Harry Reid
Reid Announces Nevada A Finalist For New Geothermal Lab And Funding
Submitted by editor on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 3:38pmNevada Senator Harry Reid announced today that Nevada has received $2.1 million in the first phase of a competition to host the Department of Energy’s new Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal laboratory.
The FORGE laboratory, which would be dedicated to research in the next generation of geothermal energy technology, could be located in Fallon, Nev. Subject to any future restrictions in appropriation bills, this laboratory could receive up to $30 million in funding from the Department of Energy and perhaps tens of millions more.
Reid eye injury gives rise to rumor and legend
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/19/2015 - 1:16amTo most people it seemed curious but straightforward enough when U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada said he suffered a serious facial injury while exercising at his Henderson home on New Year’s Day....
Nevada receives $2.2 million for veteran housing projects
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/18/2015 - 4:27pmNevada has been awarded $2,220,253 in Veterans Affairs funding for veteran housing projects across Nevada.Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nv., said the funding is for housing choice vouchers for homeless veterans who receive care ...
Sen. Reid: More than $2.2 million for veteran housing across Nevada
Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/17/2015 - 9:11amMore than $2.2 million in grant money from the Veterans Affairs Support Housing program has been earmarked for veteran housing in Nevada, Sen. Harry Reid announced Friday.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded
$168,512 to the Reno Housing Authority and the Sierra Nevada VA Health Care System, and $55,874 to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority with the Sierra Nevada VA Health Care System also receiving a share.
Harry Reid drops the ‘L’ word — again
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 11:07amU.S. Sen. Harry Reid calls the field of Republican presidential candidates “losers,” but it’s not the first time he’s used that word....
Harry Reid rates GOP presidential candidates: ‘They’re all losers’
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/15/2015 - 10:31amSen. Harry Reid has never been shy about saying what he thinks. But since announcing he is ending his 30 year-Senate career in 2017, Reid has had even less of a filter. The most recent example ......
Ted Nugent makes comment at NRA meeting about shooting Harry Reid
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/14/2015 - 11:36amWhile speaking at a recent National Rifle Association event, rocker and NRA board member Ted Nugent said facetiously that if he had to accept Sen. Harry Reid’s help, he would shoot him afterward.
Nugent made the comment during ......
Reid: No apology for Romney comment
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/12/2015 - 7:16pmSen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., last week walked back the explosive charge he made during the 2012 presidential campaign that Republican candidate Mitt Romney “hasn’t paid any taxes for 10 years.”...
Reid touts Nevada's advances as renewable energy leader
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/10/2015 - 4:50pmU.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Friday praised Nevada’s role as a leader in renewable energy business development and called for bipartisan support toward continuing that progress in the future ......
Early polls have Titus way up on Masto for Senate
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/09/2015 - 10:40pmSen. Harry Reid makes no bones about his backing of the Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, daughter of his longtime friend, the late Democrat and County Commissioner Manny Cortez. If Masto had a fan club, Reid would be chairman....
New chief of staff for Reid
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/09/2015 - 11:22amU.S. Sen. Harry Reid on Thursday announced a new chief of staff as the Nevada Democrat seeks to complete his final term in Congress....
Sen. Harry Reid’s chief of staff announces his departure
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/09/2015 - 10:16amIt’s been a big few weeks of change for Sen. Harry Reid. Less than two weeks after announcing he is retiring from 30 years in the U.S. Senate and endorsing a family friend to run for his seat, Reid also is changing his staff for ......
Cortez Masto makes it official
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/08/2015 - 1:30pmFormer Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto today formally announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being given up by incumbent Harry Reid....
Reid says he’s ‘sightless’ in right eye
Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 7:28pmU.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada says he is “sightless” in his injured right eye, and has grown accepting if his vision loss becomes permanent....
Tax tips and other stuff: Solar Power - Are We There Yet?
Submitted by editor on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 10:14amMy first choice for this month's topic had to do with "April Fools" jokes. You know? Harry Reid speaking to the Nevada Legislature on April 1. My warped mind went crazy with all the things I could say about that. Then Harry announced his retirement.
If he had announced it on April 1, this month's column probably would have been devoted to having as much fun with that as possible. Oh well, now Harry is "old news" so time to go to the other topic that has been bouncing around the cobwebs of my brain.
Reid shrug reopens wounds on Romney taxes
Submitted by admin on Sun, 04/05/2015 - 1:53pmU.S. Sen. Harry Reid might be retiring, but that isn’t stopping him from being provocative....
Who’s A-list and who’s a longshot in the race to replace Harry Reid?
Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 6:44pmIt’s not too early to stard handicapping the field in the 2016 U.S. Senate race....
Reid striving to add ban on online gaming to his political legacy
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/03/2015 - 2:00amWith the clock ticking on his remaining time in the Senate, Harry Reid is adding to momentum to ban online gaming. Along with supporters such as Sheldon Adelson, Reid ......
Radio host’s Reid scoop gets even better with call from president
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/02/2015 - 11:42pmGetting Sen. Harry Reid on his show was quite a coup, but then “State of Nevada” producer Joe Schoenmann got a telephone call from President Obama....
Brothel ladies want to give Harry Reid a fond farewell
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 6:10pmHookers love Harry Reid for getting them health care, and for fighting for their “pan-sexual desires,” so they’re offering to host his retirement party....
Heller doesn’t see much Nevada suffering from Reid retirement
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 4:13pmU.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Wednesday played down any notion that Nevada might suffer much from a loss of political power when U.S. Sen. Harry Reid retires....
Harry Reid's exit sets off Senate leadership scramble
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 2:53pmSenate Minority Leader Harry Reid's decision to retire has sparked a very public feud between the No. 2 and No. 3 Senate Democrats, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Chuck Schumer of New York. The two are longtime colleagues and former housemates in a group home on Capitol Hill who have ......
Heller: Will keep fighting Yucca Mountain after Reid retires
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 1:04pmRepublican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada said Wednesday that he will do everything in his power to keep nuclear waste out of Yucca Mountain after Nevada Democrat Sen. Harry Reid retires in two years....
Where does Harry Reid draw the line? My column about Reid and his Mitt Romney tax attack that was killed
Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/01/2015 - 6:49amNow that CNN's Dana Bash has found Harry Reid to be unrepentant about his Mitt Romney tax lies, it's finally time to publish a column I wrote contemporaneously with the Nevada senator's McCarthy-like tactic during t...
Whom can Nevada Republicans hate as much as Harry?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 10:37pmNevada Republicans are a lot like the Donner Party; without someone as juicy as Harry Reid to pick on, they wind up eating their own....
Harry Reid considers himself ‘a blessed man’ for his wife
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 11:21amA little-known driving force for the often gruff and impolitic Harry Reid is his 60-year love affair with his wife....
Who really beat up Harry Reid?
Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/31/2015 - 9:13amRetirement makes sense until Reid tries to explain
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 8:10pmWhen Sen. Harry Reid elaborated on his decision to retire, the confusion really began. His attempt to choreograph the media reaction wound up raising more questions than it answered....
Reid calls visa whistleblowers ‘a bunch of whiners’
Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/30/2015 - 10:26amSen. Harry Reid acknowledges using his clout to speed visa applications for wealthy foreign investors in the SLS Las Vegas resort, and says whistleblowers who had a problem with that are “a bunch of whiners.”...
Presidential contender Huckabee glad Reid won’t seek re-election
Submitted by admin on Sat, 03/28/2015 - 6:34pmPotential GOP presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Saturday he was pleased with the announcement from U.S. Sen. Harry Reid that the Nevada Democrat will not run for another term....