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Lawmakers study plan to turn Laughlin into city

Residents in the riverside gambling town of Laughlin want the Nevada Legislature to help them become a city. But first they need to overcome objections from the state’s gambling industry, a major utility and even community namesake and founder Don Laughlin.

Assembly nixes council on metric system

Assembly members had a bit of fun Thursday before voting unanimously to abolish a 30-year-old law requiring the state to establish an advisory council on the metric system.

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Foreclosure bill aims to protect state homeowners from lawsuits

CARSON CITY — A proposal in the state Legislature would allow Nevadans to walk away from their houses after a foreclosure or short sale without getting sued to repay the balance owed, even if they refinanced the property to buy cars, pay off credit cards, send kids to college or otherwise spend their home equity.