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Forget Elvis and wedding chapels — this year it’s the singles who are stealing the spotlight across Nevada.

This is an ambitious undertaking to transform our homeless response system,” said Mary Owens, the deputy director of the ...

The 16th Finance Commission has decided how centre’s tax revenues will be distributed among states for the next 5 years.

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Research led by education policy scholar Ken Wong is helping to guide the Rhode Island city’s transition from state to local ...

The Budget 2026 balances growth with inclusion, focusing on manufacturing, services, and agriculture to transform Emergent ...

The Coharie Indian Tribe launched an effort to clean out debris from the Great Coharie River near their headquarters north of ...

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