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1 hr ago | Las Vegas Review Journal

Community parade open to all Sout hern Nevada residents

It's one of Summerlin's best kept secrets, and it's open to all Southern Nevadans.

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Related Topix: Nevada Government

3 hrs ago | Las Vegas Review Journal

Some Nevada credit unions offer payday loans, but most avoid short-term lending

Cash 1 Loans on West Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas is seen on Wednesday. The CEO of one of the largest credit unions in Nevada expressed concern about his members' use of payday loans, but said short-term credit union loans came with cheaper rates and better service than those offered through store fronts or online.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV

6 hrs ago | Las Vegas Herald

Southern Nevadans reach out to tornado-stricken Oklahomans

As Oklahomans struggle to recover from a massive tornado that wrought devastation Monday afternoon, Southern Nevadans are stepping up with recovery aid and assistance.The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada already has one volunteer in Moore, Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City where at least 24 people were killed in the disaster.Jennifer Ramieh ... (more)

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Related Topix: Nevada Government

8 hrs ago | Nevada Policy Research Institute

TransparentNevada releases 2012 public-employee salary information;...

Salary data for more than 132,000 government employees statewide, for the 2012 calendar year, is now available at TransparentNevada.com , a Nevada Policy Research Institute website that makes government-spending data easily accessible to taxpayers.

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Related Topix: Clark County, NV, Las Vegas, NV, Washoe County, NV, US Governors, Brian Sandoval

12 hrs ago | Nevada Business Journal

Economic Development Leaders Urge Nevada Legislature to Pass AB 413

Today, economic development leaders from the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance announced their support for AB 413, a bill currently being considered by the Nevada Legislature.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Clark County, NV

16 hrs ago | KLAS-TV Las Vegas

NDOT Launches Traffic Death Awareness Campaign

More than 100 people have died this year on Nevada roads. That's why the Nevada Department of Transportation is taking new steps to remind drivers to be more careful behind the wheel.

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Related Topix: Nevada Government, Las Vegas, NV, Education Etc., Clark County, NV

20 hrs ago | KTVN Reno

Increasing Nevada's Exports

Making money internationally was the topic today at a special exporting seminar at TMCC today .

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV

Tue May 21, 2013

Reno Gazette-Journal

Dem tax plan pulled; Senate debate degenerates

Nevada Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, listens to debate on the Senate floor at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, NV, Carson City, NV, Henderson, NV, US News, Brian Sandoval, US Governors

The Las Vegas Sun

Nevada Assembly approves trafficking victims fund

A bill creating a state-managed fund to distribute donations and grants to victims of human trafficking has cleared the Nevada Assembly.

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Nevada Business Journal

GOED Board Sees Job Creation and Capital Investment in Nevada Increase

The Board of the Governor's Office of Economic Development last Thursday approved tax abatements for nine companies, creating nearly 330 jobs initially and increasing capital investment in Nevada by an additional $200 million.

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Related Topix: Nevada Government, Brian Sandoval, US Governors, Washoe County, NV, Las Vegas, NV, North Las Vegas, NV

Nevada Appeal

WNC graduates its largest class

Jim Grant / Nevada Appeal Western Nevada College graduate Gary Christy admires his Associate of Applied Science degree for computer networking technology.

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New Yorker

Nevada Gothic: An Interview with Claire Vaye Watkins

"Battleborn," the astonishingly wise debut story collection by Claire Vaye Watkins, takes its title from the tattoo-worthy nickname of her home state, Nevada; the stories are set in the beautiful, treacherous territory of the desert, and are populated by characters drawn to its dry washes, their psychotic delusions or lucky-strike fantasies hazily ... (more)

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Related Topix: Nevada Government, Ohio State University

Mon May 20, 2013

KSL-TV

Police expected to release 'detailed updates' on Susan Powell case

West Valley police have called a 3 p.m. news conference they say will involve "detailed updates" pertaining to the 3 ½-year-old case.

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Related Topix: Utah, Nevada Government

The Las Vegas Sun

Yerington land swap bill bogged down in House

The Nevada delegation had hoped that the Lyon County Economic Development Act, their first priority public lands bill by mutual agreement, would be moving through the House at a little bit faster clip than this.

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Related Topix: Yerington, NV, US Politics, US News, Harry Reid, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Mark Amodei, Lyon County, NV

The Las Vegas Sun

Our Legislature needs to step up and get the job done

I have been wrong for decades. I have been one of those Nevadans who believed that the Legislature should meet no more than every two years and for no more than a specific amount of time.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, us Travel, Travel, Brian Sandoval, US Governors, Tonopah, NV, Carson City, NV

The Las Vegas Sun

Nevada Medical Board, just whom do you serve?

Earlier this year, I wrote about Dr. Sean Steele , an internist who was accused of a brutal sexual assault after a night of drinking in Las Vegas.

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Related Topix: Nevada Government, Las Vegas, NV

KTVN Reno

Things 2 Do This Weekend

We're headed into a wild weekend in Northern Nevada. This weekend the Fallon area will turn its eyes to the skies and to the marshlandswith the annual Spring Wings Bird Festival.

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Related Topix: Fallon, NV, Life, Hobbies, Bird Watching, Winnemucca, NV, Imlay, NV

KTVN Reno

Nevada Jobless Rate Down to 9.6% in April

Data released Thursday by the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation shows the jobless rate is down two percentage points year-over-year. It's also down slightly from 9.7% in March.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Harry Reid, US Senate, Democrat, Las Vegas, NV, Sparks, NV, Small Business, Personal Finance

KTVN Reno

Behind the Scenes: Firefighters Practice for Upcoming Season

With fire season already underway across the western United States, it's only a matter of time until Northern Nevada gets its share.

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Related Topix: Fire, Natural Disasters, Wildfire

Sun May 19, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

Time to look south

As the Legislature rushes to close its business in the final two weeks of its session, lawmakers and Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Brian Sandoval, Las Vegas, NV, Clark County, NV, Carson City, NV, Washoe County, NV

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