Election Coverage
Now that the dust has settled from 2012’s first presidential caucus in the West, the nation’s eyes, ears and traveling reporters are turning their focus from Nevada toward the rest of the primary season and beyond.
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With the Nevadan Republican presidential caucus four days away, party leaders and analysts say the widely fluctuating race for the party’s nomination could see Nevada become a crucial step in the process.
Tags: Alex Cabrera, Anjeanette Damon, College Republicans, delegates, Eric Herzik, Florida, GOP, Las Vegas Sun, Mitt Romney, Nevada politics, Newt Gingrich, Phyllis Westrup, ProPublica, REPUBLICANS, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, SuperPACs, Washoe County, Washoe County Republican Party, Young Democrats
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As voters in northern Nevada head to the polls today, major party candidates for Nevada’s Second Congressional District are stressing the importance of job opportunities to students.
Tags: ASUN, brian sandoval, CD2, Dean Heller, department of legislative affairs, early voting, elections, Eric Herzik, Helmuth Lehmann, John Ralston, kate marshall, Kenny Guinn, Mark Amodei, michael stannard, Millennium Scholarship, nevada, Nevada Republican Party, Pell Grant, Peter DeMarco, Second Congressional District, Timothy Fasano, Town Hall, Washoe County, william raggio
Posted in Administration, Election Coverage, News, News CP
Tonight’s ASUN general debate featured four candidates. Richard Corn and Kristen VanCitter are running for ASUN vice president. Casey Stiteler and Leissan Sadykova are running for ASUN president. Below is a recap of the live blog as well as video of the debate from tonight. I posted the video links (The embed code is messing [...]
Posted in ASUN, Election Coverage, Media, News, Video
➤ In the Nevada State Assembly, Republicans gained two seats, putting the Republican total at 16, and the Democratic total at 26, according to the Nevada Secretary of State’s website. The loss of seats means the Democrats no longer hold a supermajority. ➤ In the Nevada State Senate, Republicans gained one seat, putting the Republican [...]
Tags: Anjeanette Damon, assembly, Board of Regents, brian sandoval, Carson City, caucus, caucuses, Chancellor, conservative, Dan Klaich, democrat, election, elections, governor, higher education, Jason Geddes, john hambrick, legislature, liberal, Marc Johnson, Nevada System of Higher Education, NSHE, politics, republican, results, Rory Reid, senate, sheila leslie, veto, william eubank
Posted in Election Coverage, Homepage Features, News
Students can get rides to the polls on a giant tricycle. They can get free stickers and baked treats if they pledge to cast their ballots. They can even get a feeling of participation in American democracy when their elders ask if their voice was heard. But, despite the perks, most young students probably won’t [...]
Tags: apathy, center for information and research on civic learning and engagement, daniel trouwborst, david ryfe, democracy, election, Eric Herzik, jordan butler, rational ignorance, students, tricycle, voter, voting, william eubank, young people
Posted in Election Coverage, Homepage Features, News
Hispanic students, local Democrats and Republicans shunned a recent Spanish TV ad telling Latinos not to vote. The ad told Hispanic viewers to refrain from voting in the midterm election because the national and state government has failed to make good on promises to Hispanic constituents. “Democratic leaders must pay for their broken promises and [...]
Tags: ad, DEMOCRATS, don't vote, george w. bush, Harry Reid, latinos, nikki grey, no votes, president, repiblicans, robert deposada, Television, TV, virginia dugan, vote
Posted in Election Coverage, News
University of Nevada, Reno student Chris Decker is a member of the 18-29 age voting block, a group often pegged as apathetic toward midterm elections.
Tags: Brian Benedict, Chris Decker, CIRCLE, Corrine Clark, Eric Herzik, Harry Reid, Joe Crowley Student Union, Marika Dimitriadis, Nevada Young Democrats, reenergize the vote, Sharron Angle
Posted in Breaking News, Election Coverage, News
Vice President Joe Biden gave a long list of reasons why the Republican Party and U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle can’t be trusted with Nevada’s vote
Tags: Alex Cabrera, Nevada State Democratic Party Chairman Sam Lieberman, Nevada System of Higher Education Regent William Cobb, Senate candidate Sharron Angle, Senator Harry Reid, UFC President Dana White, Ultimate Fighting Championship athlete Chuck Liddell, Vice President Joe Biden
Posted in Breaking News, Election Coverage, Homepage Features, News
Three candidates for state office suggested higher tuition, consolidation of different colleges and universities, and moving money between state accounts to solve budget problems in Nevada higher education at the University of Nevada, Reno on Wednesday. Jason Geddes and Chuck Walker, candidates for the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Board of Regents, and Kate Marshall, [...]
Tags: Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Board of Regents, candidates, chuck walker, cooper richardson, department of legislative affairs, district 11, election, elections, Jason Geddes, kate marshall, michael stannard, nevada system of higher educaiton, NSHE, state, treasurer
Posted in Election Coverage, News, News CP
Candidates for public office will discuss the future of the Millennium Scholarship, state budget cuts and the possibility of differential tuition Wednesday in room 2003 of the William J. Raggio Building at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Associated Students of the University of Nevada will present questions to Jason Geddes and Chuck Walker, candidates [...]
Tags: Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Board of Regents, candidates, chuck walker, differential tuition, district 11, education forum, Jason Geddes, kate marshall, mark lisowski, michael stannard, Millennium Scholarship, Nevada System of Higher Education, state treasurer, toby marble, william j. raggio building
Posted in Election Coverage, Inside Campus, News
Eight state assembly candidates answered questions on higher education funding and the Millennium Scholarship on Tuesday in front of about 50 students, faculty and three local news programs. The candidates answered three questions prepared by the Graduate Student Association and the Associated Students of the University of Nevada and two questions submitted by audience members [...]
Tags: 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, Angie Taylor, assembly candidates, Associated Students of the University of Nevada, ASUN, Budget Crisis, David Bobzien, district, education pledge, forum, graduate student association, GSA, Matt Smith, monte johnson, pat hickey, randy kirner, richard "skip" daly, robert townsend, state legislature, teresa benitez-thompson
Posted in Breaking News, Budget Crisis, Election Coverage, News, News CP
Rory Reid, the Democratic candidate for governor of Nevada, announced his plan for higher education in Nevada, making a commitment to fund higher education and the Millennium Scholarship this afternoon at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Tags: budget, Casey Stiteler, ECONOMY, education protection pledge, higher education plan, JCSU, Joe Crowley Student Union, Rory Reid
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State gubernatorial candidates will be in Reno to stump for their education platforms this week. Democrat Rory Reid will be at the University of Nevada, Reno on Thursday to speak with students about his plans for higher education, Reid spokesman Mike Trask, said. “He’s trying to get around to college campuses as much as he [...]
Tags: brian sandoval, campaign, campus, election, mike trask, Rory Reid
Posted in Election Coverage, News
College Republicans stress the toll spending has taken on the economy. They seek to educate voters on the direction of the economy. Organizing for America rallies voters to support Democrat candidates in the midterm election. They stress the need for better education in the state. A battle is being [...]
Tags: 2010, alec dietrick, alejandra melgarejo, barack, brian sandoval, campaign, college, democrat, election, Harry Reid, Hilliard Plaza, mark peterson, Obama, organize for change, registration, republican, Rory Reid, Sharron Angle, tanaka harder, Tea Party, trevor hawley, vote, voter, voters, voting, young
Posted in Election Coverage, Inside Campus, News
