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According to the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s July 2019 economic report, statewide, jobs increased by 3.1 percent, a gain of 43,400 new jobs added since July last year. […]
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New Rules Could Worsen Access to Family Planning Services in Rural, Urban Nevada
By Megan Messerly The Nevada Independent Family planning providers are grappling with new Trump administration rules that some say will prevent Nevadans from obtaining timely access to care and limit […]
Nevada Judge Asked to Let New Wave of Retail Pot Shops Open
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Attorneys for Nevada and some companies that won retail marijuana dispensary licenses last year told a judge Friday that mistakes might have […]
Nevada Will Seek New Court Order to Remove Plutonium
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Nevada isn’t giving up its push to get the Trump administration to remove weapons-grade plutonium that was secretly shipped to a site near […]
Silver State News Briefs
Associated Press Cost of Spherical Vegas Strip Venue Put at $1.2 Billion-Plus LAS VEGAS — Company and project officials are estimating the costs of a spherical entertainment venue under construction […]
Court Rules for US in fight over Nevada Plutonium Shipment
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against Nevada in a battle with the U.S. government over its secret shipment of weapons-grade plutonium […]
98% Containment on Last of Big Wildfires North of Eureka
Associated Press ELKO — Crews battling the last of three big Northern Nevada big wildfires that started more than a week ago are nearing full containment of the blaze and […]
Diamond Mountain FFA Chapter Represents on National Level
From left, Cody Gibbs; Breeyanna Hooper; Heather Lacovara and Leslie Zimmerman will be representing Eureka County High School at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis this October. Students from Eureka […]
Abrams Plants to put Voter Protection Team, Hotline in Nevada
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new voter rights program spearheaded by Democrat Stacey Abrams plans to put a voter protection team and phone hotline […]
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Weaken Endangered Species Act
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent The Pahrump poolfish, the spring-loving centaury and the Webber ivesia may not be household names, but to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service they […]