New Nevada State Claims Independence

The New Nevada State Movement group stands in front of Nye County Court House in Tonopah, Nev., on Jan. 21, 2018. (Nathan Su/The Epoch Times
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PAHRUMP, Nevada—A group of Nevada activists announced on Jan. 21 their independence from the current state in an effort to break the rural counties away and form a new state called New Nevada.

The activists in the New Nevada state movement hope to break all 15 rural counties away from Nevada. If the movement is successful, Clark County, which contains Las Vegas, will be the only county remaining in the current state.