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Biden in Wisconsin: ‘I will beat Trump again in 2020’

July 5, 2024 4:34 pmJuly 10, 2024 11:05 am

Today, President Joe Biden delivered a defiant speech to a few hundred Wisconsin supporters, refusing to leave the presidential race despite many of his Democratic colleagues requesting he drop out after his disastrous performance at last week’s CNN debate. “There’s been a lot of speculation: What’s Joe going to do?...

POLL: Trump Leads Biden By 10 Points in Nevada

July 3, 2024 12:52 pmJuly 5, 2024 4:35 pm

New polling conducted by National Public Affairs shows former President Donald J. Trump leading President Joe Biden by 10 points in Nevada in a head-to-head matchup since Biden’s disastrous CNN debate performance. 817 likely general election voters were polled in a survey split amongst Democrats, Republicans and Independents with percentages...

National Democrats Endorse Seven Nevada Legislative Candidates

July 2, 2024 3:30 pmJuly 9, 2024 11:32 am

Today, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced they are backing seven legislative candidates in Nevada as part of its multi-million dollar “Summer of States” initiative. The intiative is funded and designed to “build and cement Democratic power” in state legislatures to “stop Donald Trump and his MAGA allies.” The...

‘Abortion Rights’ Amendment Qualifies for November Ballot

July 1, 2024 5:44 pmJuly 2, 2024 3:30 pm

Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom announced that the Nevada Secretary of State’s office (NVSOS) has certified the needed number of signatures for their ballot initiative to appear on the November ballot. . The Reproductive Freedom Amendment (see below) would constitutionally protect procedures related to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, birth control,...

Nevada’s Minimum Wage Increases to $12 an hour

July 1, 2024 12:31 pmJuly 8, 2024 2:02 pm

Effective today, the minimum wage for all workers in Nevada will increase to $12 an hour. The increase is a result of Assembly Bill 456 (AB456), which was signed into law in 2019. AB 456 increased the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually over a five-year period. Today’s...

OPINION: The Inflation Reduction Act Hinders Medical Innovation and Patient Access

July 1, 2024 10:54 amJuly 1, 2024 12:31 pm

During my forty plus years of practicing medicine, I have seen a lot of changes and many improvements, but one of the latest changes baffles me. The Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) provisions regarding price controls on certain advanced medicines for Medicare patients, particularly the discrepancy in exemption periods between small-molecule...

Three Candidates Demand Recount In June Primary, File Temporary Restraining Orders

June 28, 2024 11:47 amJuly 1, 2024 10:54 am

The June primary election is being challenged by three candidates in Washoe County who have paid for a recount of their respective races and have now filed temporary restraining orders against numerous individuals and state entities, including the City of Reno. Washoe County, and the Washoe County Registrars office. Progressive...

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