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May 16, 2008

2008 Elections

2008 Caucus Guide

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Chris Morris / Las Vegas Sun

For the first time, Nevada’s Democrats and Republicans will have a chance to play a stronger role in who the nominees will be for president by being among a select group of states picked to hold primaries and caucuses in January.

Caucus 101: A basic guide on how to participate. Or, read more about the logistics of Jan. 19.

By being one of the early states, Nevada’s caucuses are hoped to gain the state more national attention, bring in more presidential candidates and thus raise awareness of Western issues. More background...

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Porter joins Dems in supporting beefed-up GI Bill
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Reid to Lieberman: That's a second demerit
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Titus files today for congressional race
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State now facing still more cuts
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Enhanced GI bill meeting resistance
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Army reservist throws early hat in NLV City Council ring
Army reservist Angelo Carvalho just returned from a 15-month tour in Iraq. He took his family on vacation, rode his mountain bike around the neighborhood and enjoyed the simple things in life.
Porter: OK tax for GI Bill I support? I’ll see
Rep. Jon Porter faces a tough choice. Two provisions he crossed party lines to support are lumped together as an amendment to the Iraq war spending bill that President Bush has vowed to veto because it strays above the $108 billion he has requested.
Eight years ago, Republic Services agreed to pay to clean up Sunrise Landfill in exchange for a garb
Landfill decree avoids big issue
County deal with EPA won’t settle who will pay for cleanup
Clark County is preparing to sign a consent decree that would let it off the hook with federal authorities who want the Sunrise Landfill properly closed, but would leave unanswered the key question of who will pay for the work — the garbage company or county ratepayers.
Ledgers kept in the Clark County clerk's office at the Regional Justice Center represent about 1,300
Blunders yield bonanza
Millions in interest on unreturned attorney deposits can stay in coffers
Shoddy accounting by a government usually drains coffers. But the county’s mishandling of one particular fund for more than a decade produced a windfall of extra interest on millions of dollars.
In anti-tax Nevada, policy can be pawned
Gaming tax hike proposal has dealmakers working both sides
Casino moguls jetting to meet with the governor, clandestine sessions between gaming executives and the teachers union president, eleventh-hour jockeying over raising the room tax — this is how public policy gets made in Nevada.
Letter to his boss faults Clark
Lawmakers cite delay in Desai investigation
Two state legislators say the executive director of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners has ignored the public interest by delaying the investigation of doctors who may have caused the largest hepatitis C scare in the nation.
Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., speaks about gas prices as Senate Majority Leader  Harry Reid, right, an
Voters, pick your fix for gas prices
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So the next time you’re filling up the tank, here’s a pop quiz to consider as the dollars click by: What’s the best way to lower your gasoline bill?
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Goodman changes face on state’s top job
Mayor says gubernatorial run no longer out of the question
When asked in the past about a possible run for governor, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman typically said he was the happiest mayor in America — his way of saying no to Carson City.
Urban League takes a shot at developing its own priorities
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What a difference $46,000 doesn’t make.
University system Chancellor Jim Rogers, speaking here to the Board of Regents, agreed to reinstate
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