Henderson and North Las Vegas soon will be able to sponsor and oversee charter schools, after the Nevada Department of Education gave its blessing this week.
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A political action committee says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible to appear on the November ballot unless he resubmits his petition to comply with Nevada law.
The Department of Interior announced a $700 million investment in water conservation projects in the Lower Colorado River Basin.
Lithium abounds in Nevada’s federal lands and could hold the key to moving away from fossil fuels. But some worry about the environmental impact of lithium mining.
County fair horse races in White Pine and Elko counties are among rural Nevada’s most important tourism events.
Nevada is among four states to get U.S. Education Department approval of its plan as required under a new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA.
Those interested in Nevada history can check out a significant new addition on the subject with the publication of “Mister Speaker to Madam Speaker,” a labor of love for Carson City resident Cindy Southerland.
New laws passed by the Nevada Legislature are providing a fuller picture of applicants but are slowing the hiring of those who pass muster, the Clark County School District’s top HR official says.
Local government entities spent just over $3.75 million lobbying Nevada lawmakers in the just-concluded 2017 legislative session, a report released Wednesday by the Nevada Department of Taxation shows.
Nevada’s state park system grew by 12,000 acres Tuesday with approval by a legislative panel to accept the scenic land along the East Fork of the Walker River.
The Opportunity Scholarship program for low-income students, received a one-time $20 million infusion after Democratic and Republican legislators were unable to agree on funding for education savings accounts.
One of the most costly and critical aspects of the Clark County School District’s reorganization now has funding — but won’t roll out until well beyond an August deadline for the overhaul.
Despite a call to replace the late Sen. Pat McCarran’s name and likeness at the Las Vegas airport and in the Statuary Hall in Congress, the Nevada Legislature took a pass on the issue this session.
Despite impasse over ESAs, Republican governor says legislative session “will end Monday midnight.”
Senate Commerce and Labor Committee amends and unanimously approves bill that would pay a net metering credit of 95 percent of the retail rate to customers who generate electricity from rooftop panels.
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Google Fiber plans to bring ‘fast, reliable internet’ to Las Vegas
This year’s Las Vegas Grand Prix will include a smaller bridge
County says court erred in affirming $48M Badlands ruling; urges rehearing
A’s could play up to 7 ‘home’ games outside of Vegas after relocation
Man fined $180K over Airbnb rental sues Las Vegas over ‘excessive’ penalty