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CARSON CITY – Gov. Jim Gibbons said today he will deliver a special State of the State address to Nevadans on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. to discuss Nevada’s budget crisis. He will also announce his intention to call the Legislature into special session to deal with a budget shortfall that is well over half [...]

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CARSON CITY – Nevada’s first drivers’ licenses and identification cards that comply with the federal Real ID Act will be issued beginning Monday here in the capital.
The Advanced Secure Issuance, or ASI, is a new license or ID card marked with a gold star indicating it meets federal identification standards for boarding commercial aircraft and [...]

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by Sean Whaley
CARSON CITY – For the first time in decades, Nevada’s population actually declined from one year to the next, dropping 1 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to preliminary estimates prepared by the Nevada State Demographer’s Office.
The estimates, which have not been finalized, show the state population on July 1, 2009 was 2,711,663, [...]

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