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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for 2025-05-24 ( 57 items )  
100 Organizations Urge House Leadership to Scrap Public Lands Sell-off Proposal (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * 100 Organizations Urge House Leadership to Scrap Public Lands Sell-off Proposal WASHINGTON-- More than 100 organizations urged congressional leaders today to drop an amendment from the House budget bill that would force the sale of at least 500,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and more than 11,000 acres in Utah. "This public land sell-off amendment is unacceptable and sh more PR

ABA Amicus Brief Supports Reversal of Death Sentence for Severely Mentally Ill Individual (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * ABA amicus brief supports reversal of death sentence for severely mentally ill individual The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief today with the Supreme Court of Nevada, arguing that the capital sentence in the case of Robert Ybarra Jr., who has been on death row in Nevada since 1981, should be reversed. The brief, filed in support of Ybarra's appeal, argues that those suffering from more PR

AFP-Nevada Statement on Passage of Key Legislation (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Nevada Statement on Passage of Key Legislation # May 23, 2025 by AFP CARSON CITY, NV -- Over the past few days of session, the Nevada General Assembly passed a handful of pieces of AFP-endorsed legislation. These bills will reduce red tape in the lives of Nevada families and entrepreneurs, address the state's physician shortage, and remove regulatory burdens facin more PR

Amodei Statement on House Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Amodei Statement on House Passage of Budget Reconciliation Bill Washington, D.C. - Rep. Mark Amodei issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: "A few months ago, we were given an opportunity by the House Natural Resources Committee and House leadership to help alleviate land constraints faced by Nevada's communities," said Rep. Mark Amodei. "While the  more PR

BLM to Amend Nevada Resource Management Plan for Substation Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Director announced its intent to amend the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Robinson Summit Substation Expansion and 525 kV Interconnection Project in White Pine County, Nevada. This action initiates a scoping period to gather public comments and identify issues and alternatives for an associated environmental assessment. The proposed project encompasses approximately 307 acres of more PR

BREAKING: In Senate, Rosen Passes Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Tips, Helping Deliver Tax Breaks for Nevada Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: In Senate, Rosen Passes Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Tips, Helping Deliver Tax Breaks for Nevada Workers Senator Rosen Asked For And Received Unanimous Consent To Pass Her Bill To Eliminate Federal Income Tax On Tips Watch Senator Rosen's remarks on the Senate floor HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) took to the Senate floor to ask for unanimous cons more PR

Congressman Horsford Slams House Republicans For Planning to Slash Medicaid for Thousands of Nevadans to Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 19 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Congressman Horsford Slams House Republicans For Planning to Slash Medicaid for Thousands of Nevadans to Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires Last week, Congressman Steven Horsford appeared on CNN and condemned House Republicans' budget, calling it the "Screw America Budget" because of its steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in exchange for billionaire tax cuts. His remarks followed 17 hours of more PR

Congresswoman Lee Statement on Stopping the Amodei Land Grab Proposal (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Statement on Stopping the Amodei Land Grab Proposal WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement on the Amodei land grab proposal being removed from the House Republican budget reconciliation bill: "My amendment to protect Nevada's water has been included by Republican leadership in their budget reconciliation bill, and after our pressure campaig more PR

Congresswoman Lee Statement on Voting Against House Republicans' Budget Bill That Wages War Against Healthcare and Hungry Families (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Statement on Voting Against House Republicans' Budget Bill That Wages War Against Healthcare and Hungry Families WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement after voting against the House Republican budget reconciliation bill that takes away healthcare and nutrition assistance from working families to give tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans:  more PR

Cortez Masto Calls on Trump Administration to Strengthen American Critical Mineral Supply Chain (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Calls on Trump Administration to Strengthen American Critical Mineral Supply Chain Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to their Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and their Derivative Products calling on the Trump Administration to take  more PR

Cortez Masto Grills Trump's Nominee for IRS Commissioner about his Involvement in a Fraudulent Tax Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Grills Trump's Nominee for IRS Commissioner about his Involvement in a Fraudulent Tax Scheme Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) grilled Billy Long, President Trump's nominee to lead the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), about his involvement in a tax fraud scheme in which he encouraged people to claim a fake Tribal tax credit. Long repeatedly fai more PR

Cortez Masto, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Border Security Through Innovative Technology (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Border Security Through Innovative Technology Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act, which would make Innovation Teams at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) permanent. In 2018, the CBP Commissioner created more PR

Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address Mental Health in AANHPI Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Address Mental Health in AANHPI Communities Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.-28) in introducing the Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act to increase awareness and access to mental health care throughout the AANHPI community.  more PR

Cortez Masto, Klobuchar, Welch Push to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Klobuchar, Welch Push to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) introduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. This legislation would expand Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower drug costs for Americans across th more PR

Enhanced Geothermal Systems in the Great Basin Could Supply 10% of U.S. Electricity Demand (10)
WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Enhanced geothermal systems in the Great Basin could supply 10% of U.S. electricity demand Provisional assessment shows potential for 135 gigawatts of baseload power-if current technology works at scale in Nevada and 5 adjoining states RESTON, VA. -- Geothermal energy in the Great Basin of Nevada and adjoining states could produce electricity equal to one- more PR

FAA Announces Cancellation of Suspended Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport Environmental Impact Statement and Launches New EIS Process (10)
WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has officially announced the cancellation of the previously suspended Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for the Proposed Southern Nevada Supplemental Airport (SNSA) located in Clark County, Nevada. The original EIS process, which began in 2006, was suspended in 2010 at the request of the Clark County Department of Aviation more PR

FAA Proposes Modification of Class E Airspace at Battle Mountain Airport, Nevada (10)
WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to revise the Class E airspace configuration at Battle Mountain Airport in Battle Mountain, Nevada. This action updates a previous proposal published earlier this year, aiming to enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The modifications involve expanding, realigning, and reducing  more PR

FERC Announces Environmental Assessment for Yuba County Water Agency Narrows Hydroelectric Project Relicensing (10)
WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a notice regarding the preparation of an environmental assessment for the relicensing of the Narrows Hydroelectric Project No. 1403, operated by the Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA). The project, with a capacity of 12 megawatts, is situated on the Yuba River near the City of Marysville in Nevada County, California. YCWA submitted its relicensing application on November 14, 2023, and following regulatory pro more PR

Horsford to House Speaker: End Taxes on Tips Today (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Horsford to House Speaker: End Taxes on Tips Today WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today sent a letter calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring legislation eliminating taxes on tips up for a vote in the House of Representatives. Horsford's call comes after the Senate passed a Republican-led proposal yesterday to end taxes on tips, and as a similar propo more PR

Horsford Votes No as Republicans Slash Medicaid, Food & Housing Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Horsford Votes No as Republicans Slash Medicaid, Food & Housing Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today voted against the Republican budget reconciliation bill that cuts deeply from programs working Americans rely on in order to fund tax giveaways to the billionaires and corporations. The bill, which adds nearly $4 trillion to the national debt, passed more PR

House passes "big giveaway" budget bill; drilling and mining interests to reap huge rewards (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * House passes "big giveaway" budget bill; drilling and mining interests to reap huge rewards WASHINGTON D.C. (May 22, 2025) -- A budget reconciliation bill was passed by the House absent an unprecedented and widely criticized amendment that would have sold off over 500,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah. "The so-called 'one big beautiful bill' is just one big giveaway. By o more PR

ICYMI: On MSNBC, Rosen Discusses Her Successful Passage of Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Tips (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On MSNBC, Rosen Discusses Her Successful Passage of Her Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Taxes on Tips WASHINGTON, DC - Last night, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined The Weeknight on MSNBC to discuss how she was able to pass her bipartisan No Tax on Tips Act in the Senate. The bill, which Senator Rosen passed by unanimous consent, would exempt American workers' tipped wages from federal income t more PR

Interior Department Proposes Endangered Status for Fish Lake Valley Tui Chub (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Fish Lake Valley tui chub, a small fish native to Esmeralda County, Nevada, as an endangered species due to significant threats to its habitat. Found only in the McNett spring system within Fish Lake Valley and an introduced population at Lida Pond, the tui chub faces risks from geothermal development, groundwater extraction, invasive species, and climate change. Historically, th more PR

Lombardo Receives Failing Grades for His Tenure As Governor (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Receives Failing Grades for His Tenure As Governor On the last day of school for Clark County, Joe Lombardo's report card revealed that he received failing grades for addressing the ongoing housing crisis, lowering costs, keeping our communities safe, ethics, helping students succeed, and respecting Nevadans. Lombardo did however receive stellar marks for obeying Donald Trump and putting more PR

