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Twin peaks? Lawmakers may compromise on Nevada mountaintop bills

Republicans want to name a mountain peak outside Las Vegas for Ronald Reagan. Democrats want to name one after former Nevada Lt. Gov. Maude Frazier. A compromise being discussed in Congress might make everyone happy.

Nevadan confirmed to head BLM

WASHINGTON – Neil Kornze, a Nevadan raised in Elko, was confirmed on Tuesday to become director of the Bureau of Land Management.

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Government in full force to corral cattle, First Amendment

I pulled the Subaru past the orange temporary fencing next to a trash-strewn Interstate 15 overpass Saturday morning and into a government-issued “First Amendment Area.”

Wild horse design on Nevada’s state quarter proves popular

In Nevada, you either love wild horses or hate them. Clearly more residents love them because in a public vote a scene of wild horses running across the desert was selected for the front of Nevada’s state quarter.

 
Rancher’s son describes arrest in protest of federal cattle roundup

A son of embattled Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy spoke to the media Monday about his arrest the day before in the ongoing federal roundup of his father’s so-called “trespass cattle” northeast of Las Vegas.

Two top GOP congressional candidates favor Yucca Mountain if done safely

The top two Republican candidates vying in the 2014 election for the right to replace U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford said last week they’re both in favor of storing the nation’s high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain as long as it can be done safely.

Deportation practices under review as concerns raised about broken homes

Deportation often creates broken homes when parents are separated from their U.S.-born children or spouses. Last month, President Barack Obama called for top immigration officials to review all U.S. deportation practices after meeting with Latino congressmen concerned about detention issues, including the hardship that creates for families. One of the federal programs that is part the deportation issue is the Secure Communities program run by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Since the program began in Nevada in 2010, about 3,470 people have been deported.

Washington Digest: House votes to roll back Obamacare provision

The House voted last week to change the definition of “full time work” in the Affordable Care Act, the latest bid by Republicans to alter the landmark health care law.

Tweak sought to Nevada’s commercial property tax cap formula

A little known aspect of Nevada’s commercial property tax cap has brought lower revenues for local governments, but the Assembly speaker and others are looking at possible remedies.

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