Attorney General Eric HolderÕs announcement Monday that the Justice Department will not prosecute medical marijuana users, if those people are following state laws where such use is legal, represented a display of compassion and common sense lacking in the previous administration. The department under the George W. Bush administration stuck to ...

WASHINGTON The authors of the conventional wisdom in politics thought they knew a few things about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reids reelection campaign: Reid will have a war chest stocked with enough cash to almost guarantee a victory. The cluttered Republican field vying to challenge Reid will be ...

Southern Nevada has gained a reputation as the future of clean, renewable energy and for its aggressive outdoor water conservation campaigns. But behind this apparently eco-friendly exterior is an ugly truth: The water we take from and return to ...