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Kids Count: Nevada poverty rate for children exceeds national average

Despite an economy that is starting to turn around, the number of children living in poverty in Nevada is slightly above the national average, according to an annual analysis of children’s well-being released Wednesday.

 
Reid calls for U.S. to stay out of conflict in Iraq

Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday the United States should tread lightly on Iraq, arguing it is not in the U.S. interest to involve itself in a “civil war” engulfing the beleaguered nation.

Swimmer’s body pulled from Lake Havasu

The body of a man presumed to have drowned at Lake Havasu was recovered Wednesday. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said use of sonar equipment helped locate the body about 10:30 a.m.

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Lawmakers focus on pleas from mothers of autistic children

Julia Aguirre said Friday she feels a sense of relief now that state officials are paying attention to a plea from her and other mothers of autistic children awaiting desperately needed services. The Legislative Committee on Health Care last week heard testimony on the great need for more funding to support autism treatment.

Bundy supporters party, welcome ‘domestic terrorist’ label

Wearing a cowboy hat and with a copy of the U.S. Constitution poking from his shirt pocket, controversial rancher Cliven Bundy on Friday asked dozens of supporters of his cattle-grazing feud with federal land managers what they thought of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid calling them “domestic terrorists.”

Heller calls for congressional hearings into how BLM handled Bundy roundup

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Friday called for congressional hearings into how the Bureau of Land Management handled the roundup of cattle around Cliven Bundy’s Bunkerville ranch, which turned into an armed stand off between the BLM and militia groups.

Sandoval names Julia Teska state budget director

CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval has named a veteran in state finance as his new budget chief and director of the Department of Administration.

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