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Pence picks Nevada GOP primary instead of caucus

The party has barred candidates from participating in the Feb. 8 caucuses if they also run in the primary election.

1872 Mining Law clarified in Nevada; lithium mine can proceed

The Interior Department announced it is taking steps to clarify mineral rights under the 1872 law to reflect the “realities of the 21st century.”

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New, unusual court bid in fight over endangered Nevada toad

The developer of a proposed geothermal power plant is asking a judge to allow it to scale back by 80 percent the original plan U.S. land managers approved last November.

Hand vote count stops, but Nye County vows to try again

Nye County officials vowed to reshape their plan and seek another go-ahead from the state Supreme Court after justices ruled that counting methods used violated rules they set.

Obama to visit Nevada to campaign for Dems

Former President Barack Obama plans to visit Southern Nevada on Nov. 1 to rally for vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the state who are seeking to fend off a potential red wave.

Former Nevada deputy AG arrested in 1972 Hawaii homicide

Tudor Chirila Jr., 77, was being held Thursday in the Washoe County Jail without bail on a charge of being a fugitive from another state.