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Nevada Legislature OKs record budget, adjourns

The Nevada Legislature came to a halt at midnight Monday, capping a day that saw approval of a record $1.1 billion general fund tax package to fund Gov. Brian Sandoval’s aggressive education package and a dizzying day of dealmaking.

Pahrump man accused of impersonating Metro officer listed as Nye County GOP chairman

A Pahrump man arrested Monday after trying to get out of a traffic ticket by pretending to be a Las Vegas police officer is listed as chairman for the Nye County Republicans, according to the Nevada Republican Party website. William Carns, 45, has pretended to be a Metro officer at least twice before, the Nye County sheriff’s office said.

Nevada lawmakers agree to change anti-SLAPP law

Members of the Legislature on Monday agreed to make changes to Nevada’s strong anti-SLAPP law to ensure it can withstand a constitutional challenge.

Cadence begins slow march from Henderson’s industrial shadow

Once called “the most polluted place in the Las Vegas Valley,” Cadence is becoming a 13,250-home master-planned community. Home sales have been slow since lots went on the market in December.

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Ask why parole gets delayed in Nevada and you’ll get multiple answers

Ask Nevada officials why prisoners who have been granted parole are still behind bars, and they’ll say prisoners are refusing to leave. But their numbers don’t match, and prisoners themselves have a different answer.

Interior proposes land controls to preserve Nevada sage grouse

The Department of Interior on Thursday proposed added controls across 17 million acres in rural Nevada and northeastern California in a bid to preserve habitat and avoid an endangered species listing for the imperiled sage grouse.

Nevada military police deploy to Afghanistan

About 30 soldiers from the Nevada Army National Guard’s most-deployed unit mobilized Thursday in a ceremony in Las Vegas.

Family of deceased Arizona inmate seeks $7.5 million

KINGMAN, Ariz. — The family of inmate Neil Early who was fatally injured while incarcerated at Arizona State Prison has filed a notice of claim alleging negligence in the death. The initiative requests payment of $7.5 million.

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