Mark Amodei Votes To Gut Health Care and Food Assistance For Nevadans To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Mark Amodei Votes To Gut Health Care and Food Assistance For Nevadans To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires Nevada State Democratic Party Executive Director Hilary Barrett released the following statement in response to House Republicans passing Trump's disastrous budget bill: "In the dead of night, Mark Amodei and House Republicans delivered a devastating blow to working-class Nevadans to appeas more PR

Nevada Current: Nevada Homelessness, Housing Crisis Will Only Get Worse Under Trump Budget Plan (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 20 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Nevada Current: Nevada Homelessness, Housing Crisis Will Only Get Worse Under Trump Budget Plan "More than 10,100 people experienced homelessness in Nevada in 2024 - a 17% increase statewide" A recent report by the Nevada Current found that Donald Trump's plan to cut over 40% of HUD's budget in order to pay for tax handouts for billionaires in the midst of Joe Lombardo's housing crisis would be more PR

Nevada Legislature Passes Resolution Urging Congress to Protect Places of Worship and Schools from ICE (10)
NEW YORK, May 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Nevada Legislature Passes Resolution Urging Congress to Protect Places of Worship and Schools from ICE LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Senate today approved Assembly Joint Resolution 9, marking passage of the bill in the Nevada Legislature and maki more PR

NEW REPORT: Under Joe Lombardo, Nevada's Unemployment Rate Remains Highest of Any State In The Nation for 11th Consecutive Month (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Under Joe Lombardo, Nevada's Unemployment Rate Remains Highest of Any State In The Nation for 11th Consecutive Month Lombardo : "The unemployment rate hasn't gotten better." A new report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that under Joe Lombardo, Nevada's unemployment rate in April remained higher than any other state in the nation at 5.6%. Since April 2023, Neva more PR

PASSED: Cortez Masto's Bill to Exempt Tips from Federal Income Tax (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Cortez Masto's Bill to Exempt Tips from Federal Income Tax Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) celebrated the Senate passage of her bipartisan bill to exempt tipped wages from federal income tax. Thanks to the state's world class service and hospitality industries, Nevada has the highest concentration of tipped workers in the country, and the No Tax on Tips more PR

Public land sales stripped from House budget bill, though drilling and mining giveaways remain (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * Public land sales stripped from House budget bill, though drilling and mining giveaways remain WASHINGTON D.C. (May 21, 2025) -- As reflected in a manager's amendment, the House budget reconciliation bill is set to advance without a widely criticized amendment that would have sold off at least 500,000 acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah. Lydia Weiss, senior director for governm more PR

Ranch Opposes Endangered Listing for Bleached Sandhill Skipper, Citing Economic Risks (10)
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Quinn River Crossing Ranch, a historic cattle operation in Humboldt County, Nevada, has raised strong objections to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposal to list the bleached sandhill skipper butterfly as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a letter submitted on April 23, 2025, to the FWS, ranch owner S. Wallace Slough and manager Timothy A. Dufurrena argue that the listing lacks scientific justification and could devastate the ran more ST

Rare Nevada Fish Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Rare Nevada Fish Advances Toward Endangered Species Protections RENO, Nev. -- In response to a petition and litigation from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting the Fish Lake Valley tui chub under the Endangered Species Act. The rare fish is threatened with extinction because of rapid groundwater drawdown from pum more PR

Removal of Public Lands Transfer Provision a Testament to Zinke, Public Input (10)
MERRIFIELD, Virginia, May 21 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Removal of Public Lands Transfer Provision a Testament to Zinke, Public Input DENVER -- Congress' decision to remove a problematic public-lands sell-off provision from the House reconciliation bill is a testament to the overwhelming public outcry and the leadership of Congressman Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.). The provision, added to the bill in a late-night maneuver, would more PR

Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Budget Bill Amendment to Stop Southern Nevada Land Grab (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Budget Bill Amendment to Stop Southern Nevada Land Grab Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-1) last night introduced an amendment to the Republican budget bill to rescind a provision by Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei that would sell off 65,000 acres of public lands in Clark County for private development. The Amodei provision would have no conservation benefits for Southern Nevada and would  more PR

Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Legislation to Curb Big Ag Lobbying (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Legislation to Curb Big Ag Lobbying Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV) and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced bipartisan legislation today to close a loophole that allows taxpayer dollars to be used to subsidize lobbying by large agricultural interests at the expense of smaller producers and consumers. The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act refines the U.S.  more PR

