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Competitive pressures in Reno drove down third-quarter results at the Atlantis resort, which played a role in Monarch Casino's reduced earnings.

The state plans to issue $25 million in grants to retire groundwater rights in places where use exceeds what is sustainable.

Legislators are looking to update Nevada laws that could lead to people being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana even if they were stopped by police long after they last consumed.

Four Democrats have ties to the nonprofits. Republicans accused them of corruption, as the GOP hopes to fend off a Democratic legislative supermajority.

A multiyear battle over whether Southern Nevadans should pay for natural disaster protection work in Northern Nevada raises an increasingly pressing public policy question: Are natural disasters statewide or local issues?

Nevada officials are moving forward with plans to adopt a state-managed public health care option despite Gov. Joe Lombardo’s well-documented hostility to the concept.

In a raucous, late night special meeting Friday, the Douglas County School Board voted 4-3 to keep Keith Lewis as the district’s superintendent despite months of mounting tensions between him and the school board. 

Feinstein, along with the late Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), were longtime partners in the fight to preserve Tahoe. She helped create the inaugural Tahoe Summit in 1997, and attended subsequent summits for over 25 years.

Other bills that went into effect include measures that increase criminal penalties for stealing catalytic converters, place stronger restrictions on pet restraints and loosen fee hikes at Nevada prisons.

Lawmakers are considering a bill, AB157, that would impose harsher penalties for those living off the earnings of child sex workers than for those living off the earnings of adult sex workers.