CORRECTIONS

In Sunday’s story regarding a recent poll question that asked Nevadans if they agreed with a recent Supreme Court decision that expands free speech rights to corporations and unions, the name of University of Nevada, Reno political science professor Eric Herzik was misspelled. Also, the decision effectively scuttled a previous ban on corporations advocating for or against a candidate in their independent advertising.

restaurant report

Aristocrat BBQ & Noodle House, 9440 W. Sahara Ave., received 34 demerits July 6. Violations included several food items out of temperature. GRADE: C.

in brief

HORSE RACING

TODAY AT DEL MAR

51s’ Emaus fits in at third base

When Brad Emaus was promoted to the 51s from Double-A New Hampshire on June 1, he was on a bus bound for a short trip to Reading, Pa., and arrived in Las Vegas with just a pair of jeans and a couple of shirts.

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ON TV/RADIO

BASEBALL

Commissioner scrutinizes finances

Southern Nevada Health District officials on Tuesday found themselves answering questions from a Clark County commissioner who pointed to 5.5 percent pay raises the district’s employees will receive this year and asked how the district will cover the higher labor costs in the face of ebbing tax revenue.

Bill clears Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats broke through a Republican filibuster Tuesday and pressed to restart jobless benefits for 2½ million Americans still unable to find work in the frail national economic recovery. The Democrats were victorious by the single vote of a new senator sworn in only moments earlier.

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