Rep. Dina Titus Statement on House Passage of Budget Bill Harming Nevadans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Statement on House Passage of Budget Bill Harming Nevadans Congresswoman Dina Titus today released the following statement after the House voted to approve the budget reconciliation bill: "Passage of the disastrous Republican budget bill threatens every Nevadan. Sixty-four thousand Nevadans will go without health insurance because tax credits for the Affordable Care Act will be allowed  more PR

Rep. Gabe Vasquez Secures First Major Win for Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus by Blocking Public Lands Sell-Off (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Secures First Major Win for Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus by Blocking Public Lands Sell-Off WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) announced the first major victory for the newly formed Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, which he co-founded earlier this year. Thanks to strong opposition from the caucus, a controversial provision that would have authori more PR

Rep. Neguse Statement on Removal of Nevada & Utah Public Lands Sale in Republicans' Disastrous Budget Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse Statement on Removal of Nevada & Utah Public Lands Sale in Republicans' Disastrous Budget Bill Washington, D.C. -- After public outrage swelled following Congressman Joe Neguse's exposure of House Republicans' last-minute move to force the sale of thousands of acres of public lands in Utah and Nevada, the amendment was stripped from the reconciliation bill. The provision at issue would h more PR

Rep. Titus Prevents Federal Land Grab in Southern Nevada (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Titus Prevents Federal Land Grab in Southern Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus announced today that she has successfully removed language from the Republican budget bill that would have sold off at least 65,000 acres of land in Southern Nevada. Rep. Titus has been leading the effort to remove the provision since Rep. Mark Amodei introduced an amendment in the early morning hours of May 7 th to sell of more PR

Reps. Horsford & Norcross Introduce Bill Providing Healthcare to School Support Staff (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Horsford & Norcross Introduce Bill Providing Healthcare to School Support Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today reintroduced the Securing Continued Healthcare for Our Operations and Logistics (SCHOOL) Professionals Act. The SCHOOL Professionals Act would fix a long-standing loophole that prevents contracted school custodians,  more PR

Rosen Celebrates Removal of Destructive Amodei Lands Proposal From Extreme House Budget Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Celebrates Removal of Destructive Amodei Lands Proposal From Extreme House Budget Bill WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement applauding the news that Congressman Mark Amodei's (R-NV-02) hastily-drafted and misguided proposal to sell off public lands in Nevada was removed from the House Republicans' extreme budget reconciliation package that they passed t more PR

Rosen Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Lifts Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding for Nevada (10)
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Lifts Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding for Nevada WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 11 of her colleagues in a letter demanding that the Trump Administration release funding for states under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This program connects families in the hardest-to-serve communities to high-speed int more PR

Rosen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Revoke TPS for Venezuelans (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Revoke TPS for Venezuelans WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to overturn a lower court's decision to block President Trump from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. "Venezuelans still face dire and unimaginable cond more PR

Rosen, Colleagues Demand Action to Prevent Corporations From Jacking Up Prices On Top of Trump Tariffs' Price Hikes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Colleagues Demand Action to Prevent Corporations From Jacking Up Prices On Top of Trump Tariffs' Price Hikes WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined House and Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging them to investigate which big corporations are using the Trump tariffs as an excuse to raise prices in excess of actual cost increases caused more PR

Rosen, Cortez Masto Secure Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funding to Protect Nevada Wildlife (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Cortez Masto Secure Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funding to Protect Nevada Wildlife WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that they have secured $981,241 in federal funding through the State Wildlife Grant Program to protect, manage, and address wildlife conservation needs across Nevada. This funding, which is administered by state ag more PR

Rosen, Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Cybersecurity of U.S Health Care System (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Cybersecurity of U.S Health Care System WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act to bolster the health care and public health sectors' cybersecurity. This bipartisan bill would direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Healt more PR

Rural Nevada Development Backs Bonanza Power Plant Permits (10)
WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The Rural Nevada Development Corporation (RNDC), located in Ely, has expressed its support for Deseret Generation and Transmission Cooperative's permit applications for its Bonanza Power Plant. In a communication recently forwarded within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8, RNDC CEO Mary Kerner highlighted the projects' importance. Kerner, in an email dated April 2, 2025, to EPA Environmental Engineer Suman Kunwar, emphasized that the permit applicatio more ST

