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Gansert: No fee increases in Sandoval’s budget

By Anjeanette Damon · November 12, 2010 · 2:32 PM

Governor-elect Brian Sandoval’s incoming chief of staff said today his proposed budget will not include fee increases.

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Assemblyman wants specialty Tea Party license plates in Nevada

By Anjeanette Damon · November 12, 2010 · 1:11 PM

Assemblyman Ed Goedhart, R-Amargosa Valley, will propose legislation to create a specialty Tea Party license plate in Nevada. The plate would bear the “Don’t Tread on Me” rattlesnake image from the American Revolution.

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Bill Raggio calls his ouster a ‘pyrrhic victory’ for GOP agitators

By Anjeanette Damon · November 4, 2010 · 1:30 PM

In a reflection of the what they say is the mood of their constituents, Senate Republicans purged Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Reno, from their leadership in a unanimous vote today. Sen. Mike McGinness, R-Fallon, stepped in as leader. “This is not a swan song,” Raggio said.

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Heller: Harry Reid’s defeat might not be good for Nevada

By Anjeanette Damon · October 29, 2010 · 3:23 PM

U.S. Rep. Dean Heller, R-Carson City, who was once considered the strongest Republican to go up against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said today that Reid’s leadership position has protected Nevada in important ways over the years. Heller has endorsed Reid’s opponent Sharron Angle.

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Sharron Angle trending up in public polling

By Anjeanette Damon · October 27, 2010 · 3:37 PM

Public polling technically still has Republican Sharron Angle in a statistical dead heat with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, but she’s trending up.

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GOP alleges early voting discrepancies in Nevada

By Anjeanette Damon · October 26, 2010 · 11:29 AM

A lawyer for the Nevada Republican Party has delivered a lengthy complaint to the Secretary of State alleging multiple discrepancies in early voting logs. In a lengthy letter delivered yesterday, David O’Mara details several discrepancies he says his poll watchers have noted.

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Closing argument ads out in U.S. Senate race

By Anjeanette Damon · October 26, 2010 · 11:09 AM

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Republican rival Sharron Angle have new ads out today to close the final week in the campaign.

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Sharron Angle dodges press at Reno event

By Anjeanette Damon · October 25, 2010 · 12:51 PM

Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle reportedly went to great lengths today to avoid TV crews parked outside one of her closed-press events, even sending an apparent “decoy” out the front while she went out a back door.

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Cortez Masto’s ad doesn’t pass the Truth Test

By Anjeanette Damon · October 22, 2010 · 10:11 AM

Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto stretches the truth in her latest ad against Republican Travis Barrick.

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Sharron Angle ad accuses Harry Reid of lavish lifestyle

By Anjeanette Damon · October 19, 2010 · 1:41 PM

Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle has a new ad out accusing Reid of living a lavish lifestyle while Nevadans suffer. Since last week’s debate, the Angle campaign has been accusing Reid of using his elected position to get rich. Angle’s latest ad juxtaposes Reid’s lifestyle with the typical Nevadan suffering under the economy.

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