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Clark County school trustees refuse to rank campuses for charter conversion

During a lengthy meeting discussing the controversial Achievement School District, the Clark County School Board rejected a state Board of Education request for ranking. One trustee called it “inappropriate” for the board to be asked to rank the schools to be subjected to the “experiment” the state is undertaking.

Makers of Abilify drug settle with 43 states, including Nevada, for $19.5M

Nevada is expected to receive nearly $300,000 in a multistate settlement with a pharmaceutical company accused of marketing a drug to patient groups for which they didn’t have federal approval and mischaracterizing the drug’s risks.

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Parents of 2-month-old girl arrested in Las Vegas on abuse, neglect charges

The parents of a 2-month-old girl were arrested after the child was admitted to the hospital for coughing up blood. Further examination showed a series of injuries, some of which could be a month old, according to a police report.

 
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.

Presidential transition can’t stop solar, officials say

The nation’s growing renewable energy sector won’t be derailed by the transition to a new, seemingly less favorable presidential administration. That was the underlying message Thursday at a ceremony celebrating the completion of Nevada’s newest and largest solar power station.

Uber expands points program to include Las Vegas

Uber riders in Las Vegas can receive up to $2 in points every time they use the service, then redeem by shopping online or in-store at Sears, Kmart, Lands’ End and shopyourway.com.

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