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Eyeing a major expansion of federal assistance, top Democrats are promising that small- to medium-sized cities and counties and small towns that were left out of four prior coronavirus bills will receive hundreds of billions of dollars in the next one.

The U.S. government on Friday is poised to report the worst set of jobs numbers since record-keeping began in 1948, a snapshot of the devastating damage the coronavirus outbreak has inflicted on the economy.

The Nevada Highway Patrol said at least one trooper opened fire during an incident on Interstate 15 in Jean.

Clark County’s seven equestrian parks will reopen just in time for the weekend, but Parks and Recreation officials urge the public to adhere to social distancing guidelines while using trails and arenas.

California will have a budget shortfall of $54.3 billion because of the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday, a deficit so large it will swallow the state’s reserves and put teacher job…

The Nevada Gaming Commission today ratified a list of rules and guidelines for reopening casinos that have been closed to fight the …

Gov. Steve Sisolak is moving up the date for the first phase of reopening Nevada businesses, which was initially set for May 15, state officials said. Sisolak is set to announce …

Now that schools will stay closed through the end of the school year—and possibly beyond—what’s the plan for addressing the education gaps that will have inevitably deepened once this is all over?

“I’m concerned about my harder classes next year—that I won’t be prepared.”

Challenging as these uncertain times might feel, they also present opportunities to face an unprecedented, historical challenge to education’s norms head-on.