In the month of June, Sen. John Ensign’s political action committee, Battle Born PAC, raised $26,000, according to its report filed with the Federal Election Commission. That represented a drop-off from the previous month: The PAC brought in $79,000 in May.
Nevada Republicans are taking issue with the National Rifle Association, usually a popular group with the GOP, for its support of Sen. Harry Reid.
A man on trial for a 2006 crime spree that left three people dead was found guilty today of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon and other charges.
Ominous clouds hovered over the Las Vegas Valley on Monday, drenching Mount Charleston before unleashing a downpour on urban Clark County, according to the National Weather Service.
Barry Pierce, a weather service meteorologist in Las Vegas, said more than 2 inches of rain hit the Spring Mountain Range. Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area recorded measurable precipitation of less than one-tenth of an inch of rain.
As Republicans take the battle to the airwaves, Democrats are mounting a grass-roots campaign in Nevada to push their side of the health care debate.
Former Vice President Dan Quayle, in Tahoe over the weekend for a golf tournament, largely held his fire when it came to criticizing President Obama in an interview with the AP’s Scott Sonner.