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Gov. Sandoval signs Nevada school choice bill

Gov. Brian Sandoval used the backdrop of Nevada’s historic Comstock to sign a bill Monday giving tax breaks to businesses that donate to a scholarship program for disadvantaged students to attend private schools.

Hillary stepping up her campaign in Nevada

Hillary Clinton has started to build her presidential campaign team in Nevada, hiring two Hispanic operatives who helped President Barack Obama win the Latino vote here.

 
Bundy, supporters mark standoff anniversary with barbecue

Defiant rancher Cliven Bundy picked a bouquet of wildflowers from what he calls Nevada’s “free land” to kick off a barbecue and festivities Saturday marking a year since his militia-backed standoff ended.

Guardianship problems are widely reported but seldom fixed

Over three decades numerous studies and media investigations have laid bare systemic problems with conservatorships and guardianships, but there’s been little effort to curb abuses.

Rand Paul rallies Nevadans on presidential announcement tour

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Saturday ended his four-day presidential campaign announcement tour with a rally in Las Vegas and a plea to back him so he can put America back on the road to prosperity.

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Inmate dies in Carson City prison

A 64-year-old inmate died in a state prison in Carson City on Friday, the Nevada Department of Corrections announced Saturday.

House to vote on permanent sales tax deduction

The House is expected to vote next week on a bill that would make permanent the IRS deduction for state and local sales taxes, advancing a tax break prized by residents of Nevada and a handful of other states.

 
6 congressmen go underground, tour Yucca Mountain

The whir of ventilation fans and glow of lights inside the south entrance of the tunnel that loops through Yucca Mountain signaled new life for the shuttered nuclear waste study site for a few hours Thursday while six congressmen toured it.

Early polls have Titus way up on Masto for Senate

Sen. Harry Reid makes no bones about his backing of the Senate candidate Catherine Cortez Masto, daughter of his longtime friend, the late Democrat and County Commissioner Manny Cortez.

Washoe inmate, 60, dies while serving time for assault, robbery

A 60-year-old prisoner serving time for assault and robbery died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. Daniel Brumbach was committed from Washoe County on July 25, 2007.

Harry Reid’s brother will face DUI, gun charges

Sen. Harry Reid’s brother, Larry Joe Reid, will be charged with drunken driving and gun charges among others after a run-in with a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper, the Clark County district attorney’s office said Thursday.

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