Presidential contenders to hit town this week

Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is scheduled to speak at a Las Vegas union dinner on Saturday, his campaign announced.

The senator from Delaware will the guest speaker at the Nevada AFL-CIO's annual Friends of Working Families awards Saturday evening at the Rio hotel and casino, his campaign said.

Also this week, Republican candidate John McCain is scheduled to headline the Clark County Republican Party's annual Lincoln Day dinner.

McCain, a senator from Arizona, will address the group on Thursday at The Venetian.

Democratic contender Hillary Clinton's campaign said Monday that she is planning to be in Reno on April 29 for a town hall meeting and a speech to the state teachers union.

Times and locations for those events have not yet been determined.

Clinton's campaign has secured office space in Reno and Las Vegas and is preparing to open its Nevada offices to the public.

Another Democratic competitor, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, is scheduled to be in Carson City the same day as Clinton.

Richardson is to address the Carson City Democratic Party on April 29.