Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas’ marijuana industry go hand-in-hand, top pot executive says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers The Electric Daisy Carnival has become the greatest weekend in the year for Las Vegas’
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Nevada GOP chairman lacks organizational skills to lead party, Las Vegas Republican says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Prominent Las Vegas Republican George Harris criticized Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald in a recent
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Latino voters have endured a lot of broken promises, R&R’s Vassiliadis says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Latino voters — growing fast in Nevada in numbers and influence — have seen enough
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Harry Reid, worried abut rising debt under Trump, says rich should pay more taxes
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers In the Las Vegas office of former Sen. Harry Reid, D-NV, hangs a letter in
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Feds must step in to fix U.S. problem with soaring prescription drug costs, Cancela says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers State Sen. Yvanna Cancela, D-Las Vegas, has earned a reputation at the Nevada Legislature as
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Raising gaming tax not discussed for boosting education funding, Senate Majority Leader says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers The Nevada Legislature will seek to increase funding for education with a two-pronged approach —
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New Nevada school funding plan does not include new money, may be harmful to rurals, head of teachers’ union says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Ruben Murillo, president of the Nevada State Education Association, was not pleased after he was
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Yeager leads quest at Legislature to overhaul Nevada’s criminal justice system
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Assemblyman Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, is trying to overhaul the Nevada criminal justice system in
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Tolles wants Legislature to take ‘holistic approach’ to minimum-wage debate
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers Assemblywoman Jill Tolles, R-Reno, said she understands the push by the Democratic majority at the
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Mining merger in Nevada could mean job losses, dip in rural economy, leading state senator says
By Ray Hagar, Nevada Newsmakers The merger of the local assets of Nevada’s two largest gold-mining companies — Barrick Gold
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