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Nevada Democrats will not hear ESA bill

CARSON CITY — Senate Democrats will not consider a Republican bill to resurrect education savings accounts, Majority Leader Aaron Ford told reporters Friday.

War with Nevada Democrats has many Roberson bills left hanging

Roberson, the majority leader in 2015, said Friday he has “no expectations” that his bills will be heard. Except for Senate Bill 334, which addresses misconduct by dentists, not one of his new measures has been scheduled for a hearing.

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Application deadline looms for Nevada Youth Legislature

Students interested in getting a hands-on look at how laws are made — and take a stab at creating their own — have until March 31 to apply for next session’s Nevada Youth Legislature.

Medical costs could cause Nevada corrections budget to soar

Prison medical costs are climbing as Nevada’s inmate population ages and more expensive treatments become available, leading to a significant increase in requested funding to provide necessary care, a legislative budget panel was told Friday.

 
GOP withdraws health-care bill to avoid defeat in House vote

The demise of the bill is a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, but both say they’re not done trying to replace “Obamacare.”

Trumps plan big hotel expansion, but political problems loom

NEW YORK — The Trump family is launching a new hotel chain in a bold expansion of a company that critics say is already too big and opaque for an enterprise whose owner sits in the Oval Office.