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Brightline West Breaks Ground on HighSpeed Rail Between CA And NV

April 23, 2024 12:01 pm

On Earth day, a group of bipartisan officials attended a ground breaking ceremony for Brightline West, the first high speed rail system in the United States that will connect Southern California to Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada’s Democratic congressional delegation and Republican Governor Joe Lombardo welcomed Department of Transportation Secretary Pete...

NV Supreme Court Rules Abortion Ballot Initiative Constitutional

April 18, 2024 4:19 pmApril 18, 2024 5:04 pm

Overturning a district court’s ruling, the Nevada Supreme Court sided with the plaintiff, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom (NRF), to move forward with a ballot initiative, the Reproductive Freedom Amendment, that would enshrine “reproductive freedom” into the Nevada constitution. NRF previously announced they had gathered 110,0000 signatures, 50 percent of their...

Governor Lombardo Signs Executive Order to Address Healthcare Workforce Shortage

April 12, 2024 2:28 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo signed a new executive order (see below) expanding the mission of the Patient Protection Commission (PPC) to review and make recommendations on how to address the state’s health-care workforce shortage. In 2019, the Nevada Legislature created the Patient Protection Commission to perform a systematic review of...

GOP State Senate Candidate Comes Under Fire For Past Comments

April 12, 2024 2:04 pmApril 15, 2024 1:08 pm

Josh Leavitt, State Senate Candidate for District 18, formerly represented by Scott Hammond who termed out and has endorsed Leavitt, is coming under fire for some past comments he had made on a podcast in relation to President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump. During a 2020 podcast,...

Governor Lombardo Blasts EPA’s Latest Job-Killing Mandates

April 11, 2024 1:59 pmApril 17, 2024 6:02 pm

Governor Lombardo and 21 other Republican governors from across the country have written a letter to President Joe Biden blasting the EPA’s latest rule that calls for the unnecessary regulatory overreach of particulate matter. The letter to the EPA addresses the recent mandate dictated by the EPA that adds burdensome...

Cook Political Report Moves Nevada Senate Race To Toss Up

April 3, 2024 12:11 pmApril 8, 2024 2:35 pm

Today, the Cook Political Report shifted their Nevada Senate race rating from Lean Democrat to Toss Up, further putting incumbent Democrat Senator Jacky Rosen on defense in what will be one of the closest watched Senate races in the country. Cook rightfully predicts the Nevada Senate race to be “one...

UNR Celebrates ‘UndocuWeek’ to Highlight Challenges, Successes of Undocumented Immigrants

April 1, 2024 11:41 amApril 2, 2024 12:08 pm

In an email sent last week to students, faculty and staff, the University of Nevada, Reno announced a week-long celebration that will “highlight the stories, challenges, and successes experienced by undocumented members of the Wolf Pack Family.” Allies of the undocumented community are encouraged to attend various events throughout the...