A friend of the man who was shot by Las Vegas police multiple times earlier this week after fleeing from an officer confirmed this afternoon that the wounded man is a local attorney who unsuccessfully ran for Congress against Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev. on the Libertarian ticket last year. Continue reading…
It’s another miserable birthday for Nevada. As the state marks its 145th year of statehood this Nevada Day, residents can reflect on the wreckage of the past 12 months. Continue reading…
Initially, it was hard to believe that Sue Lowden didn’t remember the bomb found in 1981 in Harry Reid’s car. Real hard. Continue reading…
Earlier this morning, I had an exclusive interview with Sue Lowden, a Republican legislator from Nevada who wants a chance to run against Harry Reid in the 2010 midterms. Sue has an impressive resume, having been an owner of a small business, a political activist, and an impressive officeholder. Continue reading…
A group of disaffected Republicans said they felt vindicated Friday night after a count of missing delegate ballots from last year’s GOP state convention proved three delegates supporting U.S. Rep. Ron Paul should have been sent to the national convention. Continue reading…
(Mark Noonan) – Harry Reid was first elected to theUnited States Senate from Nevada in 1986. In 2010, he will be seeking his 5th term. Having spent most of his adult life in Politics, Reid is very much an “inside” man. He knows politics. He lives and breaths politics. In fact, so entirely political is Reid that he said not too long ago that everything he has done since his re-election in 2004 has been [...]
(Republican Leader Mitch McConnell) – One of my predecessors as Republican leader of the Senate, Everett Dirksen, once advised a colleague that he would be a lot more effective if he occasionally allowed himself “the luxury of an unexpressed thought.” On the issue of health care, I haven’t followed that advice. This morning, I’ll make my way to a wooden podium at the front of the Senate floor and deliver my 50th speech since June [...]
Ray Masayko is a former two-term mayor and 25 year resident of Carson City who is now seeking the Republican nomination for the Capital state Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mark Amodei (term-limited).
A Sunday fundraiser for Gov. Jim Gibbons re-election campaign in Minden has been canceled by the organizer. The governor’s chief of staff, Gardnerville resident Robin V. Reedy, issued a statement Thursday canceling the fundraiser. Continue reading…
If you’re an elected Democrat anywhere to the right of Barney Frank, and trying to defend a competitive seat next November, you’ve got to be starting to sweat. Continue reading…