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Nevada Senators Propose Bill to Repurpose Yucca Mountain, Ban Nuclear Waste Storage

May 14, 2024 4:28 pmMay 15, 2024 10:58 am

This afternoon, Democratic Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto introduced legislation to repeal the law that led to the designation of Yucca Mountain as a repository for the nation’s nuclear waste, and examine job-creating benefits of other uses for Yucca Mountain, such as a data center, a command facility...

Exclusive: GOP Senate Candidate Jeff Gunter Targets Rival Sam Brown’s ‘Toxic’ Support of Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Facility

May 14, 2024 11:28 amMay 14, 2024 4:28 pm

Later today, GOP Senate primary candidate Dr. Jeff Gunter will release a statewide ad targeting rival Captain Sam Brown’s support of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, a position that is aligned with Senator Mitch McConnell and opposed by former President Donald Trump. In the ad, Gunter highlights his alliance...

AFP Targets Rep Lee and Senator Rosen For Supporting The Inflation Reduction Act

May 10, 2024 12:46 pmMay 13, 2024 12:20 pm

Today, Americans for Prosperity launched a new round of ads calling out Rep. Susie Lee (CD-3) and Senator Jackie Rosen who backed Bidenomics, highlighting how their vote for the Inflation Reduction Act is costing Nevadan’s an extra ~$28,000 per year due to 40-year high inflation and higher prices spurred by...

Reps Horsford And Lee Sign Letter Urging Biden To ‘Restore Order At the Border’

May 8, 2024 2:06 pmMay 9, 2024 2:48 pm

Nevada’s Congressional Representatives Steven Horsford (CD-4) and Susie Lee (CD-3) joined thirteen of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to Joe Biden requesting his administration “immediately take further action” to secure the border between the United States and Mexico. In the letter first obtained by CBS News, the Democratic legislators...

Governor Lombardo Endorses Marty O’Donnell For Congressional District 3

May 2, 2024 2:01 pmMay 2, 2024 2:11 pm

This morning, Governor Lombardo announced his endorsement of political outsider, musical composer Marty O’Donnell in the crowded GOP primary for Congressional District 3, held since 2019 by Rep. Susie Lee (D). Lombardo cites O’Donnell’s unique skills and conservative credentials who will fight to grow the middle class, secure the border...

Rep Dina Titus Takes The ‘No’ Road To Sanction Iran

May 1, 2024 1:50 pmMay 9, 2024 2:49 pm

In a series of votes cast prior to the congressional break, Democratic Congresswoman Dina Titus (CD-1) voted against legislation that would have designated the Houthis as a terror organization and rescind sanction waivers and restrict future sanction relief on Iran. Titus was the only Nevada congressional representative to vote against...

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...

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