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Southern Nevada water agency ups incentive to get rid of lawns

The water authority will now pay residents and business owners $3 for every square foot of grass they rip out and replace with desert landscaping and eliminate the cap on how much turf can be terminated.

Trump might pardon Martha Stewart, commute Rod Blagojevich’s term

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’s considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was convicted of corruption, and pardoning lifestyle maven Martha Stewart, who did a stint in federal prison after she was convicted of charges related to a stock sale.

 
US imposes tariffs on steel imports from Europe, Mexico, Canada

The Trump administration announced Thursday it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada after failing to win concessions from the American allies.

Pompeo, North Korean official try to salvage Trump-Kim summit

Top American and North Korean officials are holding a full day of meetings in New York on Thursday aimed at deciding whether a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un can be salvaged.

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Campaign 2018: Heller gift gives direction to Rosen

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller ’s campaign mailed Rep. Jacky Rosen a map of Nevada, claiming she’s spurned rural counties by skipping campaign events in Tonopah and Hawthorne.

GOP candidates push to get out the vote in Las Vegas events

Republicans Adam Laxalt, Danny Tarkanian and Wes Duncan kicked off two get-out-the-vote events Wednesday in Las Vegas, but their efforts were greeted by protesters who swarmed the coffee shop where they gathered.

Kim Kardashian meets with White House about woman’s pardon

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West paid a visit to the White House Wednesday to make a star-powered case to President Donald Trump and his staff on behalf of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses.

Democrats in CD3 race talk health care at Las Vegas forum

Four of the seven Democrats vying to replace U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen in Congress said during a debate Tuesday that they support universal health care for all Americans.

Prospective owner wants Moulin Rouge revival in Las Vegas

The California-based group that’s under contract to buy the property that once housed Las Vegas’ first racially integrated casino wants to build a Moulin Rouge revival and a civil rights museum on the site.

Federal infrastructure plan could borrow from Southern Nevada

Federal lawmakers could follow Southern Nevada’s lead in implementing a fuel revenue indexing tax to help fund infrastructure projects, including an extension of Interstate 11 from Hoover Dam to Phoenix, the chairman of the House Transportation Committee said Tuesday.

Poll shows dead heat in Democratic race for Nevada governor

A new poll has Nevada’s leading Democratic governor candidates in a dead heat just two weeks before Election Day — despite the candidates pouring millions into scathing campaign ads before the contentious primary election.

Debate cancellation upsets GOP Nevada governor candidates

A Las Vegas news station is under fire after canceling the only scheduled debate between Republican gubernatorial candidates after a decision to include two hopefuls irked two other candidates.