Secretary Turner, Secretary Burgum Visit Underutilized Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development in Southern Nevada (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Turner, Secretary Burgum Visit Underutilized Federal Land for Affordable Housing Development in Southern Nevada NEVADA - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum visited Southern Nevada to further the discussion about increasing affordable housing opportunities through developme more PR

Senators Cortez Masto, Baldwin, Collins Fight to Ensure More Americans Can Access Lifesaving Cancer Screenings (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Cortez Masto, Baldwin, Collins Fight to Ensure More Americans Can Access Lifesaving Cancer Screenings Legislation reauthorizes program that has helped detect 80,000 invasive breast cancers since 1991 Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Earl more PR

SIGNED: Cortez Masto Backed Legislation to Stop Spread of Revenge Porn and Deepfakes (10)
WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * SIGNED: Cortez Masto Backed Legislation to Stop Spread of Revenge Porn and Deepfakes Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) celebrated the signing into law of bipartisan legislation she supported to target the malicious use of AI and empower revenge porn victims. The TAKE IT DOWN Act would criminalize the publication of non-consensual, sexually exploitative ima more PR

Teamsters Call on Nevada Assembly to Pass Bill Requiring Human Operators in Driverless Trucks (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters Call on Nevada Assembly to Pass Bill Requiring Human Operators in Driverless Trucks Press Contact: Colin McCullough Phone: (856) 625-6856 Email: cmccullough@teamster.org (CARSON CITY, Nev.) - Teamsters are calling on the Nevada Assembly to reject pressure from Big Tech lobbyists and pass Senate Bill 395. The legislation, which passed the state Senate last mon more PR

Teamsters Strike Saint-Gobain CertainTeed Gypsum in Nevada (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters Strike Saint-Gobain CertainTeed Gypsum in Nevada Press Contact: Colin McCullough Phone: (856) 625-6856 Email: cmccullough@teamster.org (BLUE DIAMOND, Nev.) - Members of Teamsters Local 631 at Saint-Gobain CertainTeed Gypsum in Nevada have been forced to strike after overwhelmingly voting down a last, best, and final offer from their employer. "Teamsters are more PR

VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Nevada Legislature Passes Legislation to Raise the Age to Purchase and Possess Semiautomatic Weapons (10)
NEW YORK, May 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: Nevada Legislature Passes Legislation to Raise the Age to Purchase and Possess Semiautomatic Weapons CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Last night, the Nevada chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after the Nevada legislature voted to pass legislation to raise th more PR

VIDEO: Rosen, Rick Scott Pass Their Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month Unanimously in Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Rosen, Rick Scott Pass Their Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Jewish American Heritage Month Unanimously in Senate In Remarks, Rosen Calls Out Heinous Murder of Israeli Embassy Employees at Jewish Museum Event Video can be found HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Rick Scott (R-FL) took to the Senate floor to condemn last night's antisemitic attack in Washington, DC more PR

VIDEO: Senator Rosen Blasts Secretary Rubio for Complicity in Trump Administration's Disastrous Foreign Policies (10)
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Senator Rosen Blasts Secretary Rubio for Complicity in Trump Administration's Disastrous Foreign Policies Watch the full exchange HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) blasted Secretary of State Marco Rubio for his complicity in the Trump Administration's disastrous approach to U.S. foreign policy. Under Secretary Rubio's leadersh more PR

VIDEO: Senator Rosen Secures Air Force Commitment to Address Long-Overdue Veteran Benefits Issue for Toxic Exposures at Nevada Test and Training Range (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Senator Rosen Secures Air Force Commitment to Address Long-Overdue Veteran Benefits Issue for Toxic Exposures at Nevada Test and Training Range Watch Senator Rosen's Exchange HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Senator Jacky Rosen (NV) secured a commitment from senior Air Force officials to take action to address critical gaps in care and benefits for vetera more PR

[VIDEO] Rep. Lee Testifies Before Rules Committee in Support of her Amendment to Stop Amodei's Utah Land Grab That Jeopardizes Nevada's Water Security (10)
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * [VIDEO] Rep. Lee Testifies Before Rules Committee in Support of her Amendment to Stop Amodei's Utah Land Grab That Jeopardizes Nevada's Water Security DOWNLOAD VIDEO OF TESTIMONY AND QUESTIONING HERE (link is external) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) testified before the Rules Committee in support of her amendment to stop House Republicans from moving forward with Congressman Mark Am more PR