2008 Caucus Trivia Game

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From The Politics Blog

Las Vegas voting experience: Albertson's, banana bread and a beauty queen: During early voting at Albertson's, 2011 Miss Nevada Alana Lee cast her ballot -- amid no fanfare.

Buzzfeed: Romney campaign exaggerates size of Nevada event with altered image: http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/romney-campaign-appears-to-exaggerate-size-of-neva

Oscar Goodman saddened at the death of his friend and mentor Arlen Specter: Oscar Goodman was a young law student looking for work when he met Arlen Specter in Philadelphia.

Watchdog group hounds government for files on Ensign case: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed a formal complaint this week to force the DOJ to turn over files collected during its now-defunct ...

Ron Paul, Mitt Romney delegates stand at the ready: GOP chairman Reince Priebus officially gaveled open the 2012 Republican National Convention today, only to immediately close it for a day-long recess. Even though the ...

Nevada alternate delegate compares national conventions past and present: For Nevada politico Patty Cafferata, the intrigue, plotting and wariness among opposing factions at a national convention is nothing new. Cafferata has been attending conventions ...

Senate passes tax cut extension for those earning $250,000 or less: Democrats in the Senate faced down the closest thing to a legislative dare from Republican leaders Wednesday and passed a tax cut extension for those ...

Senate observes moment of silence in honor of Colorado shooting victims: Sen. Harry Reid led the Senate in a moment of silence Monday afternoon for the moviegoers who died in a horrific shooting in Aurora, Colo., ...

Politics Stories

Panel finalizes plan to send $37.5 million more to Southern Nevada colleges: Legislature 2013:; By Andrew Doughman; The four Northern Nevada colleges and universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education would receive less money during the next two years, according to the new higher education funding formula plan legislators approved Saturday.

Photo: Nevada Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson, R-

Bills live and die on deadline day in Carson City: Legislature 2013:; By Anjeanette Damon; The legislative grim reaper struck again Friday as the Nevada Legislature hit yet another milestone on the 120-day march to its finish.

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Last-minute amendment could create the state drink: Legislature 2013:; By Andrew Doughman; Lawmakers killed a bill earlier this year that would’ve made the Blue Weimaraner the state dog, but Assemblyman William Horne, D-Las Vegas, now has a measure to make the Basque alcoholic beverage Picon Punch the official state drink.

Reid, Sandoval among heavy hitters going to bat for compromise NV Energy bill: Politics:; By Andrew Doughman; NV Energy’s plan to shut down coal plants in Nevada moved forward today with strong support from some of Nevada’s most influential politicians and business interests.

Amendment adds expiration date for proposed sales tax hike: By Cy Ryan; A bill permitting the Clark County Commission to increase the sales tax to support the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been approved by the Senate Revenue and Economic Committee.

Former Sen. John Ensign hit with fine over contributions: By Karoun Demirjian; The Federal Election Commission announced Friday a $32,000 fine against former U.S. Sen. John Ensign of Nevada and his former campaign committee treasurer, Lisa Lisker, for failing to disclose “excessive in-kind contributions” from Ensign’s parents.

Photo: Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore inspects the pr

Pot dispensaries could mean green for state coffers, advocates argue: Legislature 2013:; By Andrew Doughman; Advocates for medical marijuana argued Nevada could bring in $10 million to $30 million a year for state coffers if lawmakers approve a bill to create a dispensary system.

Photo: Sens. Dean Heller, left, and Harry Reid attend a M

Dean Heller disapproves of federal judge nominee because of contributions to Harry Reid: Politics:; By Karoun Demirjian; The Senate Judiciary committee voted down party lines to endorse the nomination of Jennifer Dorsey, President Barack Obama’s pick to fill one of the two remaining seats on the federal bench in Nevada. But when her nomination comes up for a confirmation vote in the Senate, Dorsey won’t have the full support of Nevada’s delegation, also divided down party lines.

Photo: In this April 24, 2004, file photo, former Nevada

Former AG launches coalition to thwart NV Energy's 10-year plan: By Andrew Doughman; Former Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa is leading a coalition to defeat a major piece of energy legislation pushed by NV Energy that would create a plan to divest from coal and launch a massive project to build renewable energy plants instead.

Legislative panel seeks to redirect funding to Southern Nevada colleges: By Andrew Doughman; Legislators today recommended shifting money from northern colleges to southern colleges almost immediately, rejecting Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposal to phase in the cuts to rural college budgets.