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Breitbart News Report: Sen. Cortez Masto financed by Russian Oil Lobbyists

March 8, 2022 12:43 pmMarch 14, 2022 7:02 am

Catherine Cortez-Masto continually claims that she is working hard to bring down costs for working-class Nevadans. In a recent tweet, after the State of the Union, she states she has more work to do to lower costs for Nevadans and adds that she will hold Russia and Putin accountable: https://twitter.com/SenCortezMasto/status/1498859172322070532?s=20&t=M2tKU09s4XanQ63ae8wmMA...

Congresswoman Dina Titus Looks to Gov. Sisolak to Offset Her 1997 Gas Tax Vote

March 4, 2022 7:00 amMarch 11, 2022 10:22 am

Oil prices are the highest in a decade with no relief in sight. As reported by AAA, the average price per gallon in Nevada has surpassed $4 per gallon and nearing the all-time high price set in June, 2008. As Congresswoman Dina Titus and her Democratic colleagues push for a federal...

Inflation Woes Cause Cortez Masto To Reverse Direction on Gas Taxes

February 14, 2022 3:25 pmFebruary 22, 2022 9:19 am

The Misery Index is making a dreaded comeback–rising to 11%, the highest rate recorded in 15 years. The Index is calculated by adding the inflation rate and unemployment rate to measure the degree of economic distress felt by everyday people. In Nevada, the combination of high inflation and unemployment rates...

Pro Catherine Cortez Masto Ad Gets Two Pinnochios From Washington Post

December 16, 2021 3:54 pmDecember 24, 2021 7:21 am

In the following ad produced by Majority Forward, a C4 aligned with Sen. Chuck Schumer, Nevadans are told that Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto has lowered costs for health care premiums, prescription drugs, utility bills, and cuts taxes for working families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQUxbuxhS3U The Washington Post disagrees: “Blink and you’ll miss it: This...

Rural Activists and Conservationists Protest Solar Projects in Nevada

November 30, 2021 3:54 pmApril 3, 2022 8:31 am

In 2019, Nevada voters mandated the state derive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. In response, Governor Steve Sisolak issued an executive order that aims to meet that ambitious goal, specifically citing a 5.7 degree increase in temperature since 1970. This executive order has led to an...

Kamala Harris Touts Build Back Better To Fix Lake Mead’s ‘Historic’ Drought

October 19, 2021 7:30 amAugust 16, 2022 12:49 pm

With Lake Mead in the backdrop, Vice President Kamala Harris, flanked by Nevada Democratic colleagues Steven Horsford, Susie Lee and Dina Titus, pushed to sell the Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda which includes raising taxes to combat climate change. “The Build Back Better agenda will help us tackle the...

Kamala Harris to visit Lake Mead to discuss drought and climate change

October 18, 2021 7:00 amOctober 18, 2021 6:03 pm

Vice President Kamala Harris will be returning to Nevada in order to visit Lake Mead. She will discuss the climate crisis and receive a briefing from local officials. Harris will be briefed by Bureau of Reclamation officials about elevation levels at the manmade reservoir that supplies drinking water to 25...