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Messy caucuses in Nevada, Iowa raise questions
After back-to-back fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon.
Nevada's Masto Won't Decide Today on Foreclosure...
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto won't decide by today whether to join a nationwide settlement with banks over foreclosure practices, a spokeswoman said. A deadline for joining the accord was today.
FiveThirtyEight: What We Learned from Nevada
Now that Nevada has finally finished counting ballots, there are three interesting data-driven takeaways from the state.
Nevada's Masto Won't Decide by Today's Deadline on...
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto won't decide by today whether to join a nationwide settlement with banks over foreclosure practices, a spokeswoman said. A deadline for joining the accord was today.
Allied Nevada Announces 2012 Annual Meeting Date
RENO, NEVADA-- - Allied Nevada Gold Corp. announces that it will hold its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 3, 2012, in Winnemucca, Nevada.The time and address of the location of the Annual Meeting ...
Nevada A Safe Bet For Romney And Start Of Likely...
Nevada is, in part, such friendly territory for Romney because of its place in the Mormon Corridor, a group of states fanning out from Utah which, besides Nevada, include Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho and southern California with significant populations of Romney's fellow Mormons.
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Re-starts Production at...
VANCOUVER, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (TSX: YNG.TO - News) (Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6) is pleased to announce that it has restarted production following commissioning of a new ore dryer, ...
Nevada basketball: Idaho snaps Pack's win streak
Nevada forward Olek Czyz shoots over the Idaho defense in the first half of their WAC game on Saturday night at Lawlor Events Center. Idaho won, 72-68.
Romney scores Nevada win as race heads to other...
Mitt Romney swept into victory in the Nevada caucuses, sliding back into frontrunner status with his second win in a row as the race for the Republican nomination heads to other states.
Nevada caucuses suffer low turnout, surly...
Nevada Republican Party officials may be rethinking how they conduct caucuses after Saturday night's main event provided much lower-than-expected turnout and a bitter confrontation at a special evening caucus after people were turned away for not proving they were delayed from earlier voting because of the Jewish Sabbath.
Why Nevada's GOP caucuses were a jackpot of...
Nevada state GOP chair Amy Tarkanian boasted this week that her state will turn Republican in the next presidential election. Not likely if her state GOP runs that show like it ran the Nevada caucuses, which were an...
Romney Takes Nevada
Nevada's caucuses provided the first election this cycle where the suspense was entirely focused on the second place winner.
How Nevada Republicans Voted
A breakdown of the caucusgoers' support for individual Republican candidates.
Romney wins big in Nevada, but Gingrich fights on
Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney has romped to victory in the Nevada caucuses, cementing his position as frontrunner to take on President Barack Obama in November.
Romney again turns attention to Obama after Nevada...
Declaring victory in Nevada's Republican presidential caucuses on Saturday, Mitt Romney again turned away from his GOP rivals and toward President Barack Obama.

Nevada seeks waiver from No Child Left Behind
CARSON CITY - Nevada is joining with many other states in seeking a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act , a state panel was told today. If granted, the waiver being sought by the Nevada Department of Education will still require a major ongoing effort at measuring and improving student achievement, said Keith Rheault, state superintendent of public instruction ...
Think tank opposes dismissal of lawsuit against...
CARSON CITY -- A conservative Nevada think tank says the resignation of a state senator from his state job doesn't nullify a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of public workers serving in the Legislature.
Last inmates board van from Nevada State Prison
CARSON CITY -- The last inmates packed up their duffel bags Monday and were transferred from Nevada State Prison in Carson City, a 150-year-old penitentiary that houses Nevada's execution chamber and license plate factory and once boasted its own gambling joint.
Legal fees in Carson City freeway project dispute...
CARSON CITY -- A Nevada Transportation Board member on Monday questioned why the state continues to pay fees of $200 and $300 per hour to a Washington, D.C., law firm that for six years has been handling litigation over a capital city freeway project.
Anti-abortion initiative submitted after specifics...
CARSON CITY -- An anti-abortion group ordered by a judge to rewrite a Nevada initiative intended to ban abortions by preventing the intentional killing of a "prenatal person" filed a new measure Monday, seeking to address the court's concerns over a measure it withdrew.
Last inmates leave Nevada State Prison in Carson...
CARSON CITY, Nev. - The last inmates packed up their duffel bags Monday and were transferred from Nevada State Prison in Carson City, a 150-year-old penitentiary that houses Nevada's execution chamber, license plate factory and once boasted its own gambling joint. Most of the inmates that once numbered around 800 have already been moved to other prisons. A handful of minimum-security prisoners ...
