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Associated Press CARSON CITY — A Nevada bill introduced Tuesday aims to boost education funding by redirecting money from a marijuana sales tax. The legislation proposes rerouting funds from a […]
News
Researchers: Facing habitat loss, sage grouse remains under threat
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent On a cool April morning, Nevada Department of Wildlife biologist Shawn Espinoza peers out of his binoculars, tablet in hand. He can already hear […]
Agency: Nevada mountain range unfit for oil, gas drilling
Associated Press The Forest Service’s rejection of a proposal to drill for oil or gas in northeast Nevada’s Ruby Mountains has become official after no one complained during the 45-day […]
Pot businesses press for Nevada to redo licensing process
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Two marijuana businesses that were turned down when Nevada awarded recreational dispensary licenses say the state improperly used a temporarily employment service […]
State News
Associated Press Nevada senators, energy chief to see plutonium holding site LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s U.S. senators and Energy Secretary Rick Perry plan to visit a site where the federal […]
Conservationists promise fight over Nevada oil, gas leases
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Conservationists say they will fight a federal government proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in remote northeast Nevada, including open range […]
Energy Department says it will remove plutonium from Nevada
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is pledging to expedite the removal of weapons-grade plutonium secretly hauled to Nevada last year as the state […]
Fishing enthusiasts flock to wildlife refuge for annual Carp Rodeo
The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge held its annual Carp Rodeo April 27 at Upper Pahranagat Lake. Over 130 participants, including families and kids, came for the one-day event to catch […]
Bookmobiles bring libraries to remote areas in Nevada
By Teri Vance There was a certain energy in the air, an excitement swirling among the 15 students spanning the grades from kindergarten through eighth in the isolated, one-room schoolhouse […]
Vegas city officials approve marijuana consumption lounges
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Legal marijuana smokers will soon be able to find lounges where they can light up in Las Vegas — but not in […]