CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Don't mistake Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's invitations to the Republican presidential contenders as anything more than a hospitable gesture. The governor is staying out of the nomination fight despite his rising stature in the GOP - or perhaps because of it....

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Gov. Brian Sandoval wants to repeal 654 regulations that the administration says are unneeded and a hindrance to economic growth....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get ready to find out who the millionaires are behind this year's presidential election....

COCOA, Fla. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich's promise to colonize the moon isn't pie-in-the-sky in Florida. It illustrates an adage: All politics is local....

ATLANTA (AP) -- As a young college professor running for Congress, Newt Gingrich wanted to sharpen his debating skills....

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A federal judge in Nevada who handed horse protection advocates a rare victory last fall has rejected their latest request to block government roundups of free-roaming mustangs in the West, saying they'll have to go to Congress if they think the animals are being treated inhumanely and need more protection....

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will lead a trade mission to Israel in May as part of the state's renewed economic development effort....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Why do Mitt Romney and other wealthy investors pay lower taxes on the income they make from investments than they would if they earned their millions from wages? Because Congress, through the tax code, has long treated investment more favorably than labor, seeing it as an engine for economic growth that benefits everyone....

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Republican presidential debates have served up riveting TV and exposed the contenders' strengths and weaknesses. No one has benefited more than Newt Gingrich, whose in-your-face style has excited GOP voters who want a scrappy fighter to take on President Barack Obama in the fall....

NEW YORK (AP) -- In poll after poll, Americans say the economy is the paramount issue facing the nation, with hot-button social issues trailing far behind. Nonetheless, abortion will likely be in the election-year spotlight in a slew of states facing possible votes on sweeping abortion bans....