Megan Messerly

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Democratic convention star shares story in Las Vegas: Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016; On one July night Khizr Khan and his wife, Ghazala, went from essentially unknown to household names. Khan made headlines after a brief but gripping speech with his wife at his side at the …
Nevada GOP representatives latest to un-endorse Trump: Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016; Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck and Congressman Cresent Hardy withdrew their support for Donald Trump this morning, saying they could no longer cast their ballot for their party’s ...
Kaine says Clinton would seek common ground with Republicans: Friday, Oct. 7, 2016; Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine told supporters in Henderson this morning that members of Congress “are not very good listeners anymore.” The remark came in response to a question from an audience member about how Kaine would address partisan gridlock in Washington, particularly as the ...
Barred from fundraising during session, lawmakers still have some time: Friday, Oct. 7, 2016; The day after the governor issues the proclamation, lawmakers may no longer solicit or accept any campaign contributions, a ban on fundraising that extends until ...
Ground game is vital as election season enters homestretch: Friday, Oct. 7, 2016; They don’t call Nevada a battleground state for nothing. With 30 days left until the election (well, 32, but who’s counting?) the Silver State is anyone’s to win. Candidates in the two biggest-ticket races here — president and U.S. Senate — are statistically tied in the latest polls. Voter data on the state’s two House races are less plentiful, but the outcome of each still hangs in the balance. You can see Nevada’s importance in its visitors, and not the ones coming for ...
In Las Vegas, Kaine slaps Trump over Nevada pronunciation, Yucca response: Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016; Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine pilloried Donald Trump Thursday evening over the Republican presidential candidate's repeated mispronunciation of “Nevada." “It’s still Nev-AD-uh, right?” Kaine joked to a crowd of a couple hundred supporters at ...
New Rosen ad labels Tarkanian a 'Tea Party radical': Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016; Democratic congressional candidate Jacky Rosen has released a new television ad couching her opponent, Republican businessman Danny Tarkanian, as a “Tea Party radical.”
At Henderson rally, Trump promises a win in Nevada: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016; Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called running mate Mike Pence’s debate performance Tuesday night the “most decisive victory” in the history of vice presidential debates. Speaking to a crowd of about 7,000 people today at the Henderson Pavilion, Trump said ...
How much public money have other cities spent on NFL stadiums?: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016; Developers behind the Las Vegas stadium project have proposed that taxpayers foot $750 million of the expected $1.9 billion bill. The size of the ask sets it apart from other NFL stadiums with public funding, and developers have said that without the contribution the deal is off.
Digging into economic projections tied to a Raiders move to Las Vegas: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016; Proponents say the proposed 65,000-seat, domed stadium is the missing link in Las Vegas’ entertainment offerings. A flashy stadium steps away from ...
At Las Vegas rally, Warren attempts to tie Trump taint to Heck: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016; Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a passionate takedown of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck at ...
New Kihuen ad targets Hardy's 'dangerous priorities' on guns: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016; Democratic congressional candidate Ruben Kihuen is up with a new ad today targeting his opponent, Republican incumbent Cresent Hardy, on the issue of gun control ...
Spanish-language Clinton ad puts Trump hotel in spotlight: Monday, Oct. 3, 2016; Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign released a new Spanish-language radio spot today highlighting Republican nominee …
The week that was: Tarkanian vs. Rosen, Heck vs. Cortez Masto: Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016; Voter registration deadlines are approaching, candidates are arguing over debate schedules and the race to replace Harry Reid is close. The battle of the debates continues — this week in the 3rd Congressional District race between Republican businessman Danny …
Union, advocacy group ad goes after Heck on education: Friday, Sept. 30, 2016; The Service Employees International Union and the immigration advocacy group iAmerica teamed up to release their first television spot in Nevada, targeting Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck. The ad, a 30-second Spanish-language spot ...
2 appointed to fill Assembly vacancies before special session: Friday, Sept. 30, 2016; The Clark County Commission appointed two new lawmakers this morning ahead of a special legislative session to consider a tax increase to consider a tax increase to help ...
