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    Does Nevada Attract Unethical Politicians?

    Mar 25, 2019

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    From Obama White House Insiders To Las Vegas Showroom Stars

    Feb 08, 2018

    A group of Democratic Party insiders turned the left’s opposition to President Trump into the successful Pod Save America podcast.

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    AG Laxalt Has $1.5 Million For Possible Governor Run

    Jan 16, 2017

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of the leading Nevada Republicans considering running for governor next year is showing off a sizeable campaign war chest nearly two years before the 2018 election.

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    State Sen. Farley Leaves GOP, To Caucus With Democrats

    Nov 16, 2016

    Patricia Farley, a Republican Senator elected in 2014, decided to become a registered non-partisan. And the moderate lawmaker decided to caucus with the Democrats.

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    Nevada Democrats Buck GOP Tide, Win Statewide, Control Legislature

    Nov 09, 2016

    Nevada stood as an island of blue in a sea of red after Tuesday’s election that saw Democrats win statewide and in three of the four congressional districts, and pick up enough seats to give the pa

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    Nevada Votes: Live Updates From The 2016 Election

    Nov 08, 2016

    Polls have opened around Nevada with voters in the swing state expected to play an outsized role when they decide whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump should get their six coveted electoral votes.

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    John L. Smith: Close Senate Races Are Nothing New

    Nov 08, 2016

    The race to replace Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV is close - very, very close.

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    Ralston And Sebelius On Half Truths In Attack Ads

    Sep 30, 2016

    A political consultancy where Ruben Kihuen works is under fire, and there’s some truth to the accusation that Catherine Cortez Masto didn’t do much to process untested rape kits.

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    What Does Tonight's Debate Portend for UNLV?

    Sep 26, 2016

    The first of three presidential debates is tonight at Hofstra University. But everyone in Nevada knows the last debate before the election will be at UNLV.

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    After The Election, Political Action Won't Stop For One Coalition

    Sep 22, 2016

    It’s election season and lots of different groups have mobilized here in Nevada to get out the vote on November 8.

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    Thalia Dondero, First Woman On Clark County Commission, Dies At 96

    Sep 05, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thalia Dondero, the first woman elected to the powerful Clark County Commission governing the Las Vegas area, has died.

    She was 96.

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    Koch-Backed Ad Launched Against Cortez-Masto

    Aug 24, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — An outside group is launching a new ad accusing Democratic Nevada Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto of failing to help in an elder abuse case while she was attorney general.

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    Most Nevada Sheriffs Against Gun Background Check Initiative

    Aug 01, 2016

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sheriffs in most Nevada counties have come out against a background check initiative that gun control advocates are supporting on the November ballot.

    But Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo says this one's a vote for the people, and he'll remain neutral.

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    John L. Smith On Conventions Past And Nevada's Role In Them

    Jul 26, 2016

    John L. Smith was at both the Republican and Democratic conventions in 2012.

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    After Cleveland; What's Next For Nevada's Politics?

    Jul 22, 2016

    They want Donald Trump as president and Hillary Clinton behind bars.

    And Review Journal columnist Steve Sebelius is in Cleveland at the Republican National Convention to take it all in.

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    Hispanics An Engaged, Important Audience For Political News

    Jun 30, 2016

    Hispanics make up more than one-quarter of Nevada’s population and they could be an important factor in November’s election.

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    State Of The City Series: Ely, Nev.

    Jan 29, 2016

    When you live in a rural area, you often have to wear multiple hats.

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    State Of The City Series: Mesquite, Nev.

    Jan 29, 2016

    Mesquite, Nev., is located about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, and its appeal to tourists is like many of Nevada’s rural areas – vast open lands with modern amenities – such as casinos.

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    Is Anxiety Fueling Your Decision Making In The 2016 Election?

    Jan 26, 2016

    Last week, we asked people in Las Vegas to be part of our conversation about the 2016 election, specifically how anxiety is fueling decision making during this election.  

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    Bernie Sanders On His Strategy To Win Nevada

    Dec 11, 2015

    He has described himself as a democratic socialist.

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    2016 Could Bring New Faces To The Nevada Legislature

    Sep 30, 2015

    Three more Nevada legislators are bowing out of the political scene with the announcement that they will not seek re-election in 2016. 

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    Reid Retirement Spurs Talk of His Replacement

    Mar 27, 2015

    LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sen. Harry Reid's surprise announcement that he will retire at the end of his term throws the state into a frenzy about who might replace the man who rose from small town Searchlight, Nevada to wielding national influence.

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    So what if he loses?

    Mar 27, 2015

    Editor's note: This piece, which originally ran in the Feb/March 2010 issue of Desert Companion, speculates on what might happen if Reid had lost his re-election to Republican challenger Sharron Angle. With the announcement of Reid's retirement, some of Hugh Jackson's observations are just as relevant today as they were five years ago.

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    Harry Reid Will Not Run For Re-Election

    Mar 27, 2015

    Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said he wants to be remembered as a kid who grew up in Searchlight and then fought hard for all the little kids growing up in the same hard scrabble way he did.

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    Legislature Considers Redistricting Proposal

    Mar 25, 2015

    Assembly Bill 252 would turn redistricting for state and federal elections over to a nonpartisan commission.

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