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Segerblom: Weed infighting threatens vision of cannabis mecca
As the Nevada Legislature debates a variety of cannabis-related measures, dissension among dispensary owners could impede efforts to take Nevada’s fledgling weed industry to...
Senate committee sponsors Sisolak’s Blockchains study bill
Painted Rock Smart City will just be Painted Rock Smart Study, for now.
A Senate committee on Thursday introduced a resolution to create a joint...
Governor on budget: ‘We need to bring our state back to baseline’
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Wednesday said he is “committed to changing systemic issues that make Nevada the hardest hit state in the nation when...
No details yet on Biden conservation plan, but Republicans slam it as a ‘land...
Republicans on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday previewed their objections to the Biden administration’s still-unreleased plan to conserve 30% of U.S....
On-the-job death rate in Nevada lower than U.S.
Nevada had the 13th lowest rate of deaths in the workplace in the United States in 2019, according to data from the Bureau of...
Drive-thru vaccination clinic to open at Las Vegas Convention Center
Starting this week, you won’t even have to leave your car to get a covid-19 vaccine.
Southern Nevada Health District and Clark County on Tuesday...
Remote community mostly ignores national paradigm shift
Precious, precious capital gains. Cutting the capital gains tax rate used to be the fanciest and most beloved economic cause of Republicans. Now their...
Apartment lobby opposes bill after praising it on TV
They were against it before they were for it before they were against it.
At a Friday state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing for a proposal...
Report shows how federal aid helped keep Nevadans afloat in 2020
New data from the Pew Charitable Trusts highlights just how much Nevadans have relied on and benefited from federal assistance throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Earnings...
Biden official, Manchin suggest GOP alarm over oil & gas leasing pause is overblown
A Bureau of Land Management official conceded little ground to Senate Republicans on the U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee who lashed out...