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Justice Department releases massive trove from its Jeffrey Epstein files

The files, posted to the department’s website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December.

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Bill calls for teens to tell parents when getting abortion

Pro-abortion rights and anti-abortion activists squared off Friday over an effort to revive a law that requires girls younger than 18 to tell at least one parent before getting an abortion, a measure that supporters say would put ending a pregnancy on par with getting a tattoo or having an ear pierced.

Which bathroom transgender students use up for debate

Dozens showed up Friday to support or denounce a Nevada Assembly bill that would require public school bathrooms, locker rooms and showers to be used by students of one gender — and the one designated on their birth certificates.

Open government advocates fend off attacks at Nevada Legislature

Four bills that critics said would hamper public access to government information either failed or were substantially weakened Friday on a Nevada legislative deadline for committee action on measures.

Will ‘Uber bill’ make it through the Senate?

The state Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy committee unanimously passed the so-called Uber bill on Thursday, but the legislation is expected to face stiff opposition when it’s taken up on the Senate floor.

Bill to toughen Nevada campaign finance rules clears Senate

A bill that would ban gifts from lobbyists and require candidates to file monthly campaign finance reports during election years was approved unanimously by the Nevada Senate on Thursday.

$700,000 OK’d to reopen troubled Red Rock juvenile facility

The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee on Thursday approved a transfer of about $700,000 for state officials to get the troubled Red Rock Academy ready to reopen in September.

‘Death with dignity’ bill dies in Nevada Legislature

A bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their life will not be heard in the Nevada Legislature and will die without a hearing, a committee chairman and a sponsor of the bill said Thursday.

Nevada public lands bill amended in Assembly

A bill that sought to challenge federal control of Nevada’s public lands was amended in its entirety Thursday to deal with the issue of federal versus local law enforcement jurisdiction on land managed by federal agencies.

Hardy touts conservative ideals to Nevada legislators

Freshman U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy brought his ideals of small government and fiscal restraint to the Nevada Legislature on Wednesday, telling lawmakers that he will work in Congress to limit federal regulation on business and industry.

Nevada sexual assault bill advances to Assembly floor

A bill that would extend the statute of limitations in cases of sexual assault from four to 20 years was approved Wednesday by the Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee.

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