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Perry wants $116M to restart Yucca Mountain process

Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to tell a House panel that his $31.7 billion budget blueprint includes $116 million to restart licensing hearings on a permanent nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.

Nevada tribes join opposition to plutonium shipments

Leaders of 13 Nevada Indian tribes sent letters to President Donald Trump and Energy Secretary Rick Perry objecting to the transfer of the radioactive material to the Nevada National Security Site.

Ex-CCSD administrator named Nevada schools superintendent

Gov. Steve Sisolak on Monday tapped Jhone Ebert, a former Clark County School District leader and current deputy commissioner in the New York State Education Department, as the state’s next superintendent of public instruction.

4 Nevada counties join ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ drive

Four rural Nevada counties are balking at a new state law calling for strict background checks, with elected lawmakers voting to join a “Second Amendment sanctuary” drive affecting sheriff’s offices and statehouses in several Western U.S. states.

Bill to launch study of maternal mortality gets warm reception

Maternal mortality — the rate of pregnancy-related deaths — is one of the few health-care categories where Nevada fares well. But good isn’t good enough, state legislators indicated Friday at a hearing.

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