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Exclusive: AFP Action Launches Ad Blitz Against ‘Career Politician’ Sen Jacky Rosen

August 8, 2024 1:15 pmAugust 8, 2024 1:19 pm

Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action) is launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign across battleground states, including Nevada, where Democratic U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is facing a toss-up race against GOP challenger Sam Brown. The conservative PAC is spending $5.75 million on an ad blitz across swing states and has...

Sen Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Federal Taxes On Sports Betting

August 2, 2024 1:06 pmAugust 4, 2024 2:05 pm

Today, U.S Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) introduced the Withdrawing Arduous Gaming Excise Rates (WAGER) Act, bipartisan legislation to eliminate federal taxes on sports betting. The WAGER act would specifically exempt legal sports betting from outdated “handle” and “head” established more than 70 years ago....

Rosen Introduces Legislation Providing Federal Funding For ‘Extreme Heat Events’

August 1, 2024 2:48 pm

Following record-breaking temperatures in Nevada, Senator Jacky Rosen has introduced legislation, the ‘Extreme Heat Emergency Act,’ that would allow extreme heat to qualify as a major disaster under the Stafford Act which recognizes fires, floods, explosions, and natural catastrophes such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes as disasters eligible for a...

John Lee Tapped For ‘Young Guns’ Program by NRCC

July 29, 2024 9:14 amJuly 29, 2024 12:45 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today announced John Lee is on the initial list of 26 candidates for the 2024 Young Guns program. The Young Gun program mentors and supports candidates in races across the country and works to provide them with the necessary tools to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic...

Rosen Campaign, NV Dems Label Purple Heart Recipient Sam Brown A ‘Grifter’ For Sharing His Personal Story

July 25, 2024 6:17 pmAugust 1, 2024 6:40 am

The Nevada Democratic Party Spokesperson Katharine (KC) Kurz and the Communication Director of Senator Jacky Rosen’s campaign Johanna Warshaw have accused U.S. Senate GOP candidate Captain Sam Brown of grifting off of his life story in an upcoming biography entitled, “Alive Day.” According to the book’s website, the book is...

Sen Rosen Calls On Feds To Address Insurance Crisis in Northern Nevada

July 25, 2024 9:44 amJuly 30, 2024 11:10 pm

This post has been updated to include a statement from Elizabeth Ray, Communications Director for Governor Lombardo. The Globe was one of the first news outlets to report of the insurance crisis in Northern Nevada, specifically in the Tahoe Basin, where insurance companies are dropping or reducing coverage on properties...

OPINION: Prescribed Fires Enhance Forest Resilience

July 16, 2024 12:30 pmJuly 30, 2024 11:07 pm

This opinion editorial serves as a rebuttal to “Burn Back Better? USFS Chief’s Letter Of Intent Provokes Revolt In The Firefighting Community“ One of the best methods for reducing the impact of wildfires to the forest is to reduce the number of trees per acre by thinning, leaving the larger...