Las Vegas Sun, 2/9/2010 - Nevada’s congressional delegation is scrambling to try to reverse a 5-month-old change in federal appropriations that is costing some of the state’s rural counties hundreds of thousands of dollars each month.

At issue is the way the federal government divvies up royalty and lease payments from geothermal power companies that are using federal land.

The 2005 Energy Policy Act allocated a quarter of that revenue to counties where geothermal plants are located, half to those counties’ states and a quarter to the federal government.

LAS VEGAS – As a casino executive, Sue Lowden has proven that she will do anything to make a buck. As previously reported, she broke the law to deny her employees health insurance and even gave her CEO husband six-figure bonuses while slashing the jobs of hundreds of her workers.

Now, we learn that under Sue Lowden, casinos owned by Archon Corporation were dangerous places to work. In fact, during the years she was a casino executive, the Sahara, Hacienda, Santa Fe and Pioneer Hotels and Casinos were cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at least 221 times.

Fifty-two of these violations were classified as serious. Four of the total 221 were repeat violations.

Las Vegas Sun, 3/8/2010 - Sen. Harry Reid made his candidacy official Monday morning, filing to run for a fifth term in what experts say could be the most expensive and hard-fought race in the country.

The Senate majority leader is in a fight for his political life. He suffers from abysmal approval ratings and trails the two leading Republican candidates seeking the chance to take him on in November. The GOP has routinely hammered him on the state's unflagging jobless rate, arguing that he has failed to use his clout to help his home state.

LAS VEGAS – Today, Nevada Senator Harry Reid filed for re-election to the U.S. Senate, stating there is more work to be done to create jobs and provide relief to Nevadans suffering during these difficult economic times.

Sen. Reid’s filing comes two days after his announcement that Nevada would receive more “Hardest Hit Fund” dollars than any other state per capita, monies that will help struggling families who are underwater in their homes. It also comes shortly after he led the Senate to pass a bipartisan Jobs Bill and broke a Republican filibuster to extend unemployment insurance benefits to those looking for work.

Las Vegas Sun, 2/9/2010 - Nevada’s congressional delegation is scrambling to try to reverse a 5-month-old change in federal appropriations that is costing some of the state’s rural counties hundreds of thousands of dollars each month.

At issue is the way the federal government divvies up royalty and lease payments from geothermal power companies that are using federal land.

The 2005 Energy Policy Act allocated a quarter of that revenue to counties where geothermal plants are located, half to those counties’ states and a quarter to the federal government.

LAS VEGAS – As a casino executive, Sue Lowden has proven that she will do anything to make a buck. As previously reported, she broke the law to deny her employees health insurance and even gave her CEO husband six-figure bonuses while slashing the jobs of hundreds of her workers.

Now, we learn that under Sue Lowden, casinos owned by Archon Corporation were dangerous places to work. In fact, during the years she was a casino executive, the Sahara, Hacienda, Santa Fe and Pioneer Hotels and Casinos were cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at least 221 times.

Fifty-two of these violations were classified as serious. Four of the total 221 were repeat violations.

Las Vegas Sun, 3/8/2010 - Sen. Harry Reid made his candidacy official Monday morning, filing to run for a fifth term in what experts say could be the most expensive and hard-fought race in the country.

The Senate majority leader is in a fight for his political life. He suffers from abysmal approval ratings and trails the two leading Republican candidates seeking the chance to take him on in November. The GOP has routinely hammered him on the state's unflagging jobless rate, arguing that he has failed to use his clout to help his home state.

LAS VEGAS – Today, Nevada Senator Harry Reid filed for re-election to the U.S. Senate, stating there is more work to be done to create jobs and provide relief to Nevadans suffering during these difficult economic times.

Sen. Reid’s filing comes two days after his announcement that Nevada would receive more “Hardest Hit Fund” dollars than any other state per capita, monies that will help struggling families who are underwater in their homes. It also comes shortly after he led the Senate to pass a bipartisan Jobs Bill and broke a Republican filibuster to extend unemployment insurance benefits to those looking for work.