Read more Nevada stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10886/nevada.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:12:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia has by no means cornered the market on enormous financial problems at the state level, with a report out today saying Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also at tremendous risk. The Pew Center sees widespread unemployment, huge budget deficits, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:14:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72136/reid-to-vaporize-gop-challengers-aide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid, his re-election campaign wilting in the polls, is getting ready to rumble: The Senate majority leader is promising an intensely negative campaign against the 2010 GOP challenger for his Senate seat. With his $8.7 million war chest—the largest ever for a Nevada statewide race—Reid will...http://www.newser.com/story/72136/reid-to-vaporize-gop-challengers-aide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 13:25:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72013/progressives-call-out-harry-reid-in-new-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA progressive group is taking off the gloves with a new ad titled, straightforwardly, “Is Harry Reid Strong Enough?” The ad, which begins airing in Nevada on Wednesday, features a self-proclaimed “typical swing-voter” with health problems vowing ominously to vote for Reid in 2010 based exclusively on whether he’s “a...http://www.newser.com/story/72013/progressives-call-out-harry-reid-in-new-ad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 7:48:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70783/ensign-may-have-busted-ethics-rules-after-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. John Ensign says his affair with an aide was a strictly personal matter but he may have trampled on ethics rules and federal criminal law during his efforts at damage control, according to the New York Times . Ensign helped his mistress' husband, Doug Hampton—another senior aide— join a...http://www.newser.com/story/70783/ensign-may-have-busted-ethics-rules-after-affair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 5:27:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70594/dems-silent-fear-what-if-reid-loses-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarry Reid hasn't kept a very high profile as Senate majority leader but the vital role he's been playing will become obvious if he is unseated in next year's elections, say Democratic insiders. Even the Nevada senator's critics admit that he's stopped liberal and moderate Democrats from feuding, and many...http://www.newser.com/story/70594/dems-silent-fear-what-if-reid-loses-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 6:24:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69930/expanded-gambling-wont-be-a-windfall-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe many states hoping gambling will revive their troubled budgets are in for an unpleasant surprise, writes Nate Silver for Esquire. Gambling is supposed to be recession-proof, but that hasn’t been the case this time. "The year 2008 was the first time in history that total casino gaming revenues declined...http://www.newser.com/story/69930/expanded-gambling-wont-be-a-windfall-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 13:29:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68236/penny-slots-bring-in-big-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCasinos are making big bank off the tiniest—and oft-most derided—denomination, USA Today reports. Gambling outfits have added penny slots at an amazing rate—in the last 2 years, Nevada has removed 12,000 more costly machines to make room for 7,000 penny slots—and the move has...http://www.newser.com/story/68236/penny-slots-bring-in-big-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 11:41:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67627/republicans-gain-ground-in-senate-races.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThings are looking brighter for Republicans in the Senate, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. In his monthly ranking of which seats are most likely to switch parties in 2010, Republicans have made a big move. Of the 10 seats that look more likely to switch hands, seven favor Republicans....http://www.newser.com/story/67627/republicans-gain-ground-in-senate-races.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 11:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67553/reid-trails-2-republican-challengers-in-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trailing not one but two GOP challengers in the race for his seat, Politico reports. In a poll released today, Reid lags behind both college basketball star Danny Tarkanian, 38% to 49%, and state GOP chairwoman Sue Lowden, 40% to 45%, in one-on-one match-ups....http://www.newser.com/story/67553/reid-trails-2-republican-challengers-in-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 23 Aug 2009 13:54:00 CDT