Candidates File For Office, Hit The Ground Electioneering »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – There was a flurry of candidate filing for office and some political maneuvering [yesterday] as Nevada’s 2012 election season officially got under way. Over 90 candidates filed for a variety of offices in Clark County. Another 17 filed with the Secretary of State’s office and others filed in their respective counties around the state. U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., who faces a strong challenge from Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., filed [...]
Buying A Foreclosed Home Can Be A Win-Win-Win-Win-Win Situation »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – There’s a story out today [December 1] about how Sen. Dean Heller’s campaign is attacking Rep. Shelley Berkley’s husband for … buying and selling foreclosured homes and trying to make a profit. Rep. Shelley Berkley’s husband has been investing in Las Vegas troubled homes, renting out some but selling two this year for $86,000 profit, according to research circulated this week by Republicans seeking to dent her U.S. Senate candidacy. Republicans charge the [...]
Las Vegans Turn Out To Honor Veterans In Annual Parade »
NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – Thousands of people lined Las Vegas Boulevard this morning to celebrate Veterans Day. The cool, cloudy weather couldn’t keep them from honoring those who have served our nation. More than an hour before the scheduled start of the parade, parents and children, some in strollers, began to stake out their favored viewing spot. The annual parade, second in size only to New York City, was hosted by KDWN talk show [...]
Where’s The Scandal? »
(Victor Joecks/NPRI) – Government corruption takes many forms, but one of the most obvious is when an elected or unelected official uses his authority to benefit himself, a spouse or a supporter financially. That’s the reason Rep. Shelley Berkley is in hot water. As The New York Times reported, she used her influence with regulators “to pursue an agenda that is aligned with the business interests of her husband, Dr. Larry Lehrner.” (I’m not commenting [...]
Georgiou In Senate Race To Stay »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada News Bureau) – Nevada Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Byron Georgiou said he is in the race to win it in 2012 despite facing opposition from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Georgiou, who has put in more than $1 million of his own money into what is expected to be a tough primary race against Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., said that he will carry on regardless of how much money Reid puts [...]
Nevada Delegation Splits On House Speaker Plan »
(Sean Whaley/Nevada news Bureau) – Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., announced today he will back a spending reduction plan put forth by House Speaker John Boehner because it proposes a balanced budget amendment that will protect the United States’ AAA credit rating. A vote on the plan scheduled for today was delayed, however. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said the plan is “dead on arrival” in the U.S. Senate if it passes the House. Rep. [...]
Berkley Is Far Out Of Mainstream On Abortion »
(Don Nelson/NevadaLIFE) – A recent Associated Press (AP) story on Nevada Senator Dean Heller’s abortion position misses the real story on abortion in the NV Senate Race. Senator Heller’s abortion votes are mainstream and Shelley Berkley’s votes are radically left of many who are pro-choice. In recent weeks, newspapers around Nevada and even the Politico have focused on Senator Dean Heller’s “change” on abortion since entering Congress. The implication is, as assistant UNLV political science professor [...]
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