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Federal government approves Nevada’s education plan

Nevada is among four states to get U.S. Education Department approval of its plan as required under a new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA.

Nevada gets $100K payout in Nationwide data breach lawsuit

Nevada joined with 31 other states and the District of Columbia to sue Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company over a 2012 data breach that unveiled the personal information of 1.27 million customers across the country.

With bankruptcy nearly over, Caesars exec talks up growth

New companies and subsidiaries of Caesars Entertainment Corp. got the green light Wednesday from the state gaming regulators to be licensed in Nevada, a key step toward the company’s emergence from bankruptcy protection.

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Nevada treasurer wants $136K to pay off ESA software vendor

The Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee will consider the request for the money from its contingency account at its meeting Aug. 24. The money is needed to pay for work on the the program through June 30.

FBI conducted predawn raid of Paul Manafort’s home in July

FBI agents raided the Alexandria, Va., home of President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar with the special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Clark County schools fear $60 background checks may dissuade volunteers

School officials and parents say a new law intended to keep children safe from sexual predators in schools could lead to a substantial drop-off in volunteers, who are being asked to pony up for the privilege of helping out.

Energy Dept. No. 2 sworn in despite opposition from Nevada

Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette was sworn into office Tuesday as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission prepared for possible resumed hearings on a license application to store high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.

Sandoval working to get Obamacare insurance throughout Nevada

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that the state is “diligently working” to ensure that 14 rural Nevada counties will have health insurance coverage options through the state-based exchange in 2018.

$1.7M will go to Nevada reading initiative

A $1.7 million contract to ensure Nevada public school students master reading by the third grade was approved Tuesday by a state board.

Nevada awards $400M dental contract despite legal challenge

A two-year, $400 million deal to provide dental benefit administration services to Medicaid recipients was approved by a state board on Tuesday despite a pending legal challenge to the award.

Board approves bonds to purchase Las Vegas charter school facilities

A state board on Tuesday approved moving forward with issuing of $32.2 million in revenue bonds to assist in financing the acquisition of charter school facilities operated by the Doral Academy of Nevada in Las Vegas.