Las Vegas Sun, 3/11/10 - Las Vegas gaming companies were showing in a very public way their appreciation to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his role in ushering tourism legislation through Congress.

A number of Strip casinos, including MGM Mirage and Harrah's properties, have this week placed messages on their marquees thanking Reid for the bill, signed last week by President Barack Obama. "Thank you Senator Reid for your help in passing the Travel Promotions Act," read Bally's video marquee Wednesday.

Las Vegas Sun, 3/11/2010 - A consortium of companies announced plans today to develop a plant in the Las Vegas area that would employ about 1,000 people for manufacturing wind turbines.

Once up and running, the 320,000-square-foot plant would be one of the largest manufacturing employers in Southern Nevada and would build upon an already fast-growing local renewable energy industry that so far has focused on solar power.

Today’s announcement was made by private equity firm U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), Chinese company A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. and real estate development company American Nevada Company of Henderson.

Las Vegas Review-Journal, 3/10/2010 - "How sweet it is. How sweet it is. And it really is."

That's how former Nevada Sen. Richard Bryan, a long-time foe of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project, opened his "keynote eulogy" Tuesday night at the project's mock wake at the Palms. Bryan pumped his fists in victory as more than 100 anti-Yucca activists cheered and the "Rocky" movie theme blared inside the ghostbar at the top of the resort.

"Let's hear it for Nevadans because today is a day to celebrate a victory," Bryan said.

KTNV, 3/9/2010 - Las Vegas, NV - Tourism has taken a hit in Southern Nevada.

"It's been a tough year, particularly for domestic U-S travelers to come to Las Vegas," says Gary Selesner, the President of Caesars Palace. "The one segment growing has been international."

But international tourists are in high demand. Since 9-11, 68 million fewer visitors have come to this country.

LAS VEGAS – It’s simply a matter of record that under Sue Lowden’s leadership, her casinos were dangerous places to work. They received 221 OSHA violations for everything from not using explosion-proof wiring where flammable vapors were sprayed to withholding medical evaluations for her employees following a “bloodborne pathogen exposure incident”.

However, instead of doing the right thing by addressing these dangerous working conditions, she tried to use her position as a state Senator to reduce her casino’s worker compensation costs by limiting payments to Nevadans injured on the job.

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 – 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 – This week, Sue Lowden launched a misleading attack ad on TV that relies on misinformation to distort the work Sen. Reid has done to make health insurance affordable for all Nevadans.

However, this desperate attack shouldn’t be surprising from someone so dead set on lining her pockets that as a businesswoman she broke the law to deny coverage to her employees and then tried to change Nevada law as a state senator to enshrine lower quality, cheaper coverage on the books.

LAS VEGAS – Last week, Archon Corporation’s annual report provided Nevadans their first glimpse at Sue Lowden’s real record as a businesswoman…and it isn’t something to be proud of. Busting the myth that job creation is her top priority, her company’s filing revealed that a $200,000 bonus to her husband was worth more to her than the jobs of nearly ¼ of her employees in 2009.

And that wasn’t the first time.

Las Vegas Sun, 3/11/10 - Las Vegas gaming companies were showing in a very public way their appreciation to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for his role in ushering tourism legislation through Congress.

A number of Strip casinos, including MGM Mirage and Harrah's properties, have this week placed messages on their marquees thanking Reid for the bill, signed last week by President Barack Obama. "Thank you Senator Reid for your help in passing the Travel Promotions Act," read Bally's video marquee Wednesday.

Las Vegas Sun, 3/11/2010 - A consortium of companies announced plans today to develop a plant in the Las Vegas area that would employ about 1,000 people for manufacturing wind turbines.

Once up and running, the 320,000-square-foot plant would be one of the largest manufacturing employers in Southern Nevada and would build upon an already fast-growing local renewable energy industry that so far has focused on solar power.

Today’s announcement was made by private equity firm U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG), Chinese company A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. and real estate development company American Nevada Company of Henderson.

Las Vegas Review-Journal, 3/10/2010 - "How sweet it is. How sweet it is. And it really is."

That's how former Nevada Sen. Richard Bryan, a long-time foe of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project, opened his "keynote eulogy" Tuesday night at the project's mock wake at the Palms. Bryan pumped his fists in victory as more than 100 anti-Yucca activists cheered and the "Rocky" movie theme blared inside the ghostbar at the top of the resort.

"Let's hear it for Nevadans because today is a day to celebrate a victory," Bryan said.

KTNV, 3/9/2010 - Las Vegas, NV - Tourism has taken a hit in Southern Nevada.

"It's been a tough year, particularly for domestic U-S travelers to come to Las Vegas," says Gary Selesner, the President of Caesars Palace. "The one segment growing has been international."

But international tourists are in high demand. Since 9-11, 68 million fewer visitors have come to this country.

LAS VEGAS – It’s simply a matter of record that under Sue Lowden’s leadership, her casinos were dangerous places to work. They received 221 OSHA violations for everything from not using explosion-proof wiring where flammable vapors were sprayed to withholding medical evaluations for her employees following a “bloodborne pathogen exposure incident”.

However, instead of doing the right thing by addressing these dangerous working conditions, she tried to use her position as a state Senator to reduce her casino’s worker compensation costs by limiting payments to Nevadans injured on the job.

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 – 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 – This week, Sue Lowden launched a misleading attack ad on TV that relies on misinformation to distort the work Sen. Reid has done to make health insurance affordable for all Nevadans.

However, this desperate attack shouldn’t be surprising from someone so dead set on lining her pockets that as a businesswoman she broke the law to deny coverage to her employees and then tried to change Nevada law as a state senator to enshrine lower quality, cheaper coverage on the books.

LAS VEGAS – Last week, Archon Corporation’s annual report provided Nevadans their first glimpse at Sue Lowden’s real record as a businesswoman…and it isn’t something to be proud of. Busting the myth that job creation is her top priority, her company’s filing revealed that a $200,000 bonus to her husband was worth more to her than the jobs of nearly ¼ of her employees in 2009.

And that wasn’t the first time.