Dawn Block is a registered Republican. Her sister, Dana Serrata, is a Democrat. But when it came to picking a candidate this week in Nevada’s midterm election, the sisters selected some of the same candidates, saying they care more about voting for a person with values akin to their own regardless of party affiliation.

It's a little weird to think about thinking. But when you have a thought, is it a visualization, a string of words, a vague notion that carries meaning or a combination of all three? Did you know that some people can’t do all three?

Gamblers are shrugging off inflation concerns and losing money at casinos at a record pace.

Campaigns across Nevada are certainly on edge whether the bad weather will actually affect voter turnout. For many races every vote counts, especially the most expensive race in Nevada history for Senate.

With 77 percent of precincts reporting, a majority of Nevada voters appear to have voted in favor of all three measures that appeared on the ballot on Tuesday.

nflation? High gas prices? American gamblers are shrugging them off — and losing money at casinos at a record pace.

Inflation? High gas prices? American gamblers are shrugging them off — and losing money at casinos at a record pace.

The Republican onslaught against immigration ahead of the mid-term elections in the United States has failed to stop demographic changes in traditionally conservative states that are increasingly leaning towards immigration. Democrats win.

This electorate, traditionally Democrats, is very courted by the Republicans and could prove decisive for the whole of the United States.

"I hate it," said Bob Hetzel as he walked into the parking lot after visiting the O'Callaghan – Tillman Memorial Bridge near Hoover Dam.

For the first time, Nevada had two House seats, thanks to the growth recorded by the 1980 census. In both cases, the primaries were pretty easy and the general election was hard-fought, but not all that close. The northern Nevada seat went to Barbara Vucanovich, the state’s first congresswoman, who served seven terms and became the first Nevadan to be in the party leadership in the House. The southern seat went to Harry Reid, who moved up to the Senate after two terms, eventually becoming Senate majority leader.

Earlier this year, Nevadans voted in a primary election. It wasn’t terribly controversial. But this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most controversial and significant primaries in Nevada’s history, and the fortieth of another. Let’s start with the earlier one.