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Is it a tax? Or a fee?

If a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, would a tax by another name be as odious?

Nevada Legislature 2015 … by the numbers

There will be plenty of numbers thrown at you by the time the 2015 Legislature wraps up. Here’s a few to get you started.

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Call this one the honey badger speech

If President Obama was humbled by the Republican sweep of 2014, he didn’t show it during Tuesday’s State of the Union speech.

Sandoval speech leaves Democrats with tough choice

For decades, Nevada Democrats have wanted to tax business revenue to better fund public schools. And, coincidentally, Nevada has a governor who wants to tax business revenue to better fund public schools.

Harry Reid’s still fighting

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a former boxer, is one tough old bird.

We’re all in the fight against fundamentalism

The murderous, terrorist attack Wednesday on the offices of French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo, which claimed 12 lives, is but the latest example of certain extremist fundamentalist Muslims carrying out what they believe is a command of their religion to execute those who insult the Prophet Muhammad.

Moderate speaker survives leadership challenge

It looks like the moderate speaker survived a potential revolt from the conservative wing of the Republican caucus and will keep the gavel for the coming session.

Responsibility goes both ways in Ensign scandal

Former John Ensign aide Doug Hampton was wronged by the ex-U.S. senator, to be sure, but he’s not entirely blameless himself.

Farewell, 2014!

A look back at some of the top stories that made 2014 such a crazy year.

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