Culinary Union seeks boycott amid Las Vegas Trump hotel impasse: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016; The Culinary Union is calling for a national boycott of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s businesses after management at his Las Vegas hotel has failed to come to the …
Democrat Jacky Rosen on TV with first campaign ad: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016; Democratic congressional candidate Jacky Rosen is up on television with her first ad today, a 30-second biographical spot highlighting her experience as a computer programmer and leader of ...
Southern Nevada viewers like what they see from their preferred candidate: Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016; Minutes after the first presidential debate ended, pollsters and pundits alike had, by and large, declared Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton its winner. But supporters from both camps watching ...
The week that was: Rosen and Heck attacked, campaign bills add up: Monday, Sept. 26, 2016; Which congressional candidate is a tomato? This and other vital questions are answered in this week’s Election Insider.
Citizenship applications surge in Nevada after spring of drives: Friday, Sept. 23, 2016; Citizenship applications in Nevada were up by 65 percent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period last year ...
Comments from ex-aides about ethnicity prompt Cortez Masto to blast Heck: Friday, Sept. 23, 2016; Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto called on her Republican opponent Joe Heck to apologize today after two of his former campaign aides called her Mexican heritage into question ...
Cortez Masto donates campaign contribution from Barlow: Friday, Sept. 23, 2016; Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto’s campaign has donated a $1,000 campaign contribution from Las Vegas City councilman Ricki Barlow to charity after news broke earlier this week of an FBI investigation into ...
Applicants begin to emerge to fill vacant Assembly seats ahead of special session: Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016; A handful of legislative hopefuls have applied to the Clark County Commission to fill two vacant Assembly seats in southern Nevada ahead of an expected mid-October special legislative session. The three applicants for the Democratic opening in ...
Special session on Las Vegas stadium hastens need to fill legislative vacancies: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016; Gov. Brian Sandoval intends to convene a special legislative session in October to consider tourism-related improvements, including the construction of an estimated $1.9 billion stadium. The governor’s declaration immediately followed Clark County’s call for applications to fill two Nevada State Assembly vacancies — a move designed to ensure a full Legislature for the special session. In a one-page statement ...
Straight-talking, sometimes to a fault, Cresent Hardy reaches out to unlikely supporters: Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016; Out-funded and out-staffed in the 2014 race for Nevada's 4th Congressional District, Cresent Hardy surprised himself and Democratic incumbent Steven Horsford by winning the seat. Now, in his moderately ...
New ad rehashes old attacks on GOP’s Danny Tarkanian: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016; The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s independent expenditure arm is up today with a new 30-second ad rehashing old attacks against Republican congressional candidate Danny Tarkanian. The attacks made against ...
GOP committee ads target Democratic House candidates: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016; The National Republican Congressional Committee is up on the television airwaves today with two new ads attacking Democratic candidates in Nevada’s two competitive House races.
One ad, titled “Hostile,” attacks ...
Campaign ad targets Heck’s votes to defund Planned Parenthood: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016; A new ad from a pro-abortion group backing Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto hits Nevada’s airwaves today, continuing the attacks that seek to characterize her Republican opponent Rep. Joe Heck as ...
New website, video critical of Rep. Hardy’s support of Trump: Monday, Sept. 19, 2016; Democratic congressional candidate Ruben Kihuen is launching a digital offensive today tying Cresent Hardy, his opponent in November, to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ...
The week that was: Trump leads; Kihuen and Hardy send positive messages: Monday, Sept. 19, 2016; We sift through the clutter of campaign stories and highlight the most consequential happenings of the week.
Are you ready for Clinton and Trump to debate?: Monday, Sept. 19, 2016; While they’ve taken plenty of shots at each other throughout the campaign, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will finally meet onstage Sept. 26 for the first of three debates. We break down ...
Why Cortez Masto opposes recreational marijuana, public money for NFL stadium: Friday, Sept. 16, 2016; Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Catherine Cortez Masto said Wednesday she opposes using any public dollars to fund the construction of an NFL stadium in Las Vegas. Nevada is still playing “catch-up” after the Great Recession and should be investing in mental health, education, health care and infrastructure, not contributing to a stadium project spearheaded by billionaire developers, Cortez Masto said during ...
