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Pindell Report: Nevada is the presidential swing state of 2008

A pure toss-up state, a mix of demographic issues, booming population, foreclosure crisis in the south, moral issues of importance in the north, collectivist unions that matter and Libertarian feelings that matter: Nevada is a battleground state in the battleground West.

The Pindell Report, a new Politicker.com product, even calls Nevada the No. 1 presidential swing state this cycle. (PolitickerNV.com, Staff)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/editornv/2202/pindell-report-nevada-presiden...

Weak primary turnout in capital predicted

Carson City Clerk-Recorder Alan Glover says he isn't expecting a big turnout for today's primary.

But early voting totals did manage to surpass the turnout in the last presidential primary in 2004. (Nevada Appeal, Staff)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080812/NEWS/159624648/-1/rss05

Gibbons, budget director say another special session unlikely

Neither Gov. Jim Gibbons nor his budget director believe another special legislative session will be needed to keep the state financially solvent.

"There are no guarantees," said Gibbons. "If the amount of revenue needed is not met by our cash flow, we would probably have to rethink the idea. (Nevada Appeal, Geoff Dornan)

Link: http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080812/NEWS/981303874/-1/rss05

BOARD OF EDUCATION: Member of panel resigns 

Greg Nance quit the Nevada Board of Education on Monday following a weekend of public meeting make-out sessions with his new wife.

Sharon Frederick, a fellow board member, said Nance's behavior was "like watching a reality TV show. It was so distracting!" (Review Journal, James Haug)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/26861489.html

LVRJ profiles debate over drilling in D.C., Nevada

The Las Vegas Review-Journal ran a profile Monday on the ongoing Republican "shadow session" in Congress, focusing on the involvement of a pair of Nevada legislators. (PolitickerNV.com, Daniel Trudeau)

Link: http://www.politickernv.com/danieltrudeau/2198/lvjr-profiles-debate-over...

TAX FOUNDATION NUMBERS: Study: Nevada's tax burden low 

CARSON CITY -- Forget get all that talk about taxes in Nevada being higher than the Himalayas.

A new study shows Silver State residents actually have the second lowest state and local tax burden in the nation. (Review Journal, Ed Vogel)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/26861504.html

GOP officials root for disqualified Woodbury 

The local Republican Party could have a tough time keeping one of its two seats on the Clark County Commission after the state Supreme Court's decision last month bumped a 27-year incumbent from the ballot.

The high court's ruling that 12-year term limits prevent Commissioner Bruce Woodbury, a Republican, from running for office again has put the party in limbo going into today's primary election. (Review Journal, Scott Wyland)

Link: http://www.lvrj.com/news/26861474.html

Collins takes more of Adelson’s money

Tom Collins, a former Nevada Democratic chairman and current member of the Clark County Commission, has again accepted campaign money from casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, his party’s nemesis and a foe of the Culinary Union. (Las Vegas Sun, Brian Eckhouse)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/12/collins-takes-more-adelsons-...

Hispanics prefer personal touch

Comedian George Lopez had just spent an hour squeezing baby cheeks, signing the T-shirt of a chubby kid -- “for ‘El Gordo’ (the fat one)” and tossing free sweets, with a wink, into shopping bags at the checkout counter.

Lopez, the first Hispanic entertainer to have a network TV series bearing his own name, was making the rounds on a recent Saturday, unannounced, at Mariana’s Supermarket in North Las Vegas, stumping for Democratic candidate Barack Obama. (Las Vegas Sun, Timothy Pratt)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/12/hispanics-prefer-personal-to...

Key races at stake as voters go to polls today

Who’s running: Former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle and state Sen. Bill Raggio Why watch: Determines the fate of Senate Majority Leader Raggio, in office 36 years but who hasn’t faced a contested election in more than a quarter century. His power has been seen as the buffer for Northern Nevada in the face of Las Vegas population growth. The 81-year-old is seeking his final term. He seeks to convince voters his tenure and experience are needed as the state heads into its most dire budget shortfall in recent history. (Gazette Journal, Staff)

Link:  http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/NEWS18/80811054

New precinct workers trained Monday after 40 quit

Eleven precinct workers needed for the Washoe County primary election today were trained Monday afternoon, responding to an emergency call for help issued hours before. (Gazette Journal, Susan Voyles)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/NEWS18/80811047

City council plans special session on new housing law

The Reno City Council will hold a special session Thursday to get public input and discuss how to best deal with the recently signed federal comprehensive housing law. (Gazette Journal, Jason Hidalgo)

Link: http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/NEWS18/80811038

Union targeting Nevada in voter campaign

The organizational juggernaut being built here by the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama is getting a boost from the Service Employees International Union.

Nevada is among a number of battleground states the union has targeted as part of its major voter registration campaign. Democrats now outnumber Republicans in the state by 60,000 voters. (Las Vegas Sun, Michael Mishak)

Link: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/aug/11/union-targeting-nevada-voter...

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