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EDITORIAL: California blocks off switch for Ivanpah

The Ivanpah solar plant in California, just across the Nevada line near Primm, came online with much fanfare in 2014, heralded as the future for American energy production.

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Burning down the house

As if the local housing market doesn’t have enough problems. Now, the city of Las Vegas has decided to pile on.

Tax reform

Congressional Republicans err if they dismiss the president’s proposal on corporate taxes out of hand.

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Stolen valor: Case raises First Amendment issues

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case in which justices are expected to decide whether the Stolen Valor Act is an unconstitutional regulation of free speech, or an appropriate means to stop false claimants from devaluing the military’s highest honors.

‘Large and widespread’

It was with much fanfare that Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced the state would receive $1.5 billion as part of a $25 billion national settlement with U.S. banks over their foreclosure policies.

‘More speech’ the right response

In 1997, Bill Raggio, the Reno Republican who served as majority leader of the Nevada Senate for many years, rammed through legislation that gave the state Ethics Commission the power to punish any person who made a false statement about a political candidate.

What’s good for GM …

The race for the GOP presidential nomination is turning out to be more closely contested than many had foreseen. That makes Michigan’s Feb. 28 primary an important way station.

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