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Las Vegas educators rally for better school funding in Nevada

Several thousand teachers and supporters rallied in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, calling for action from legislators and expressing frustration and anger at the state’s inability to properly fund education — or even talk about it.

 
Sensationalistic ‘news’ site creator seeks Nevada Assembly seat

Paris Wade, 28, a Republican aiming to unseat Democratic incumbent Sandra Jauregui in Las Vegas-based District 41, gained 3.2 million followers for his Facebook page Liberty Writers, before the social media giant pulled the plug.

 
EPA chief says he is disarming agency ‘weaponized’ by Obama

EPA chief Scott Pruitt said the Trump administration is “righting the wrongs” of President Barack Obama by reversing regulations designed to “weaponize” the agency and punish the fossil fuel industry.

 
Nevada senator calls for tax money for ‘smart’ vehicle projects

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., on Tuesday said President Donald Trump’s tax reform plan should set aside 5 percent of funding for transportation projects and infrastructure that will accommodate the next generation of “smart” vehicles.

 
Harry Reid grieves with Las Vegas, but isn’t ready to talk guns yet

Twelve days after the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Strip, former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid said it would be “untoward” of him to talk about gun control, but he hinted that he might have something to say on the subject soon.

 
In Las Vegas, Al Gore says renewable energy economy ‘taking off’

The Strip was hit by “An Inconvenient Truth” Friday, as former Vice President Al Gore opened the National Clean Energy Conference in Las Vegas with an alarming vision of an unfolding global climate crisis.

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