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Bill to address cost of oral chemotherapy

CARSON CITY — Newly developed drugs that can take the place of intravenous chemotherapy treatments to fight cancer are on the market, but the cost to patients can run into the thousands of dollars a month.

Fire chiefs, city managers should communicate better, lawmakers say

CARSON CITY — Fire chiefs in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas should meet for coffee with their city managers instead of asking the Legislature to change city charters, two state lawmakers said Monday.

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Legislators fall for April Fools’ spoofs

A few legislators got taken on April Fools’ Day by whoppers told by David Byerman, secretary of the Senate.

Bill to legalize marijuana draws spirited debate in Assembly panel

In a sometimes contentious legislative hearing Friday, Las Vegas physician Stephen Frye called marijuana a wonder drug that helps stop cancer, does not impair driving and should be available for all adults to enjoy.

Poor roads cost Nevadans $2.1 billion a year, report says

More than half the state and locally maintained roads in Nevada are in poor or mediocre shape, according to a new report from a Washington, D.C., based research group.

Titus to state lawmakers: ‘Invest in our people’

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus told state legislators Thursday evening that Nevada has to “go big, or go home” in an upbeat 19-minute speech.

Sandoval participates in Holocaust remembrance in Carson City

Gov. Brian Sandoval, Supreme Court justices and members of the Nevada Legislature, among other dignitaries, participated in the Yom HaShoah Holocaust Memorial Day observance in Carson City with Holocaust survivors Thursday.

State senator pitches gas tax to ease Project Neon congestion

Sen. Tick Segerblom predicted 10 years of traffic jams during the massive Interstate 15 project south of the Spaghetti Bowl unless the state raises the gas tax, a move that could cut the timetable in half.

Nevada Senate committee endorses annual legislative sessions

A resolution that could eventually lead to annual sessions for the Nevada Legislature — including regular sessions in Las Vegas — won approval Thursday from a Senate committee.