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Clark County School Board President To Defend Seat, Voting History Against Four Challengers
The Current caught up with Clark County School Board Trustee Irene Cepeda and three of the four people seeking to replace her.

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The Current caught up with Clark County School Board Trustee Irene Cepeda and three of the four people seeking to replace her.

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“As we work to provide answers to the American people about that day, we consider it a patriotic duty for all witnesses to cooperate.”
If Nevada had a governor and a majority of state legislators who wanted to repeal that right, the elected officials would not be able to.
Businesses warn of dire consequences.
Prosecutors and police continue to treat cannabis like heroin and methamphetamine rather than respecting the voice of Nevada voters.
The case is one of the first of its kind since Florida ended the Jim Crow-era voting policy that disproportionately affected Black citizens.
Nevada has fewer primary care physicians, dentists and mental health providers per capita than the United States overall.
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In Las Vegas, the profit margin dropped 10% from the fourth quarter of 2021.
The framework of a World War II-era program allows the federal government to provide military and humanitarian aid.
Communities like east Las Vegas experience higher temperatures because of urban heat island effects.
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