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Nevada wasn’t first on the 2024 presidential calendar. Will 2028 be different?

Democratic insiders met Monday to decide how they’ll set the order of the early 2028 primaries, kicking off another opportunity for Nevada to claim the first slot on the calendar.

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OPINION: What’s the case for American optimism? 

America is more than the mere sum of our politics at any given moment, and our pride should depend not on current events, but on how far we’ve come as a nation since our messy separation from the English empire two and a half centuries ago. 

A new library as seen during the grand opening of the first Strong Start Academy at Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas.

Child care is now rivaling home costs

The average annual cost of care in 2024 was $13,128, a 29 percent increase since 2020 — outpacing even inflation, according to an estimate from Child Care Aware, a national advocacy group.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is joined by Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), right, as they speak to reporters.

OPINION: ‘Liberation day’ will not age well

In other words, they weren’t merely designed to match the tariffs of other nations, they were designed to tax away trade deficits. It’s a ludicrous goal that is completely untethered to economic reality.

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