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EDITORIAL: Strip suicide was intended to prove a point

The bizarre story of a decorated U.S. special forces member and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck near the Strip on Wednesday morning came into more focus Friday.

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Partisan activism: Despite court decision, Holder targets voter ID laws

In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision upheld Indiana’s voter-identification law, declaring a requirement to produce photo identification is not unconstitutional and that the state has a “valid interest” in improving election procedures as well as deterring fraud.

Bill Raggio: A great Nevadan

To say that Bill Raggio was a larger-than-life figure in Nevada politics does not do him justice.

Burning down the house

As if the local housing market doesn’t have enough problems. Now, the city of Las Vegas has decided to pile on.

Tax reform

Congressional Republicans err if they dismiss the president’s proposal on corporate taxes out of hand.

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Stolen valor: Case raises First Amendment issues

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a case in which justices are expected to decide whether the Stolen Valor Act is an unconstitutional regulation of free speech, or an appropriate means to stop false claimants from devaluing the military’s highest honors.

‘Large and widespread’

It was with much fanfare that Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced the state would receive $1.5 billion as part of a $25 billion national settlement with U.S. banks over their foreclosure policies.

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