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February 15, 2008 - 10:00 pm

• Gloria Fine was misidentified in the On the Scene column in Thursday’s Living section.

• A story in Thursday’s Review-Journal about the economic stimulus package contained an error. Nevada Sen. John Ensign is a Republican.

• In Thursday’s Review-Journal, the caption with the story about a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad contained a mistake. The source of the photo was ZUMA Press.

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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (File/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Lombardo aims to fulfill promises with bills on election, school choice

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 6:05 pm

Gov. Joe Lombardo doubled down on campaign promises to fund school choice and make changes to Nevada’s election law this week.

Jacqueline Flores, co-founder of the Greater Las Vegas Short-Term Rental Association, at her mo ...

Clark County lottery ranks applicants for short-term rental licenses

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 5:39 pm

Clark County oversaw a lottery Wednesday to rank the applicants it will consider to operate short-term rentals.

Mammoth Mountain ski resort is covered with snow in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on March 16, 2023. ( ...

‘It’s deep out there’: Sierra resort sees snowiest season ever — PHOTOS

The Associated Press

March 29, 2023 - 5:31 pm

Another foot or more of snow fell at resorts around Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, thanks to another Pacific storm.

The Nevada State Legislature Building. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Workers could sue over bad-faith insurance denials

By Jessica Hill / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 4:59 pm

Senate Bill 274 would allow injured workers to sue insurers when they act in bad faith by denying claims or delaying payments.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., talks to workers at the Carpenters International Training ...

Cortez Masto wants to crack down on animal tranquilizer added to fentanyl

By Jessica Hill / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 4:21 pm

A bill she is co-sponsoring would declare xylazine an emerging drug threat and enable the DEA to track its manufacturing to keep it from being used illicitly.

Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday ...

Pope Francis to be hospitalized for several days, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

March 29, 2023 - 11:52 am

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means

By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press

March 29, 2023 - 6:57 pm

It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact impact will not be clear immediately.

Homelessness a hot topic for Henderson council candidates

By Mark Credico / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 7:01 am

Before early voting began on Tuesday, Henderson City Council candidates talked about how they would approach the issue of homelessness.

A Clark County School District bus. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Henderson council candidates talk education, breaking up CCSD

By Mark Credico / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 7:00 am

The candidates in Henderson’s Ward 1 special election talked about improving education and possibly breaking Henderson away from the Clark County School District.