President Barack Obama is poised to do what Nevada legislators wouldn’t — disclose the money and other benefits that flow generously from drug manufacturers to doctors in a myriad of ways.
It’s “Big Dog” versus “Leader” in the new presidential campaign TV ad wars in Nevada. Ahead of the Feb. 4 GOP caucus here, Rep. Ron Paul is airing a snappy 30-second spot that portrays him as the “big dog” when it comes to plans to cut the federal budget if elected.
One year removed from near-record snow levels that sent 4 trillion gallons of much-needed meltwater into Lake Mead, winter has gotten off to a terrible start in the mountains that feed the Colorado River. Conditions are so dry that water supply forecasters have slashed their projections for Lake Mead by a whopping 2.45 million acre-feet in the past month alone.