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Nevada prisons replacing shotguns with pepper spray, batons

Pepper spray, batons and rubber bullets are replacing shotguns and birdshot to quell disturbances at Nevada prisons in the wake of a series of shootings that left one inmate dead and several others injured.

No Nevada lottery because gaming doesn’t want competition

Nevadans driving to Primm or even Baker, Calif., for the chance to buy a lottery ticket in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing might wonder why they can’t just drive to their local convenience store to make the purchase.

State OKs $475K settlement in prison censorship case

State officials Tuesday approved $475,000 to settle a complaint over censorship of inmate publications that was initially addressed in a lawsuit filed 15 years ago.

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Boulder City police chief resigns amid animal control fallout

Boulder City Police Chief Bill Conger has left his post after a blowup with people close to the criminal investigation into the former city animal control head accused of needlessly killing animals, the Review-Journal learned Monday.

Decision delays Nevada education savings accounts

A state judge Monday put the brakes on Nevada’s education savings accounts, granting an injunction sought by opponents who said it would drain critical funding resources from Nevada’s public schools and is unconstitutional.

Board OKs contract to build road to improve access to Tesla plant

The state Board of Transportation on Monday approved a $76 million contract with a company to design and build a new road to improve access to the Tesla battery plant now under construction in Northern Nevada.

Florida investors buy Las Vegas shopping center for $20 million

In a sign of growing investment opportunities for well-positioned properties within the Las Vegas retail market, a Florida investment firm has entered the market for the first time and acquired a shopping center south of Summerlin.

Proposed orders uphold exit fees for Las Vegas gaming companies

Draft orders that will be considered by the Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday reject arguments by three Las Vegas gaming companies that they should be able to pay lower fees to leave Nevada Power as retail customers.

At Reno rally, Trump says NFL and America are going ‘soft’

Add the NFL to Donald Trump’s list of campaign trail targets. At a Reno rally, the GOP front-runner said professional football — like the United States — have both gone “soft.”

Washington Digest: House returns to red meat agenda

The House Republican majority opened the second year of the 114th Congress with votes to overturn President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, defund Planned Parenthood, rein in federal regulations and restrain class-action lawsuits.

Conservationists worry about Gold Butte as feds keep their distance

As far as some conservationists are concerned, Oregon isn’t the only place under occupation. Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy and his well-armed supporters still control a vast swath of public land in northeastern Clark County that has been all but abandoned by the federal government.

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