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Why Nevada Doesn’t Have the Powerball

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A combination of resort-industry opposition and lack of legislative momentum has kept Nevada, a state known for its legalized gambling, out of the lottery for decades. If Nevada residents want to take part in the Powerball—not an uncommon desire, considering the record jackpots of late —they have to cross the state border.

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Library Group Launches Accessibility Grant Program 

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addressing community illiteracy and dyslexia; and a Nevada, Iowa, library, looking to install a chair lift at its facility, which serves as the town storm shelter. We measure the number of people served, who attended the conversation, but sometimes it’s a 100-person community in rural Alaska,” Oakley said.

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Here Come the Drones: Industry Groups Talk Up FAA’s Unmanned Device Tests

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Among the picks was a trio of schools—University of Alaska, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Virginia Tech— as well as the state of Nevada, Griffiss International Airport in New York state, and the North Dakota Department of Commerce.