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Southern Nevada water agency’s budget not really in the red

Water authority’s $662 million budget for next year only looks out of whack because the agency is spending bond proceeds to fund construction projects such as a $650 million low-lake-level pumping station being built at Lake Mead.

Unity after shooting part of Las Vegas-area pitch for Amazon

Local governments and the state of Nevada offered online retail giant Amazon a package totaling $800 million in tax savings to build its second headquarters in Southern Nevada.

Southern Nevada water agency ups incentive to get rid of lawns

The water authority will now pay residents and business owners $3 for every square foot of grass they rip out and replace with desert landscaping and eliminate the cap on how much turf can be terminated.

Trump might pardon Martha Stewart, commute Rod Blagojevich’s term

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption, and pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart, who did a stint in federal prison after she was convicted of charges related to a stock sale.

 
US imposes tariffs on steel imports from Europe, Mexico, Canada

The Trump administration announced Thursday it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada after failing to win concessions from the American allies.

Pompeo, North Korean official try to salvage Trump-Kim summit

Top American and North Korean officials are holding a full day of meetings in New York on Thursday aimed at deciding whether a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un can be salvaged.

Campaign 2018: Heller gift gives direction to Rosen

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller ’s campaign mailed Rep. Jacky Rosen a map of Nevada, claiming she’s spurned rural counties by skipping campaign events in Tonopah and Hawthorne.

GOP candidates push to get out the vote in Las Vegas events

Republicans Adam Laxalt, Danny Tarkanian and Wes Duncan kicked off two get-out-the-vote events Wednesday in Las Vegas, but their efforts were greeted by protesters who swarmed the coffee shop where they gathered.

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