Nevada Political News
Home means Nevada to me
I write this Saturday morning, long before any caucus returns are in, but the results for Nevada already are: We lost.
Sunday February 5, 2012 10:00AM | lasvegassun.com
Lawmakers preparing for mining tax fight
The biggest legislative battle next year might not be over school spending, public employees’ bargaining rights or even the never-ending struggle over taxes, at least the usual kinds of taxes. The most contested issue, many legislative observers believe, will be a proposal that would eventually remove the industry-specific mining tax from the constitution.
Sunday February 5, 2012 10:00AM | lasvegassun.com
Special evening caucus at Adelson school ignites more controversy
A special evening caucus organized for religious voters who observe a Saturday Sabbath was swarmed with Ron Paul voters, causing long lines, angry confrontations and cries of voter disenfranchisement.
Sunday February 5, 2012 8:18AM | lasvegassun.com
Politicians playing on ignorance
Did anyone else catch Karl Rove's comment about the Occupy movement:
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:21AM | rgj.com
Family appreciated community support
I want to thank the RGJ and, more specifically, Siobhan McAndrews for the beautiful stories about my granddaughter Karli Johnson. This tragedy has made a lot of people realize how quickly everything can change.
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:21AM | rgj.com
Michael Sion: Silence the anthem at nation's sports events
It`s time to retire the tradition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" sung at sporting events. The song is difficult (1½ octaves), and even professionals flub the words.
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:07AM | rgj.com
Susan Estrich: Primaries more than picking winners
If the goal of the primary process is simply to nominate a candidate, essentially to nominate the man or woman most likely to win in the end, then this primary season should be declared over. Clear the stage, and give it to Mitt Romney.
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:04AM | rgj.com
PC hides sensitive truth
The story is grisly: a husband and wife murdering their three young daughters, ages 19, 17 and 13, by drowning them along with their stepmother. The couple was assisted by their 21-year-old son.
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:04AM | rgj.com
Silver Pen Award: Letter on foreclosures wins
Bruce Specter of Reno is this week's winner of the Silver Pen award for the best letter published in the Gazette-Journal during the previous week.
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:03AM | rgj.com
Editorial: Initiative is wrong for tax policies
An initiative petition that would raise the cap on mining taxes in Nevada is likely to be just the first of several that voters will see in the coming months seeking more money for the state's coffers.
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:02AM | rgj.com
Editorial: Denver's message to Nevada: Think and work regionally
The former presidential adviser Karl Rove, a Sparks native, and the Wall Street Journal economics writer Stephen Moore garnered most of the attention at Thursday's "Directions 2012" event for their politics-tinged remarks, but it was Denver's Tom Clark wh
Sunday February 5, 2012 7:01AM | rgj.com
Economic woes, anti-Obama sentiment fail to draw large turnout
Mitt Romney’s easy victory in Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses might, in the long run, be less important than the fact that a surprising number of Republicans who could have participated Saturday chose to stay home.
Sunday February 5, 2012 6:07AM | lasvegassun.com
Mitt Romney wins big in Nevada's GOP caucus
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney rolled to victory in Nevada's Republican presidential caucus Saturday, giving him back-to-back victories within four days and increasing his momentum heading into key states including Colorado, Arizona and Michigan.
Sunday February 5, 2012 6:05AM | rgj.com
How Romney won Nevada again
Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in the Nevada Republican presidential caucuses Saturday by relying on a campaign organization he spent four years building and carefully maintaining. That organization became a firewall of sorts that allowed him to fend off a series of threats from Republican rivals who surged in popularity, including picking up victories in early states, but had no similar t ...
Sunday February 5, 2012 5:22AM | lasvegassun.com
Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada GOP
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.
Sunday February 5, 2012 4:50AM | rgj.com
GOP leader in Vegas: Caucus count to go all night
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Republican party official in charge of counting Nevada caucus ballots in Las Vegas says the process is expected to take all night.
Sunday February 5, 2012 4:46AM | rgj.com
Problems reported with GOP caucus results in Washoe
Problems are reported with the Washoe County results of the Nevada GOP presidential caucus, the chairman of the Washoe GOP said.
Sunday February 5, 2012 4:42AM | rgj.com
Mormon support pushes Mitt Romney to victory in Nevada
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's victory in Nevada was, at least in part, a reflection of the Silver State's sizable Mormon population, which made up about a quarter of all ballots cast Saturday.
Sunday February 5, 2012 3:46AM | rgj.com
GOP Caucus results: Romney opens with a lead
6:36 p.m. update: With 8.1% reporting, Mitt Romney leads with 40.5%, Newt Gingrich with 24.9%, Ron Paul 21.5%, and Rick Santorum with 12.8%.
Sunday February 5, 2012 2:39AM | rgj.com
Nevada caucus draws fewer voters in 2012 despite better organization
The GOP presidential caucus attracted about 6,700 voters in Washoe County on Saturday, party officials reported, down from the estimated 11,000 to 14,000 Washoe County Republicans who showed up for the presidential caucus in 2008.
Sunday February 5, 2012 2:34AM | rgj.com
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