Yet another one of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s federal nominees isn’t moving forward, at least for now.
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Jane Ann Morrison
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.
The marathon 4½-hour meeting Tuesday, when three candidates vying for district attorney were quizzed by county commissioners, revealed one shocking thing: They all essentially agree on major issues.
Whose betrayal is greater? A woman who betrayed her best friend? A lawyer who betrayed his clients? A banker and politician who betrayed his customers? An employee who betrayed his employer? A monsignor who betrayed his flock?
Las Vegas attorney Jeff Silver saved the best story for me.
The thieving, gambling monsignor who stole $650,000, mostly from his church’s votive candle fund, has his supporters who want him to receive probation Friday.
Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura may go down in history as the guy who prompted an overhaul of constable offices across Nevada, reducing the independence of an elected job few know about and even fewer care about — until a foul-mouthed video surfaced featuring deputies in his office.
My personal memory of hitman Tom Hanley dates to November 1979, when I was covering a federal court trial where he was a critical witness.
Unable to get mob wife Nancy Spilotro to tell all about Tony, I did the next best thing and went to a panel Tuesday featuring four women with mob ties.
The ongoing flap between Family Court Judge Steven Jones and District Attorney David Roger isn’t exactly the judge’s first brush with controversy.
Advice to couples with conflicts: Don’t pick a fight with someone who can launch a grand jury probe and subpoena your texts and emails.
First, a poker player’s divorce raised still unanswered questions about whether the judge was influenced by campaign donations.
Never met Shirley Breeden, but from what I’ve heard, I might have mocked her lack of understanding of issues prior to her 2008 election, when she unseated then-Sen. Joe Heck, a Republican who seemed eminently more qualified although far more conservative.