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By Assemblywoman Melissa Hardy Prescription drug costs have skyrocketed at an alarming rate, rising faster than other goods and services in the U.S. since 2014. The increase in prices has […]
Assembly Bill 141 helps consumers of prescription drugs
Nevada attorney general files wide-ranging opioid lawsuit
Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s attorney general expanded the state’s lawsuit against the maker of the opioid OxyContin on Monday to include the company’s former president, his family, other […]
With more extreme wildfire, state and federal agencies look to improve suppression, prevention funding
By Daniel Rothberg The Nevada Independent Ask fire managers about fighting runaway wildland fires, and it might start to sound like they are talking about coordinating a coalition-led war. There […]
Sierra Club and BLM begin restoring Goshute Creek Campground
Sierra Club volunteers and Bureau of Land Management staff withstood Memorial Day weekend’s inclement weather to begin restoring the Goshute Creek Campground that burned in last summer’s Goshute Cave Fire […]
Is this You? Can’t Help Myself
I had family over recently and we celebrated the beginning of summertime with a really nice bar-b-que. Chicken and ribs and mac salad, watermelon and all the goodies. We might […]
Hearing resumes before judge in pot license lawsuits
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A court hearing resumed Monday on complaints by dozens of businesses that Nevada’s marijuana dispensary licensing process is unfair and unconstitutional. Companies […]
Travelers making use of free campsites at Pahranagat Lake
He sat in a folding camp chair by the picnic table at one of the campsites at Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge and tossed the ball his dog wanted to play […]
Nevada lawmakers will let voters decide on same-sex marriage
By Michelle L. Price Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada lawmakers have agreed to let voters decide next year whether to amend the state constitution to recognize same-sex marriages, add […]
Nevada to get indigent defense, outdoor recreation offices
Associated Press CARSON CITY — Gov. Steve Sisolak has signed laws creating a new state outdoor recreation office, a committee studying how to improve health care and a board overseeing […]
Book offers historic perspective on the press
The premise of conservative commentator Mark Levin’s new book, “Unfreedom of the Press,” is that modern journalism has devolved into an opinionated, group-think pack of politically partisan propagandists who oppose […]