Last inmates leave aging Nevada State Prison
The last inmates packed up their duffel bags Monday and were transferred from Nevada State Prison in Carson City, a 150-year-old penitentiary that houses Nevada's execution chamber, license plate factory and once boasted its own gambling joint.
Nevada forester warns of fire danger in dry winter
CARSON CITY - One of the driest winters on record in northern Nevada has prompted an unusual January warning from state Forester Peter Anderson.
State had lowest number of traffic deaths since...
CARSON CITY -- Traffic deaths in Nevada fell to 243 in 2011, the lowest number of people killed on state roads since 1986 when the state population was one-third of what it is today.
Department of Transportation to comply with...
CARSON CITY -- A Nevada Department of Transportation official said Tuesday that the agency will comply with a state Supreme Court order to rehire fired state pilot Jim Richardson.
Nevada motor vehicle fatalities drop in 2011
CARSON CITY - The number of traffic fatalities across Nevada fell slightly in 2011 to 243, continuing a trend since an all-time high of 432 traffic-related deaths were recorded in 2006.
Group Won't Petition To Legalize Marijuana In...
CARSON CITY - Nevada won't be a state where the Marijuana Policy Project embarks on petition drive this year to let voters decide whether to legalize marijuana. Morgan Fox, the spokesman for the Washington, D.C.-based pro-marijuana organization, said Tuesday
Hollywood stuntman no longer a fall guy at home in...
CARSON CITY -- Hollywood stuntman Bruce Barbour pauses in front of an enormous flat-screen TV in his Carson City living room to rewind a 1990 clip from Glen Ford's last Western, "Border Shootout."
Judging the Judges: Nevada high court justices...
CARSON CITY -- Just more than a year ago -- in the November 2010 election -- 53 percent of Nevada voters rejected a Supreme Court-sought ballot question to create a state intermediate appeals court.
Judging the Judges: Nevada Supreme Court Justices...
CARSON CITY -- In professional sports, any team that wins 70 percent or more of its games usually is a champion, or a close runner-up. Even teams successful about 55 percent of the time frequently gain a spot in the first round of playoffs.
Judging The Judges: Nevada High Court Justices...
CARSON CITY - Just more than a year ago - in the November 2010 election - 53 percent of Nevada voters rejected a Supreme Court-sought ballot question to create a state intermediate appeals court. Rather than take no for an answer, justices already have
Nevada Power Co. says it's receiving few smart...
CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Nevada Power Co. said it has received few complaints from customers about the installation of smart meters in Las Vegas.
Sandoval order ensures Santa will have jolly job...
CARSON CITY -- Santa Claus will get red carpet treatment in Nevada under an executive order signed Friday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Opponents of death penalty call for review
CARSON CITY -- A report showing a decline in the number of death penalty cases nationwide underscores the need for a capital punishment cost assessment in the Silver State, Nevada death penalty opponents said Thursday.
Early Christmas Present Arrives for Nevada Father...
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. , Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Local father and son team win new 2012 Dodge Journey in brand's 'Search Engine for Real World' giveaway Carson Dodge of Carson City, Nev. , to present ...
14th black bear killed during Nevada hunt as...
CARSON CITY -- A 14th black bear has been killed in Nevada's inaugural bear hunt, state wildlife officials said Wednesday, as the season that began with an illegal kill draws to a close at month's end or when one more female is killed.
Arizona deputy shoots man who threatened to kill...
KINGMAN, Ariz. -- A former Carson City man who moved to Fort Mohave about a month ago was killed Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting. He was identified as Michael Alan Thomas, 47.
14Th Bear Killed In Nevada Hunt As Season Nears...
CARSON CITY - A 14th black bear has been killed in Nevada's inaugural bear hunt as the season that began with an illegal kill draws to a close at month's end or when one more female is killed, state wildlife officials said Wednesday. Nevada Department
Nevada High Court Rules Ex-Gov. Gibbons Must...
CARSON CITY - Former Gov. Jim Gibbons must give a description of the contents of each of the 98 email messages he refused to give the Reno Gazette-Journal in 2008. In a 7-0 decision, the Nevada Supreme Court stopped short of saying that governors' email
Sherwood not running for re-election in Assembly...
CARSON CITY -- Assemblyman Mark Sherwood, who gained a reputation as the most outspoken freshman in the Assembly last spring, said Thursday he will not be a candidate for re-election next year to his Assembly District 21 seat.

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