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Nevada judge rejects attempt to get abortion protections on 2024 ballot
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has struck down an effort to enshrine reproductive rights, including abortion, in Nevada’s constitution, as abortion rights advocates in the western swing state attempt to follow other states in putting the question before voters in 2024. Judge James T....
Nevada judge tosses teachers union-backed petition to put A's stadium funding on 2024 ballot
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge threw out a proposed ballot referendum backed by a statewide teachers union that would give voters the final say on whether to give $380 million in public funding for a proposed $1.5 billion Oakland Athletics stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. ...
Nevada governor files lawsuit challenging ethics censure, fine over use of badge on campaign trail
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo filed a lawsuit challenging the state ethics commission’s authority to censure and fine the former Clark County sheriff for using his publicly issued sheriff's uniform and badge during his 2022 gubernatorial campaign. In July, the Nevada...
Las Vegas stadium proponents counter attempt to repeal public funding for potential MLB ballpark
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two Nevada residents representing a “broad-based coalition of business interests and labor” including the Oakland Athletics filed a complaint in Carson City District Court this week, attempting to thwart an effort from a teachers union-backed PAC to repeal hundreds of...
Fire restrictions across much of western Nevada are lifted after 6 weeks as weather cools
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Cooler temperatures and increasing moisture levels allowed state and federal public land managers on Friday to lift fire restrictions that have been in place across much of western Nevada since late July. An unusually mild wildfire season, combined with the...
