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Nevada Senators Rosen, Cortez Masto support effort to exempt tips from taxes
Nevada has the highest concentration of tipped workers in the nation, and those tips are currently subject to federal taxes. A new bipartisan bill would allow hospitality workers to keep their tips without paying federal income tax on them.
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What to know about Donald Trump’s apparent assassination attempt
The Secret Service shot and killed the would-be assassin, identified as a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured.
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Project 2025 would threaten women’s access to emergency contraception
Project 2025 specifically states that certain types of emergency contraception would be excluded from the no cost coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act should it be implemented.
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In ‘dangerous precedent,’ Washoe Commissioners refuse to certify election results
Washoe County Commissioners voted Tuesday to not approve results of two races that had votes recounted, potentially setting “a dangerous precedent for elections in Nevada.” Commissioner Clara Andriola has requested a reconsideration vote for next Tuesday.
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The Las Vegas Locals Guide: The best dispensaries in town
We asked our readers to tell us their favorite Las Vegas dispensaries. Here’s what they said.
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Sen. Cortez Masto’s bill to help restore Lake Tahoe passes Senate
If signed into law by President Joe Biden, the bill would authorize federal officials to use $350 million in unallocated funds for Tahoe restoration projects. Legislation that would extend a program sending federal dollars to support the tourism economy around Lake Tahoe advanced out of the US Senate this week and will be further deliberated…
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Rep. Dina Titus moves to force House vote on bump stock ban
Titus is using a special maneuver to bring her Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act, which has sat in committee since 2023, to a floor vote. Nevada Democratic US Rep. Dina Titus on Wednesday moved to force a floor vote on a bill she introduced last January that would reimpose a nationwide ban on firearms…
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A Trump judge just blocked the ban of noncompete clauses
The FTC voted to ban noncompete agreements in April—those pesky clauses that employers often force their workers to sign which effectively bar them from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job.
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‘Joe Biden is a fighter,’ VP Harris says in Las Vegas as Dems rally for ticket
While President Biden has publicly rebuffed calls to step aside, Harris reminded supporters the party should be focusing on defeating Trump in November. With all eyes on Vice President Kamala Harris in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the Democrat did her best to address the elephant in the room. With fewer than four months to go…
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Susie Lee’s bill to make it easier to get new housing built in land-strapped states passes
The bill would permit the Department of Interior to use any appraiser certified in at least one state, which could alleviate bottlenecks that undermine conservation, housing and infrastructure projects on public lands. The US House on Monday passed bipartisan legislation that, if passed, could help Nevada receive land from the federal government for residential and…
