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In a 4-0 vote the Nevada County Board of Supervisors chose a candidate for the assessor's position who said he won't seek the office through election next year. Jim Dal Bon won the assessor's position at a Tuesday meeting over Jim Blashford of Lake of the Pines after some board members said they'd be more comfortable with an assessor who wouldn't seek to run again after Dale Flippin's term ...
Dick Wadhams, the Colorado Republican party chairman and campaign manager for Sen. John Thune's 2004 defeat of then-Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), has penned a fundraising letter for Republican Sue Lowden's Nevada Senate campaign.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A new poll suggests Nevada voters don't like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid any more now than they did nearly two months ago, even though he's had campaign ads running for six weeks. A Las Vegas Review-Journal poll released Friday said 38 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of the senator seeking reelection next year. That's the same result as a similar poll done in ...
A new poll suggests Nevada voters don't like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid any more now than they did nearly two months ago, even though he's had campaign ads running for six weeks. A Las Vegas Review-Journal poll released Friday said 38 percent of voters... Harry Reid - Nevada - Party leaders of the United States Senate - Las Vegas Review-Journal - United States
Nevada County's state legislators are dead-set against the recently approved water bond, which goes to voters in November 2010. Their issue: The bond bill demands a 20 percent reduction in water use across California. Others raise questions about the bond because - though it would raise $11.1 billion for water projects around the state, and though two-thirds of the state's water originates in ...
A state judge in Carson City has scheduled a Jan. 8 hearing for arguments challenging the description of a proposed ballot initiative that seeks to define a person and override Nevada's abortion laws.
The Las Vegas City Council has voted to start construction on a new city hall. The new project will cost $146.2 million. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman says initial work on the project will start next month. Construction is expected to take at least two years.... Las Vegas Nevada - Oscar Goodman - City and town halls - Construction - Year
The fate of the Marysville area mail sorting facility which serves Nevada County will be revealed on Dec. 15, when the U.S. Postal Service hosts a meeting at which observers expect postal officials to announce the facility will be closed. In November, Postal Workers Union Local 211 President Rick Page told The Union he feared the closure would slow mail service all over Northeastern California ...
As a result of a change in state law by the 2009 Nevada Legislature, aimed to increase voter turnout as one reason, the candidate filing period and Primary Election in 2010 are pushed forward two months.
A video produced by Nevada Union High School students has advanced to the top four in the state's H1N1 public service announcement contest. With public voting closed and official judging in progress, the winner could be announced any day. The NU students' submission is "definitely in the top," California Department of Public Health spokeswoman Teri Hodges said today. Alex Ramsey, Daniel Lawson ...
ELKO — Nevada Republican Party Chairman Christopher Comfort is comfortable in his new position, and he said his message is that “it’s safe once again to be a Republican in Nevada. Our base is truly energized.”
