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ESA fight spills over into Nevada film tax credit vote

Three big budget bills were introduced in the Nevada Senate on Tuesday, signaling the culmination of the 2017 session as the governor’s office and lawmakers continue to haggle over education savings accounts.

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Las Vegas judge faces ethics charges for giving TV interview

District Judge William Kephart has been accused of violating professional ethics codes by giving an on-camera interview last year about a case that was pending before the Nevada Supreme Court.

Late-breaking CCSD bill would delay breakup for a year

Democratic leaders of Nevada Legislature introduce measure to change the timing and details of the breakup of the nation’s fifth-largest school district.

Nuclear panel moves toward licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain

A move by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to restart licensing on Yucca Mountain drew immediate criticism Tuesday from lawmakers opposed to disposing high-level nuclear waste in Nevada.

White House communications director Michael Dubke resigns

Mike Dubke has resigned as White House communications director, a senior administration official confirmed Tuesday, in the first of what could be a series of changes to President Donald Trump’s senior staff amid the growing Russia scandal.

Education savings accounts get hearing but no action in Carson City

Education savings accounts, a Republican priority allowing parents to tap state funding to send their children to private schools, received a long-awaited hearing Monday as lawmakers try to end a stalemate and avoid sending the 2017 Legislature into overtime.