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Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed a bill giving cash-strapped rural school districts a new pathway for replacing or repairing deteriorating school buildings.

The House narrowly approved the White House request, known as a rescissions package, to claw back funding for NPR, PBS and international aid that lawmakers had previously appropriated.

Nearly 100 protesters were arrested Wednesday evening when Metro Police declared an unlawful assembly at a downtown Las Vegas demonstration against nationwide immigration raids.

This year’s session saw the death of the Summerlin movie studio bill and the governor’s Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, while lawmakers compromised on a bill that both expands ballot drop boxes and requires voter ID at the polls.

The Trump administration has poured cold water on federal funds for two high-speed rail projects this year, leaving advocates to hope that a plan to speed travelers between Southern California and Las Vegas can …

From the opening, Coldplay lived up to its billing for delivering crowd-pleasing tunes along with eye-popping visual effects in its concerts …

Gov. Joe Lombardo blocked several measures that would have established state holidays and commemorative days honoring various cultural figures and communities. Among the vetoed bills were proposals …

The health district noted that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy can pass protective antibodies to newborns, providing early immunity.

With the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers winding down, eyes in the NHL are already beginning to drift to the next major date on the schedule—the start of free agency on July 1.

A peaceful protest by hundreds of people in downtown Las Vegas on Wednesday evening calling for an end to immigration enforcement raids escalated into confrontations with law enforcement.