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US, Nevada rates of kids without health insurance increase

After hitting all-time low of 4.7 percent in 2016, the rate of uninsured children nationwide ticked back up for the first time in a decade in 2017 to 5 percent, a report by Georgetown University shows. Nevada’s rate climbed to 8 percent.

Poll shows dead heat in Democratic race for Nevada governor

A new poll has Nevada’s leading Democratic governor candidates in a dead heat just two weeks before Election Day — despite the candidates pouring millions into scathing campaign ads before the contentious primary election.

Pahrump opposition group forms to fight ban on water wells

The group, calling itself Pahrump Fair Water LLC, was formed to challenge the order issued in December by State Engineer Jason King prohibiting new wells in the Pahrump Valley unless they are backed by existing water rights.