‘Johnny’ Ascuaga remembered as a visionary, clever gaming pioneer who had some great ideas
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers I’m guessing it must have been 1958 or 1959 when I first met ‘Johnny’ Ascuaga.
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Las Vegas mayor wants apology from CNN’s Anderson Cooper for mocking her during interview
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said on Nevada Newsmakers that Anderson Cooper should apologize for
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Nevada GOP should dump state chairman, audit state party operations, Rogich says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Sig Rogich, an adviser to Presidents Reagan and George H. W. Bush and who has
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Reid defends embattled Nevada Democratic chair, says ‘so-called split’ in state party is ‘exaggerated’
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended embattled Nevada Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer during
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Amodei sees a path to victory in 2022 GOP gubernatorial primary; warns Sisolak will be formidable foe in general election
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Nevada’s 2nd U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Carson City, laid out a plausible scenario
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Lawmakers need state tour before spending $3 billion for American Rescue Plan, Sen. Ratti says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers State Sen. Julia Ratti said on Nevada Newsmakers that state lawmakers should go on a
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Nevada needs ‘crack down’ on lucrative black-market marijuana, Judiciary chairman Yeager says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers A leading lawmaker in the Nevada Legislature said on Nevada Newsmakers that the state’s cannabis
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Little girl’s memory of death-row meeting with dad may be most emotional testimony of 2021 Legislature, Yeager says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers The bill to abolish the death penalty produced some of the most emotional testimony of
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State has money to pay for Democrats’ mistake, if Supreme Court rules in favor of GOP senators, Settelmeyer says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers The lawsuit brought by State Senate Republicans after Democrats passed two revenue bills in the
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Spearman, LGBTQ+ champion, pushes ERA, sees current time as ‘revelation’ on equality for all people
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers The Equal Rights Amendment, a subject of legislative battles in Nevada since the 1970s, will
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