Sen. Arlen Specter was faced with the prospect of a strong challenge from conservative Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania’s 2010 GOP primary. And the state is now trending Democratic.
On the campaign trail last year, Barack Obama expressed refreshing opposition to the Gestapo-like tactics the Bush Justice Department had used to undermine the popular will on the issue of medical marijuana.
Higher costs and temperatures hampered first-quarter earnings for the local power utility, according to financial results released Wednesday.
Community Bancorp, a $1.9 billion-asset bank holding company based in Las Vegas, has asked regulators for permission to merge its Arizona and Nevada banks to improve efficiency and boost capital of the Nevada bank although it does not expect an approval for two or three months.
Ameristar Casinos gave investors a double-dose of good news Wednesday.
It’s the Culinary union’s fault that a dispute over proposed ballot measures has dragged on to the eve of the June 2 election, according to a brief filed today by the city of Las Vegas. Because of that, the Nevada Supreme Court should not fast-track a hearing over whether the city must put those measures on the ballot, it states.
Furthermore, the brief states, there are important legal issues at stake that should not be decided hastily.
