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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.
For this column from 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Magazine, Nevada journalist John L. Smith seeks context from someone, he says, "who has done everything for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ but paint it."
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Federal appeals courts are still figuring out how much weight to give to agencies’ views of their legal authority, a year after the US Supreme Court said judges must interpret relevant laws.
Donald Trump kicked off his political career by insinuating that Barack Obama isn’t really American, and over the years he’s used the vile tactic on several political enemies. Now he’s giving it a new twist. In recent weeks, Trump has suggested that his administration may deport New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and tech billionaire Elon Musk, though both men are U.S. citizens.
An ethics scandal that rocked the corporate bankruptcy world nearly two years ago is ratcheting up again, with pressure mounting for law firm Jackson Walker and the U.S. Justice Department's bankruptcy watchdog to reach a deal or go to trial over efforts to claw back millions of dollars in legal fees from the firm.
Tucked in President Donald Trump’s budget bill is a tax increase for gamblers. The change decreases how much of gamblers' losses can be deducted from their federal taxes. One effect is that those who itemize their IRS returns will pay taxes on losses as if they were income.
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Immigration Clinic says as of this week, there are 406 people detained by ICE being held in Southern Nevada.
More companies are following the example of Tesla's (TSLA) Elon Musk and signing off on an exit from Delaware. But many are choosing Nevada — not Texas, as Musk did with Tesla in 2024 — as a new corporate home in 2025.
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