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On ÔdeadÕ Yucca Mountain project, House subcommittee asks: If not there, where?. WASHINGTON ? The House lawmakers who appropriate money for energy needs were not pleased as Energy Secretary Steven Chu appeared before them Wednesday.

State wants to keep feds from regulating industry. WASHINGTON ? A Northern Nevada gold mine that was recently allowed to reopen after being among the regionÕs worst emitters of airborne mercury had its roasting operations halted recently by state regulators.

WASHINGTON ? One of the biggest complaints about the Obama administrationÕs housing rescue plan was that it would do little for owners of underwater homes in Southern Nevada.

Many see one-day trip as signal heÕs interested in a White House run. ÒYouÕve got to please the moderates in your conference. YouÕve got to please the very conservative people. ItÕs a very, very difficult job.Ó

Nomination a tricky situation for Ensign

On a Wednesday in early February, Majority Leader Harry Reid stepped onto the Senate floor to announce that President Barack Obama had just accepted his invitation to return to Las Vegas.

He lets measure through as part of credit card bill after blocking it several times. WASHINGTON ? Take the freeway out of town and soon youÕll see the huge headquarters of the National Rifle Association just a short way away in suburban Virginia.

Despite his promise, licensing process goes on . WASHINGTON ? Faced with a Nevada campaign promise to stop Yucca Mountain but the scientific and legal complexity of abruptly ending the massive project, President Barack Obama made a decision that should surprise no one following his presidency.

Small gain in county graduation rate

Head of state agency feels as if he has one hand tied behind his back. WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama?s proposed slashing of the Yucca Mountain budget has had a perhaps unexpected fallout: It also likely cut the money the state of Nevada relies on to fight the project.

On the Web, they urge Obama: Overturn ban on Internet gambling. WASHINGTON ? Those merry pranksters of the legislative process are at it again.

Titus? work ethic, experience help separate her from the pack. WASHINGTON ? Democratic Rep. Dina Titus scored her third legislative victory last week when the House approved her amendment to a mortgage fraud bill that would require lenders to show side-by-side comparisons of the range of home loans available.

UNLV fellow, Bush memo author seeks to meet Titus. WASHINGTON ? As criticism of federal appellate court Judge Jay Bybee mounts for authorizing harsh interrogation techniques as a Bush administration lawyer, the Nevada jurist has reached out to members of the state?s congressional delegation, apparently to tell his side of the story.

Congress to revisit Internet gaming act

Sorry homeowners, Congress ? under pressure from banks ? cut the lifeline that could have kept you out of foreclosure.. WASHINGTON ? More than 38,000 Nevada homes could have been saved from foreclosure with legislation defeated last week in Congress ? done in by the one-two punch of a financial services industry that continues to have enormous sway and lawmakers unwilling to sharply alter housing policy, even in a crisis.

WASHINGTON ? As Congress entertains legislation to increase penalties on employers violating workplace safety rules, the Obama administration?s Labor Department is moving ahead with plans to target and prosecute big companies that are repeat safety law offenders.

WASHINGTON ? Long before Republican Sen. Arlen Specter announced he was switching political parties, he laid down a pivotal marker in what has emerged as one of the most hard-fought issue of this Congress: the Employee Free Choice Act.

Rogers: Cuts are diminishing faculty

Labor secretary, lawmakers make it clear that safety does not take a back seat to profit. Washington

Three friendly to unions tapped for key positions. WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama?s decision to tap three veterans of the labor movement for crucial posts signals a strong, if expected, shift from the Bush administration?s tilt toward business on labor issues.