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Nevada schools could get bilingual education option

Nevada students would have the opportunity to become bilingual as part of a dual-language immersion program presented during the Assembly education committee.

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Transgender name change bill gets unanimous OK in Nevada Senate

A bill allowing transgender people to change their names without publishing their new and original names in a newspaper was passed unanimously Wednesday by the Nevada Senate.

Officials were aware of CIA breach since 2016, say WikiLeaks documents authentic

U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials said Wednesday they have been aware since the end of last year of a security breach at the CIA that led to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks publishing agency documents on its hacking tools.

Clark County Commission picks 12 to serve on marijuana panel

Las Vegas Sands executive Andy Abboud and Nevada Resort Association president Virginia Valentine are among the 12 people Clark County commissioners picked on Wednesday morning to be on a new marijuana advisory panel.

 
Nevada National Guard security will be privatized

A panel of lawmakers on Wednesday approved funding of nearly $400,000 to provide contracted security for the state’s National Guard facilities, although some committee members expressed concern about the move to privatization.