsylvania Avenue, is a bookstore that sells pocket-size copies of the U.S. Constitution.
Worker injuries being suppressed, report finds: House committee will turn its attention to spate of deaths on Las Vegas Strip; Friday, June 20, 2008; A report released Thursday by the House Labor Committee shows nearly 70 percent of work-related illnesses and injuries may be going unreported, calling into question federal regulators’ claims that workplace problems are declining.