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Backers of a move to legalize marijuana in Nevada filed documents Wednesday creating an advocacy group aimed at putting an initiative on the 2012 ballot.
Election 2010: Steele announces candidacy for treasurer-tax collector By Dave Moller Senior Staff Writer Longtime Nevada County government critic Bill Steele said he plans to run for the soon-to-be vacant treasurer-tax collector's post. "I feel our county has gone completely haywire in 14 different directions," Steele said while officially announcing his candidacy Tuesday. "I'm really disturbed ...
CARSON CITY – An initiative petition has been filed to amend the Nevada Constitution to require employees to vote secretly when deciding whether to be represented by a union.
Associated Press - November 17, 2009 3:14 PM ET CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Two anti-abortion groups say they oppose a proposed ballot measure that seeks to define a person and override Nevada's...
ELKO — Las Vegas dentist Chris Comfort, who also practices in Elko, is the new chairman of the Nevada Republican Party.
The Nevada City Council will be considering contracts with accounting firms during their regular meeting scheduled for tonight, at 7 o'clock, in the Council Chambers at the Public Safety Building, 120 S. Ash Street.
California is not the only state drowning in red ink. Nine other big states are in the same boat, according to a report by the Pew Center on States titled, “Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril.” Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin are the nation’s biggest budget losers, with California at the top of the list. It ties Rhode Island for ...
Ted Owens announces plans to run for open assessor slot next June By Jeff Ackerman Special to the Sun GRASS VALLEY, Calif. - Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens, who represents the 5th District in Truckee, confirmed Thursday afternoon that he plans to run for Nevada County Assessor in next June's primary election. The announcement comes on the heels of this week's announcement that current Nevada ...
Two groups filed a lawsuit Thursday to block an initiative petition aimed at banning abortion in Nevada.
Supreme Court removes appointed judge by Geoff Dornan R-C Capitol Bureau The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered District Judge Robert Teuton of Las Vegas removed from office. The six justices supporting the decision ruled that even though Teuton was appointed just a few weeks before the November 2008 elections, the Constitution requires that appointed judges be on the ballot for the next general ...
Challenge to Nevada personhood initiative filed By SANDRA CHEREB Associated Press Writer Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and Planned Parenthood filed a legal challenge Thursday against a proposed ballot measure that seeks to define a person and override Nevada's abortion laws. The suit was filed in the district court in Carson City on behalf of Emmily Bristol, a feminist ...
