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Bills take on new form in waning hours of Nevada Legislature

Senate Bill 376, a measure dealing with estates and heir finders, morphed into a bill addressing confidentiality of data and information provided by gaming applicants and licensees to state regulatory agencies.

Tesla, Sunrun expected to resume Nevada rooftop solar sales

U.S. solar companies Tesla Inc. and Sunrun Inc. say they will resume selling rooftop panels in Nevada because legislators passed a bill reinstating a policy the state had abandoned 18 months ago.

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Trump budget cuts anti-terrorism funds for cities, including Las Vegas

Cities are pushing back on the possibility of losing millions of dollars in U.S. anti-terrorism grants under President Donald Trump’s spending plan — the third straight White House that has moved to cut the funding.

Kremlin denies Russian hackers breached US voting software firm

Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days before last year’s presidential election, according to a government intelligence report leaked Monday.

Aaron Ford admonishes Mark Manendo on Senate floor

Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford publicly admonished a state senator Monday who remains under investigation for numerous allegations of harassment.

Senate Democrats want immigration enforcement policy clarified

Senate Democrats are asking the Trump administration to clarify its policies regarding undocumented immigrants who are victim of domestic violence, human trafficking and other crimes.

Nevada marijuana tax bill revived, sent to governor

Days after failing twice amid a bitter tug-of-war between lawmakers, Nevada’s special sales tax on marijuana sales was revived and sent to the governor’s desk on the final day of the Legislature.

Contractor charged with leaking classified materials

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday charged a federal contractor with sending classified material to a news organization that sources identified to Reuters as The Intercept, marking one of the first concrete efforts by the Trump administration to crack down on leaks to the media.

 
Bill signings give Sandoval something to drink to

It wasn’t quite time for a good stiff drink — the Nevada Legislature remained hard at work throughout Monday with a looming midnight deadline to adjourn — but the hour was rapidly approaching.

Nevada Legislature wraps up ‘great session’

Nevada lawmakers gave final legislative approval Monday to a package of bills that resolved a stalemate over the budget and signaled the 2017 Legislature would end without chaos by midnight.