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Reno Town Hall Meeting on Budget Woes Draws 500 Citizens

Over 90 Nevada citizens voiced their opinions about the economic situation to Nevada legislators at the Reno Town Hall meeting Saturday morning.  An estimated 500 citizens showed up at Reno City Ha

Unconstitutional Property Tax Practices Reviewed

A Department of Taxation workshop held today reviewed proposals to equalize property taxes, a requirement of the Nevada Sta

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki NOT running for Sen. Reid’s seat

Lt. Governor Brian Krolicki announced this afternoon he is not running for the U.S. Senate.

Why there is so much hand-wringing among Democrats on the state’s crashing budget

In what can only be described as a “perfect storm,” state Democratic Party leaders find themselves handcuffed by circumstances that prevent bold moves to change the course of the state during the rece

Gov. Gibbons Recommends 10 Percent Cuts to State Agencies and Education – Lawmakers Say No Deal Done Yet

CARSON CITY – Nevada Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford said today that dozens of cuts proposed by Gov.

Nevada Lawmakers Search for Funds to Reduce Depth of Impending State Budget Cuts

CARSON CITY – In the face of potential college campus closures, hundreds of state employee layoffs and a state budget crisis of unprecedented proportions, there was a tiny bit of good news delivere

Such a difference a U.S. Senate election makes…

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Do Republicans have the Democrats on the run or is the country just trying to send a message to both parties and to President Obama to get busy on fixing the country’s woun

Senator Reid said near-Universal Health Care is just weeks away from becoming law

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What Sen. Reid is about to be praised for from coast to coast, and put him in the history books is what will likely make his re-election to the U.S.

Robin Williamson announces she wants to take Bonnie Parnell’s place in the Assembly

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Robin Williamson was rumored to be going after either the Senate seat being vacated by termed-out Sen. Mark Amodei, or a seat in the Assembly. When Assm.

Sen. Reid gets health reform bill through the Senate

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A long agonizing road to health care reform took another turn toward completion today as a reform bill, brokered largely by Nevada Senator Harry Reid, delivered the 60 vote

Partisan politics is getting even uglier in Washington, if you can imagine….

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As the Democrats push health care reform along in the Senate, Republicans dig in their heels like it’s life or death.

Congratulations to Senator Reid

I congratulate and commend Harry Reid on his statement comparing the opposition against reforming health care to the opposition against abolishing slavery.

The U.S. Senate Ethics Committee formally launches its probe into Sen. Ensign’s actions surround his affair with the wife of one of his office staffers

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Various people around the Congress are beginning to get subpoenas asking for specific documents that may be related to the Sen.

Sen. Reid says it should always be up to the patient and her doctor

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Sen. Reid says the medical reform bill in front of the Senate has nothing to do with rationing health care.

GOP front-runner faces attacks from own party

GOP front-runner faces attacks from own party By MARTIN GRIFFITH Associated Press

Jobless benefits extended

Jobless benefits extended By GEOFF DORNAN gdornan@nevadaappeal.com

First time homeowners tax break on it way to renewal!

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Another Opinion: Recall efforts hijacking democracy in Lyon County

Another Opinion: Recall efforts hijacking democracy in Lyon CountyFrom the Lahont

Sen. Shaffer dies in Las Vegas hospital

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A progressive leader in the Assembly to file for the Senate

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Letters to the Editor 10/30

Letters to the Editor 10/30Staff Writer

Moody's Analytics wins bid for tax study

Moody's Analytics wins bid for tax studyBy GEOFF DORNAN gdornan@nevadaappeal.com

Harry Reid on CSPAN's Book TV Afterwards

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is interviewed by former Senate Leader Tom Daschle.

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Bill fines people refusing health care

WASHINGTON - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top...

Bill fines people refusing health care

WASHINGTON - Americans who refuse to buy affordable medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a health care overhaul bill unveiled Thursday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama's top...

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