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Feds, state join whistleblower lawsuit out of Pahrump

The United States and the state of Nevada have joined in a whistleblower case out of Pahrump that accuses a for-profit hospice and related entities of submitting millions of dollars in false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.

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Two men jailed for sexual assault

Man charged with murder in toddler’s recent death

A man was arrested Friday and charged with murder in connection with the death of a 13-month-old child in October.

Lower revenues, higher school enrollment equals budget woes

CARSON CITY — State lawmakers heard some bad budget news Monday that will add to the difficulties facing Gov. Brian Sandoval in submitting a balanced spending plan to the Legislature for the coming two years.

County fills Beatty advisory board, other appointed seats

Richard “Dick” Gardner, Kelly Carroll and Crystal Taylor were reappointed to two-year terms on the Beatty town advisory board by Nye County Commissioners Tuesday.

BLM hoping to extend comment period, says many misunderstand process

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has yet to schedule a public hearing in Pahrump on revisions to the resource management plan, but the BLM is looking into extending the comment period, set to expire Jan. 7, said Rudy Evenson, the bureau’s deputy chief of communications for the state of Nevada.

State projecting short of desired tax revenues

CARSON CITY — If Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders want to increase funding for public education and other critical needs in the next two-year budget, they have a big challenge in figuring out how to pay for it all.

County asks for federal hearings on drought restrictions

Nye County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday asking U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev., to hold hearings over BLM drought restrictions on ranchers in northern Nye County.

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