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Early voting for 2018 Nevada primary begins Saturday

Election Day is June 12, but voters have until June 8 to take part in early voting for the primary election. According to state statistics, nearly half of the 240,128 voters who turned out for the 2016 primary election voted early.

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Gender-diverse rules back on Nevada school leaders’ agenda

The department has held public hearings on the proposed regulation twice without taking action, as public comment on both sides of the issue has overwhelmed the sessions. The regulation is required under a law passed in the 2017 session.

Proposal would ease penalties under new Nevada opioid law

Instead of the strict rules contained in draft regulations made public in January, the consequences for violations of the law would be left to the state medical board’s discretion, based on a prescriber’s “good faith attempts at compliance.”

Interior unveils plans to roll back sage grouse protections

The Interior Department released revised planning documents Wednesday formalizing the Trump administration’s push to relax protections for the greater sage grouse in Nevada and 10 other states.