Voter registration fraud is not a groundless conspiracy. It is not a hypothetical threat to election integrity. In Nevada, a battleground state that could decide the presidency and control of the U.S. Senate, it is real. Last week, I met with two immigrant noncitizens who are not eligible to vote, but who nonetheless are active registered voters for Tuesday’s election. [...]
CARSON CITY – Nevada Democrats have shown up to vote early in far greater numbers than Republicans, but their advantage has started to decline, a report released Thursday indicates. Of every 100 people who voted early or cast absentee ballots as of Thursday morning, 44 are Democrats, 38 are Republicans and 18 are nonpartisans or members of minor parties, the [...]
State sees improvement, still more to be done for Nevada to reach full potential LAS VEGAS – Congressman Joe Heck (NV-03) today released the following statement after the latest Nevada jobs numbers were announced. “I am encouraged by today’s news of the modest improvement in our state’s unemployment rate. Anytime we are getting more Nevadans back to work, we should [...]
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) receives a Dishonorable Mention AGAIN! “Two years in a row, fourteen-year Congresswoman Shelley Berkley has been named one of the ‘Most Corrupt’ Members of Congress for using her office for personal gain at a time when Nevada was suffering from one of the deepest recessions in its history. Apparently it’s not enough for Shelley Berkley to [...]
Obama: Deportador-en-Jefe Obama and his allies so far have outspent Romney’s team 12-1 on the Spanish-language airwaves, not to mention a 40+ point lead over Romney among Latino voters. But the latest Nevada spot appeared to touch a nerve with the Obama campaign, which has heard complaints from some quarters of the Latino community that the president did not do [...]
Already, the first rumblings of problems are brewing for the Senator from Nevada, as he has lately been making waves for the energy titans in his own state. Reid has been pressuring for alternative power, hoping that NV Energy would buy from a Chinese-based company. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Read the rest of this article on the Independent Journal [...]
Wildfire season is under way in Nevada and there are currently 23 fires burning 78,299 acres in Nevada. Luckily these fires are not threatening any structures or homes. Colorado was not as lucky when the recent wildfires there destroyed 600 homes, resulting in what experts estimate will likely result in $450 million worth of claims. The Caughlin Ranch and Washoe [...]
Reno, Nev.—The availability of the Clark, Lincoln and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development and Utility Right-of-Way Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was announced in the August 3, 2012 Federal Register. The document analyzes a Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) proposal for a system of regional water facilities and pipelines to transport water to the Las Vegas Valley. The Bureau [...]
The Nevada Capital Investment Corp. on Wednesday unanimously approved a contract with Hamilton Lane to manage its $50 million Silver State Opportunity Fund LLC. Hamilton Lane will now be responsible for development of an investment plan and selection of private equity funds and venture capital that will invest in Nevada Read the rest of this article on the Las Vegas [...]
Well – I guess it was only a matter of time before even Nevada’s own Steven Horsford succumbed to using the DNC tactic of scare and mislead in his fundraising fundraising attempts. Or – it could be I wasn’t paying attention to him during the primaries – because he didn’t have anyone running against him. But I guess that now [...]