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Brothel manager: Industry alive and kicking

The manager of the Mustang Ranch brothel in Northern Nevada is calling out the Los Angeles Times over an article last month that suggested the state’s legal sex industry is “outdated,” “distasteful” and on its last legs.

Council vote backs developer’s control of old Boulder City Hospital

The fate of the old Boulder City Hospital now rests solely in the hands of owner and developer Randy Schams, who wants to demolish the historic building and construct homes on the property.

GOP lawmakers call for new approach to wild horse overpopulation

Republicans in Congress want the Bureau of Land Management to answer for an “ineffective” strategy that has failed to halt the explosion of wild horse and burro populations both on the range and in captivity.

Nevada raises pay for techs working with autistic children

The state Health and Human Services Department has announced that it has raised the rate to recruit technicians needed for a new Medicaid-sponsored autism program to $31.31 per hour, up from an initial proposal of $29.61 per hour.

Nevada ranks among worst for integrity in state government

It seemed like a simple rule: Don’t get involved in a political campaign while serving on Nevada’s Ethics Commission. After all, legislators created the commission as the main safeguard against misconduct by candidates and elected officials. To run for office while policing others would seem to be a clear conflict of interest.

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Trouble at the Statehouse: secrecy, corruption and conflicts of interest

In November 2014, Arkansas voters approved a ballot measure that, among other reforms, barred the state’s elected officials from accepting lobbyists’ gifts. But that hasn’t stopped influence peddlers from continuing to provide meals to lawmakers at the luxurious Capital Hotel or in top Little Rock eateries like the Brave New Restaurant; the prohibition does not apply to “food or drink available at a planned activity to which a specific governmental body is invited,” so lobbyists can buy meals so long as they invite an entire legislative committee.

Questions linger after report of sex misconduct at NSHE

After months of uncomfortable silence, Mallory Levins finally mustered the courage to speak up: Her colleague at the Nevada System of Higher Education, she told her bosses, had made a habit of masturbating at work while she was forced to listen.

Laxalt asks judge to toss out lawsuit targeting school-choice measure

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt has asked a Carson City judge to dismiss a second lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s new education savings accounts, widely considered to be the most aggressive school-choice program in the country.

Nevada justices raise bar in blood-alcohol tests

Chemists who perform blood tests used to detect alcohol or drugs in administrative or preliminary legal proceedings must be qualified as an “expert” by a Nevada court before their findings can be submitted through a written affidavit or declaration, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

Searchlight-area wind farm plan blown away by judge’s ruling

A proposed wind farm near Searchlight has been blown back to square one after a federal judge in Las Vegas tossed out Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service project approvals.

Legislation introduced to rename Laughlin VA clinic for Navy vet

The Laughlin VA Health Clinic would be renamed under legislation introduced in Congress Thursday to honor the late Jesse Dean, a Navy veteran and prominent member of American Legion Post 60.

Settlement yields $8M for programs, research to improve women’s health

CARSON CITY — Researchers at Nevada’s medical school and University Medical Center in Las Vegas will share $8 million for projects and programs aimed at improving women’s health, thanks to a 2014 settlement with a major drug company, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.

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