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Republican loses bid for revote in Las Vegas commission race

June 10, 2021 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has rejected a call for an election do-over from a Republican candidate who lost his bid for a county commission seat in Las Vegas by 15 votes.

Stavros Anthony chose the wrong legal method to seek a new election, the court said in an opinion issued Thursday following a hearing in April.

Nevada court hears dispute over 15-vote margin in Vegas case

By KEN RITTERApril 7, 2021 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An attorney for a Republican candidate who lost a Las Vegas-area election by 15 votes asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to order a revote, citing a finding by the county elections chief that the discovery of 139 unspecified “discrepancies” made it impossible for him to certify the result...

Nevada high court to hear Las Vegas-area election case

April 5, 2021 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court is due to hear arguments Wednesday about a county commission election decided last November by 15 votes, and a bid for a do-over by the Republican candidate who refused to concede that he came up short...

‘Philip Roth’: Blake Bailey’s story behind the story arrives

By HILLEL ITALIEMarch 31, 2021 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The life of Philip Roth was a story. So was the writing of his biography.

Blake Bailey's “Philip Roth,” a volume Roth had imagined in some form for more than 20 years, comes out April 6...

Vegas-area commission certifies 15-vote win for new member

December 15, 2020 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The elected body with jurisdiction over the Las Vegas Strip has signed off on a Democratic former Nevada secretary of state's 15-vote electoral victory over a veteran Republican Las Vegas City Council member...

Official denies lawyer outings skewed Nevada pot licensing

June 21, 2019 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A top Nevada marijuana regulator denied in court that the state dispensary licensing process was tainted by meetings and meals he had with representatives of businesses that won coveted bids to open potentially lucrative retail pot stores...