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Nevada could play an even bigger role in prez pick than we thought

Everyone knows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee for president, right? But Nevada Democrats are talking about a scenario in which the Silver State plays an even more critical role in deciding the Democratic contest than previously thought.

Not prosecuting lawbreakers leads to more crime

There are many reasons why the ongoing armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon happened. Chief among them: the federal government’s inaction since the last standoff with armed insurrectionists, near Bunkerville in 2014.

Slow going for Nevada lawmakers in Carson City

So much for the one-day special session. It only took a day in 2013 for the Nevada Legislature and Gov. Brian Sandoval to introduce, debate, pass and sign into law a bill regulating online poker.

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Last-minute resolution can’t fix ESA problems

Oh, that Nevada Legislature. They are a slippery bunch. Moments after finishing up a special session to approve tax breaks for an electric car company, state Senate Republicans slipped a surprise concurrent resolution onto the agenda before adjourning.

Republican candidates confront regime change at Las Vegas debate

To topple foreign regimes or to not topple foreign regimes. That is the question. Or at least that was one of the questions in the CNN Republican debate Tuesday night at The Venetian hotel-casino.

Despite ‘no’ votes, Faraday deal looks inevitable

The Nevada Legislature today begins a special session to consider a package of tax breaks designed to induce electric car maker Faraday Future to build its assembly plant in North Las Vegas.

Schwartz: It’s legal if we say it is!

Last week was a busy one, which explains why I didn’t get a chance to see Treasurer Dan Schwartz’s letter to the editor in response to my column of Dec. 2, 2015. In that piece, I questioned the propriety of regulations Schwartz’s office wrote regarding the state’s new Education Savings Account program.

Tuesday will bring best GOP debate yet

Of all the Republican debates held thus far, and of all that will be held, this is the one to watch.

Finally, economic development comes South

Now it’s Southern Nevada’s turn. With the formal announcement of a deal between the state and Faraday Future to build an electric car manufacturing facility in the Apex industrial park in North Las Vegas, the region has a few reasons to cheer.

Mass shooting reminds us to be thankful for cops

Carlos Ortiz got the call every parent fears. His son, Kevin, had been wounded in America’s latest mass shooting, in San Bernardino, Calif.

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