Bill Clinton says Trump stoking political ‘road rage’ among voters: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016; Stumping for his wife today in North Las Vegas, former President Bill Clinton delivered a wide-ranging criticism of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, accusing him of stoking a type of political “road rage” among voters. Clinton, speaking to a crowd of ...
Kihuen's first ad touts his support of Sandoval tax package: Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016; Democratic congressional candidate Ruben Kihuen is up on television with his first ad of the general election today ...
Cortez Masto tops Heck for Harry Reid's U.S. Senate seat: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016; Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto made history tonight as the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate. Cortez Masto defeated three-term Republican Congressman Joe Heck. The former Nevada attorney general will ...
Hillary Clinton returning to campaign in Las Vegas: Friday, Sept. 9, 2016; Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will return to Las Vegas on Wednesday, a little less than two months before Election Day. Details about where Clinton will appear ...
Latest ad in Senate race spotlights Heck’s support for Trump: Friday, Sept. 9, 2016; The latest ad in Nevada’s bitter U.S. Senate race targets Republican Rep. Joe Heck by contrasting his support for Donald Trump with the way two of Nevada’s top Republican officials have ...
Q+A: Donald Trump Jr. talks union negotiations in Vegas, immigration, Adelson support: Friday, Sept. 9, 2016; Donald Trump Jr., in a brief interview on the 61st floor of the Trump International Hotel, touched on a wide variety of subjects relating to his father’s campaign, from ...
Spanish-language ad tries to link Heck and Trump on immigration: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016; A new Spanish-language ad hitting the airwaves in Nevada today attempts to draw parallels between Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck and his party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump. The ad rehashes ...
New Hillary Clinton ad makes pitch to Hispanic voters: Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016; Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is targeting Hispanic voters in Nevada with a new Spanish-language television and digital ad ...
Ad accuses Heck of aligning with Big Oil, threatening Nevada solar jobs: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016; The League of Conservation Voters is launching a TV ad today that accuses Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Joe Heck of voting in line with the interests of oil companies and ...
Election ad highlights Kihuen’s support of tax package: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016; The National Republican Congressional Committee is up today with the first general election ad in the race for Nevada’s 4th Congressional District. The ad, called “Big,” highlights Democratic congressional candidate and ...
Nevada Legislature mulls special session on NFL stadium: Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016; It’s that time of year again: The only thing standing between Nevada and what many would see as an economic-development win is a legislative deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2014, it was Tesla. In 2015, Faraday. This year, an NFL stadium. Nevada’s Legislature only meets for a few months every two years, so it's expected that a special session needs to be ...
Splitting the union vote: Organized labor has roundly endorsed Clinton, but Trump support is percolating: Monday, Sept. 5, 2016; In Nevada, service-industry workers, their union and others typically play a key role in electing Democrats up and down the ballot and, despite Clinton securing most major union endorsements — including from the biggest labor federation in the country, the AFL-CIO — analysts see some evidence of a disconnect between leadership and membership ...
Video: 'Women Know Better' ad against Trump to run first in Nevada: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016; The super PAC American Bridge 21st Century and the pro-choice group EMILY’s List’s independent expenditure arm are partnering to release a new digital ad in Nevada today, painting Donald Trump as an anti-woman …
Cresent Hardy is hospitalized after heart attack: Monday, Aug. 29, 2016; The Republican congressman underwent a routine medical procedure after the attack and remains under observation from doctors while he recovers ...
Video: New Trump ad paints a stark portrait of America if Clinton elected: Monday, Aug. 29, 2016; Trump’s new ad, called “Two Americas: Economy,” paints a stark portrait of America under the presidency of Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, saying she would bring “more of the same, but worse.” Under a Trump presidency, the ad suggests, middle-class families will receive tax relief, new jobs will be created, and ...
Trump meets with Hispanic backers in visit to Las Vegas: Friday, Aug. 26, 2016; Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with Hispanic supporters at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas this afternoon. Trump arrived …
Ad campaign paints GOP’s Heck as ‘anti-woman’ candidate: Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016; Two organizations that focus on women’s rights, healthcare and access to abortions are launching a six-figure joint ad campaign today targeting Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Heck. The independent ...