Nevada: Las Vegas Review-journal

Mon, 08/11/2008 - 16:27

LVRJ profiles debate over drilling in D.C., Nevada

The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a profile Monday on the ongoing Republican "shadow session" in Congress, focusing on the involvement of a pair of Nevada legislators.

Congressional Republicans, including U.S. Reps. Jon Porter (R-Henderson) and Dean Heller (R-Carson City) are in Washington despite the August recess, and both spoke last week in protest of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's refusal to take a vote on a bill to expand off-shore oil drilling.

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Thu, 07/31/2008 - 16:23

LVJR: Internal poll shows Titus with lead over Porter

An internal poll shows Democratic state Sen. Dina Titus (D-Henderson) leading her Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Jon Porter (R-Henderson) in the race for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District seat, the Las Vegas Review-Journal is reporting.

According to the paper, a poll conducted by Anzalone Liszt Research and funded by the Titus campaign shows the Democrat with a 43-39 lead over Porter. The poll featured a 4.4 percent margin of error.

Tue, 07/22/2008 - 15:59

Tax cap petition moves forward

[img_assist|nid=2095|title=Former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle|desc=Campaign photo|link=none|align=left|width=174|height=192]The so-called tax cap ballot initiative — which would limit property taxes to 1 percent of a property's 2003-2004 value and curb increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation — moved a step closer to the November ballot, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Tuesday.

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Fri, 07/18/2008 - 11:38

Sun: Some Republicans agree with Heller that GOP should "clean house"

[img_assist|nid=2083|title=U.S. Rep. Dean Heller (R-Carson City)|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=240|height=216]The Las Vegas Sun ran a story Friday analyzing the national reaction to U.S. Rep. Dean Heller's (R-Carson City) comments that the Republican Party needed to "clean house."