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New background check requirements slow CCSD hiring

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.

Senate panel OKs bill without $120M for Yucca Mountain

A spending bill for the Department of Energy that does not include $120 million to revive the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project in Nevada was approved Thursday by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Bill encourages girls to explore careers in computer science

A bipartisan bill to encourage girls under age 10 to explore careers in computer science was filed Thursday by a Nevada congresswoman who — as a young woman — became a programmer during a period when the industry was male-dominated.

Knee injury sidelines Clark County commissioner

Clark County Commissioner Susan Brager’s absence from the dais since July 6 has been due to a knee injury, she confirmed Thursday through her assistant.

 
McCain says ‘I’ll be back’ after brain cancer diagnosis

Battling brain cancer, Sen. John McCain on Thursday promised to return to work, leveling fresh criticism at the Trump administration and aiming a good-natured dig at Republican and Democratic colleagues who were jolted by news of the six-term lawmaker’s diagnosis.

 
O.J. Simpson granted parole

The parole hearing for O.J. Simpson has ended and the four members of the state Board of Parole Commissioners have reached a decision. Simpson was granted parole Thursday.

 
AG Sessions says he’s staying despite Trump’s comments

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday he has no immediate plans to resign after President Donald Trump excoriated the nation’s top prosecutor for recusing himself from the probe of suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. political campaign.