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![A’s victory signals new era for Las Vegas baseball](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/03/attachment-baseball-nevada.jpg?w=980&q=75)
A’s victory signals new era for Las Vegas baseball
The Oakland Coliseum has seen a decline in attendance for the A’s since their playoff appearance in 2019.
![White House launches water conservation initiative for western US](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/02/attachment-Water-Colorado.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
White House launches water conservation initiative for western US
The plan sets an ambitious goal to conserve at least 3 million acre-feet of water by the end of 2026, utilizing resources made available through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
![Trump wins Supreme Court fight over Colorado ballot disqualification](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2022/11/attachment-Trump.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Trump wins Supreme Court fight over Colorado ballot disqualification
The high court’s ruling shuts down efforts across the country to disqualify the former president from the 2024 presidential election for his actions after losing the 2020 election.
![Oregon legislature recriminalizes small drug posession](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Oregon.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Oregon legislature recriminalizes small drug posession
Oregon lawmakers passed a bill package on Friday that recriminalizes small quantities of hard drugs while increasing treatment resources and pathways to avoid lingering charges for drug possession.
![Court rejects GOP senators’ appeal for reelection after walkouts](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/05/attachment-oregon-senate.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Court rejects GOP senators’ appeal for reelection after walkouts
The unanimous opinion from the Ninth Circuit may mark the end for the senators' challenge to an Oregon law that bars lawmakers from reelection after unapproved absences.
![Shutdown threat fades, for now, as House passes budget stopgap](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Capitol1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Shutdown threat fades, for now, as House passes budget stopgap
A conservative revolt wasn’t enough to keep the lower chamber from approving the measure which, if made law, would extend government funding through March.
![McConnell to step aside as Senate Republican leader](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2024/02/attachment-McConnel.jpg?w=980&q=75)
McConnell to step aside as Senate Republican leader
The Kentucky lawmaker, the longest-serving Senate leader in American history, said he would leave his post in November.
![Facing shortage, Colorado River users dream of making more water](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Colorado-River.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Facing shortage, Colorado River users dream of making more water
Scientists have recorded a 20% decrease in river water over the last 100 years and anticipate meeting just 80% of the average this year.
![Feds sued to halt logging projects in Sequoia National Forest](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/01/attachment-Logging-timber.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Feds sued to halt logging projects in Sequoia National Forest
Environmentalists say the feds' plan to restore two areas burned in fires in 2020 and 2021 will put nearby wildlife and threatened species at serious risk.
![ACLU fights Vegas ban on stopping on pedestrian bridges](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2023/10/attachment-las-vegas-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
ACLU fights Vegas ban on stopping on pedestrian bridges
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and two individuals sued Clark County to halt a recent ordinance that bars pedestrians from stopping in the county's so-called "pedestrian flow zones."