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Jacky Rosen Scrubbed References To Her Husband Serving Veterans Before Launching Reelection Campaign

September 3, 2024 1:57 pmSeptember 6, 2024 7:13 pm

A new report from the Washington Free Beacon reveals that Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen (D) falsely claimed that her husband, Larry Rosen, treated veterans at the VA “every day,” but records obtained by the Free Beacon show otherwise. According to the report: “My husband is a radiologist, and for the last...

Harris Receives Bipartisan Backlash After CNN Interview, Trump Campaign Delivers Receipts

August 30, 2024 2:29 pmSeptember 6, 2024 3:05 pm

After 40 days on the campaign trail and in her first primetime interview as the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris, flanked by running mate Tim Kaine Walz, delivered word-salad responses, served on a plate of government force and subsidies, to a variety of...

A Beginner’s Guide to Self-Funded Group Health Insurance

August 30, 2024 12:36 pmAugust 30, 2024 2:29 pm

Self-funded group health insurance is an arrangement in which an employer assumes the financial risk of providing health care benefits to its employees. Instead of paying a fixed premium to an insurance carrier, the employer pays out-of-pocket for each claim as it is incurred. This model can offer significant savings...

Study: Lake Tahoe Wildfire Evacuation Times May Exceed 14 Hours

August 29, 2024 10:57 amAugust 30, 2024 12:46 pm

Yesterday, a first-ever independent Tahoe Basin Wildfire Evacuation Analysis (see below), combining artificial intelligence (AI) and real-life Sierra Nevada wildfire experience, reveals Tahoe workers, residents, and visitors to California and Nevada’s iconic Lake Tahoe could face dangerously long, potentially life-threatening wildfire evacuations. The release of the Placer and Washoe Tahoe...

Democratic Assemblyman Steve Yeager ‘Proud’ of Criminal Justice Reform Bill, GOP Opponent Responds

August 28, 2024 5:11 pmSeptember 5, 2024 10:57 am

During a recent podcast, Democratic Speaker of the Assembly Steve Yeager (AD-9) said he was proud of the 2019 “landmark” criminal justice reform bill AB 236 that the Democratic majority passed, Attorney General Aaron Ford supported, and former Governor Steve Sisolak signed into law. Criminal justice reform, Yeager said, was...

OPINION: Congress Should Reform PBMs to Lower Costs, Improve Access for Patients

August 28, 2024 4:21 pm

Patients living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and a range of other chronic diseases often face exorbitantly high medical costs that can make it more challenging to access the prescription medications, therapies, and other treatments they need to manage and control their symptoms and side effects. Profit-driven policies put in place...

Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill Allocates $500,000 To Relocate Rock Sculpture

August 28, 2024 11:36 amAugust 29, 2024 3:48 pm

This story has been updated with comments from Washoe County Media and Communications Manager Bethany Drysdale and Commissioner Mike Clark. In a “block vote” last week during the Washoe County Commissioner’s board meeting, Democratic Chairperson Alexis Hill (she/her) bundled nearly $3.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for...