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The Culinary union has scheduled a show of force in downtown Las Vegas on Oct. 13 to protest what it says are Glitter Gulch casinos not meeting their demands on a benefits package.
The demonstration coincides -- although the union says it is a coincidence -- with the Rediscover Downtown celebration. I am sure businesses and The First Family are thrilled.
The labor organization is asking Strip employees to sign up for the "Strip Properties Adopt Downtown Hotels" protest, scheduled from 11 AM to...
That headline whet your appetite?
Well, that's all you are getting for now, folks. And that's just the beginning of an hour-long interview I had this week with Steve Wynn, who ratcheted up his anti-President Obama rehtoric (think Dinesh D'Souza), went after Rep. Shelley Berkley with a renewed vehemence and essentially said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid squandered an opportunity to make deals with the House because of his fealty to the president and desire to remain majority leader.
There's...
During a debate in 1998, a veteran Nevada incumbent could barely hide his disdain for his aggressive opponent on stage with him.
He seemed aggrieved to even have to be there, could not conceal his air of superiority and eventually wondered aloud how his challenger, a veterinarian, thought he could interpret the Constitution if he spayed cats and dogs for a living. This reductio ad absurdum epitomized the frustration a U.S. senator named Harry Reid felt that night 14 years ago as he tried to...
A conservative group is using this morning's jobs report to start robocalls in Nevada's two competitive congressional districts.
The Congressional Leadership Fund calls assailing John Oceguera and Steven Horsford use some recent comments by Vice President Biden to tie the Democratic contenders to administration policies.
Here's the script:
With just 114,000 jobs added, it’s yet another failure of policies supported by Obama and John Oceguera.
But we don't need a jobs report to know that these...
Ex-UNLV basketball player Greg Anthony stars in a new Mitt Romney ad, claiming he voted for Barack Obama, but was disappointed the president didn't turn out to be a centrist.
Anthony's ad comes after he already has acted as a surrogate for the GOP nominee.
I've obtained the entire 89-page decision from the National Labor Relations Board that affirms a year-old decision from an administrative law judge, who found scores of violations by Station Casinos against workers at their properities interested in affiliating with the Culinary Union.
The end of the decision, posted here, finds the company "engaged in certain unfair labor practices," demands it "cease and desist" and then issues a lengthy order telling Station Casinos not to threaten or...
Rep. Joe Heck's seat and a new House district in Nevada are among the most competitive in the country, the National Journal reports.
Heck's CD3 battle with Speaker John Oceguera has dropped from 35th to 40th in the listing: "The overlapping turnout machines of Obama, Harry Reid and Shelley Berkley will help Democrat John Oceguera, but he's been an unsteady candidate."
And the Danny Tarkanian-Steven Horsford battle in CD4 has moved up from 45th to 41st: "We haven't seen a poll with Republican...
TONIGHT'S RALSTON REPORTS: POST-DEBATE ANALYSIS WITH GARY JOHNSON, XAVIER BECERRA AND ORRIN HATCH -- 9:30 IN THE NORTH AND 10:30 IN THE SOUTH
DAYS SINCE HARRY REID HAS BEEN ON FACE TO FACE: 626
DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY: 33
DAYS UNTIL EARLY VOTING BEGINS: 16
DAYS UNTIL U.S. SENATE DEBATE ON F2F: 11
DAYS UNTIL CD3 DEBATE ON F2F: 20
DAYS UNTIL THE TEEN CAN AFFECT THE POLITICAL WORLD: 280
Good morning, everyone. You’ve heard of Vegas...
Good morning, everyone. It’s DEBATE NIGHT, dear Flashees. Can you feel the excitement? Ready for a game-changing moment? Who will be first to get off a zinger? (Ah, the state f political journalism.) Will either candidate mention THE BATTLEGROUND: Nevada? And will he pronounce it correctly? (This is the important stuff!)
And speaking of surprises, we have one coming up soon on “Ralston Reports,” a guest important enough to give an hour. I guarantee memorable moments from this one, perhaps...