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Rising tide of women lawmakers makes Nevada a national leader

Women will make up 40 percent of the Legislature in 2017, tying Nevada with Colorado and Vermont as the states with the highest percentage of women legislators. That will benefit all Nevadans, they say.

 
Nevada electors cast presidential votes on day of protests

Nevada’s six Democratic presidential electors cast their ballots Monday for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, who won the state by 2 percentage points over Republican Donald Trump in the November election.

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Harry Reid bids farewell to Senate after 30 years

Sen. Harry Reid heard tributes from Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Reid’s successor as minority leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer, in a ceremony for the unveiling of a portrait of Reid that will hang in the Capitol.

 
Water use emerges as a decisive factor in Nevada’s economic diversification

A company’s potential water use, in some cases, is the deciding factor of whether or not Nevada will provide tax incentives. As state officials work to attract tech and advanced manufacturing companies, they have to reconcile economic development with water conservation.

 
Federal judge blocks Obama rule that would extend overtime pay to 4.2M workers

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president’s signature achievements for boosting wages.

 
Pilot likely saved lives in medical plane crash, Elko police say

Although all four people aboard were killed when a medical aircraft went down in Northern Nevada, police say the pilot likely saved lives by crashing the plane into a parking lot while avoiding nearby homes and businesses.

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