SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
By Phoebe Sweet
LAS VEGAS–Today Sen. John Ensign not only voted against a bill that will bring millions in revenue to Nevada’s rural counties at a time when it is badly needed, but then tried to take credit for its passage.
Today Sen. Harry Reid led the passage of...
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SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
By Phoebe Sweet
Las Vegas, NV – Once again the GOP is rooting for our economy to fail, betting against America and Nevada because it’s good for Republican politics.
“As you look to the beginning of 2010, I think unemployment in Nevada will spike even higher. I think this is...
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OPINION, SUBMITTED BY PAUL KISER
At the end of every economic downturn there are a few communities that emerge out of the ashes and enjoy renewed economic growth. Typically it is a mix of serendipity and some creative thinking that leads to the rise of economic fortunes. There are also the...
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It’s been pretty quiet in the banking sector lately. That’s not to say the banksters haven’t been busy. According to the LA Times, they’ve launched a PR campaign to improve their image, complete with interviews and OMG! they’re even blogging now! And here all this time we thought they were blood-sucking pond scum. But...
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SUBMITTED CAMPAIGN LETTER
“This building is full of difficult decisions and Gov. Gibbons’ participation has been instrumental in making these decisions reach the critical point of action” – Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki
Friends,
It’s hard to look around Nevada and not see the toll taken by the current economic crisis. With record unemployment, record...
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SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
By Phoebe Sweet
LAS VEGAS–While embattled Sen. John Ensign remains silent and allows a Republican colleague to obstruct a crucial, bipartisan extension of unemployment insurance, 20,000 Nevadans are at risk of losing the benefits that are helping them put food on the table.
It’s unclear why Sen. Ensign has remained...
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SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
By Phoebe Sweet
LAS VEGAS–Republican gubernatorial hopeful Brian Sandoval has proven that he’ll take the side of big business over Nevada taxpayers every time.
This week Sandoval came out against a common sense solution to help shore up our state’s budget hole–a fee on new mining claims that the mining...
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By Chancellor Dan Klaich
Nevada System of Higher Education
Over the last several days, I have been sending daily e-mails to our subscribers sharing the stories of our students and what education means to their lives.
During that time, we also re-launched a Web site dedicated to enhancing Nevada’s education system (K-12 and higher ed) and we’ve asked people to share...
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SUBMITTED RELEASE FROM NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
By Phoebe Sweet
LAS VEGAS–Tomorrow the Nevada Republican Party will trot out pro-nuke dump, anti-gaming, stimulus hypocrite Tim Pawlenty, Republican governor of Minnesota, as the keynote speaker for their annual Lincoln Day Dinner.
Expect Pawlenty’s hypocrisy to be on display tomorrow at Palazzo, where he’ll likely attack Democrats for the...
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By Chancellor Dan Klaich
Nevada System of Higher Education
Over the last several days, I have been sending daily e-mails to our subscribers sharing the stories of our students and what education means to their lives.
During that time, we also re-launched a Web site dedicated to enhancing Nevada’s education system (K-12 and higher ed) and we’ve asked people to share...
Read more »