Nevada From Politics West

Poll: Nevada governor's approval rating 27 percent

superadmin — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:39:00 -0600

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Gov. Jim Gibbons, plagued by a severe budget crunch and other difficulties, has a 27 percent job approval rating, according to...

ACLU questions removal of polling device

superadmin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:55:00 -0600

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has questioned the removal of the only polling machine on the Washoe...

Ocean drowning of Reno man under investigation

superadmin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:43:00 -0600

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Law enforcement authorities are still trying to determine why a Reno man drowned last month in the Pacific Ocean near Santa...

Million-dollar donors flood Calif. ballot props

superadmin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:18:00 -0600

SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Led by California's two largest utility companies, million-dollar donors have contributed more than 40 percent of the nearly...

Proposition 2 at a glance

superadmin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:01:00 -0600

WHAT: Proposition 2, the Standards for Confining Farm Animals Act, seeks to ban cages for veal calves, breeding sows and egg-laying chickens so small...

Governor has limited office hours

superadmin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:12:00 -0600

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Gov. Jim Gibbons spent just 12 days in his office at the Nevada Capitol during August and September, according to an...

SEC sues disgraced Democratic fundraiser

superadmin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:30:00 -0600

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Federal regulators have sued political fundraiser Norman Hsu for allegedly operating a $60 million financial scam and using...

Daschle to attend debate watch party in Reno Tues.

superadmin — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:28:00 -0600

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will be in Reno Tuesday night to join Nevadans at a gathering to watch the second...

Pelosi paying thousands to husband's firm

superadmin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:46:00 -0600

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that it's "just foolish" to suggest that her husband is benefiting from tens of...

Proposition 9 at a glance

superadmin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:51:00 -0600

WHAT: Proposition 9 adds crime victims' rights to the California Constitution and makes it more difficult for criminals to be paroled. It expands on...