Shelley Berkley News

Critics have blasted the stimulus plan for not creating enough new jobs in Nevada.

A federal government Web site tracking spending and job creation via the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act listed more than $1 billion coming to Nevada, including more than $7.7 million for the state's 32nd, 22nd, 9th and 25th congressional districts.

It's tough to recall a more action-packed political news release than the one Rob Lauer dashed off last week.

Will the Tampa Bay area again be impacted by Washington's housing market policies -- artifically propping up home values.

McCarran International Airport is the only major airline hub in the country with no designated rest area for military personnel, including those who have long layovers while en route to war zones, according to veterans' advocates.

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The Silver Slipper was one of three signs lit Monday during the celebration of Las Vegas Boulevard's designation as a National Scenic Byway.

Saturday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to overhaul the nation's health care system.

Nevada Supreme Court Justice James Hardesty announced last week he will run for re-election next year.

The House narrowly approved its version of the health care reform bill and Nevada's representatives voted down party lines on the legislation.

Nevada Democrats Shelley Berkley and Dina Titus supported the House health care reform bill while Republican Dean Heller opposed it.

But it is not drawing to a close quietly, not without one last fight. The House is preparing for a weekend vote that cannot come quickly enough for Nevada's Democratic lawmakers.

Sen. Bob Corker said Friday that incumbents of both parties need to be concerned during times of high unemployment and a shaky economy.

President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.The White House signing ceremony Friday comes a day after the House, displaying rare bipartisan ...

When the vice president opened his home to the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church this week, Nevada's Democratic Reps.

Nevada and California congressional delegations have introduced legislation to extend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act and continue efforts to combat invasive species, reduce wildfire risks and protect the lake's clarity.

Former Nevada Test Site workers today marked the first National Day of Remembrance for those who were employed in the nation's nuclear weapons programs during the Cold War.

The man who was shot multiple times this week while fleeing from a Las Vegas police officer in the northwest valley is Raymond J. Duensing, police said Friday.

Rural Nevada has benefited the most from federal highway stimulus dollars so far, receiving 63 percent of Federal Highway Administration funding for roads and other transportation projects, according to an Associated Press analysis of reporting records.

The American Farm Bureau Federation has expressed its support of the Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009, which would phase in a $5 million exemption, with a 35-percent rate, during 10 years.