Nevada

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Nevada is the Spanish word for "snowclad," a reference to its mountains.

Nevada was one of the first states to legalize gambling and is the only state to legalize prostitution (in select areas under a number of regulations). It was settled as a gold mining community, but revitalized as a resort state in the 1950s, where it has benefited from its proximity to California and later, the invention of air conditioning. It is one of the fastest growing states in the nation and has gone from being solidly Republican to being a potential swing state in Presidential elections.

Democrat Bill Clinton won the state in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections and Republican George Bush won Nevada in 2000 and 2004. In 2004, George Bush narrowly won the state's 5 electoral votes by a margin of 2 percentage points with 50.5% of the vote. Las Vegas' Clark County, which contains the majority of the state's population, was the only county to vote Democratic.

Nevada's Yucca Mountain is the proposed repository of high level nuclear waste from all over the United States. A recent U.S. Energy Department report revealed that U.S. Geological Survey hydrologists working on Yucca Mountain had lied by fabricating "facts" and deleting inconvenient data. Source: Erica Werner. "Energy Dept. to Redo Yucca Work Deemed OK." Associated Press. February 17, 2006.

Nevada is also home to several military bases, including Nellis AFB, NAS Fallon and the (in)famous and entertaining Groom Lake or Area 51.

Contents 1 Congressional Delegation 2 Nevada State Government 3 Cities & Counties 4 Nevada Elections 5 Nevada News, Etc 6 Nevada Political Blogs 7 See also

Congressional Delegation

• Senate
  • Senior Senator: Harry Reid (D)
  • Junior Senator: John Ensign (R)

• House of Representatives
  • NV-01 Rep.: Shelley Berkley (D)
  • NV-02 Rep.: Jim Gibbons (R) Open Seat
  • NV-03 Rep.: Jon Porter (R)

• US Congressional Delegations from Nevada (Wikipedia)

Nevada State Government

• Executive Branch
  • Governor: Jim Gibbons (R)
  • Past Governors of the State of Nevada
  • Lt.Gov: Brian Krolicki (R)
  • Secretary of State: Ross Miller (D)
  • Treasurer : Kate Marshall (D)
  • Attorney General: Catherine Cortez Masto (D)

• Legislative Branch
  • Nevada State Legislature

• Judicial Branch
  • Nevada Judiciary
  • The Supreme Court of Nevada (State of Nevada)

• Nevada State Constitution
  • The Constitution of the State of Nevada (Nevada State Legislature)

Cities & Counties

• Nevada County Selection Map (U.S. Census)
• Counties (National Association of Counties}
• Nevada County & City Information (Nevada Secretary of State)
• Carson City
• Elko
• Fallon
• Fernley
• Gardnerville
• Henderson, Nevada
• Las Vegas
• Mesquite
• Minden
• North Las Vegas
• Paradise, Nevada
• Pahrump
• Reno
• Sparks
• Spring Valley, Nevada
• Sunrise Manor
• Winnemucca

Nevada Elections

• Elections Division (Nevada Secretary of State)
• Election Results (Nevada Secretary of State)
• 2004 Election: Voter registration fraud by a private registration company called Voters Outreach of America, AKA America Votes, is aimed at Democrats in Nevada. Voters Outreach of America has been linked to Sproul & Associates and Nathan Sproul, GOP consultants. (see Nevada Fraud)
• 2008 Elections
  • Nevada elections, 2008
• 2006 Elections
  • Nevada U.S. Senate election, 2006
  • Nevada U.S. House election, 2006
  • Nevada gubernatorial election, 2006
• Nevada election results
• see U.S. elections

Nevada News, Etc

• Nevada Newspapers (NewsLink.org)
• Nevada Newspapers and News Media Guide(ABYZ News Links)
• Nevada Politicians On The Issues (OnTheIssues.org)
• City Life (LasVegasCityLife.com)
• Reno News and Review

Nevada Political Blogs

• Blogs for Steve Sebelius
• Dogsbody
• Las Vegas Gleaner
• Marc Cooper
• Monday Morning Politics
• Say No to Jim and Dawn Gibbons
• The Stonewall Democratic Club of Southern Nevada
• Vegas Pundit
• Vote Gibbons Out

See also