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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for 2025-09-28 ( 29 items ) | 
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 As Trump Vows to End All Mail Voting, Lombardo Puts Trump Over Nevadans AGAIN (10) 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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As Trump Vows to End All Mail Voting, Lombardo Puts Trump Over Nevadans AGAIN
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Nevada voters overwhelmingly support mail voting -- but Joe Lombardo refuses to stand up to Donald Trump as he attacks Nevadans' right to vote by mail, saying "I would -- of course -- support President Trump's efforts." 
As Trump's Cheerleader-in-Chief, Lombardo is sidestepping Nevadans' right to vote by mail, aft more PR 
 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Fact Sheet: Medicare Open Enrollment in Nevada, 2026 (10) 
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025:
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Medicare Open Enrollment in Nevada, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs  more PR 
 
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Ground Broken for Lone Mountain Nevada Temple (10) 
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 26 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release:
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Ground Broken for Lone Mountain Nevada Temple
The fourth house of the Lord in the state
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday, September 25, 2025. Elder Michael A. Dunn, First Counselor in the United States Southwest Area Presidency, presided at the event.
In his dedicator more PR 
 
Congresswoman Lee & Health Care Providers Warn of Consequences of ACA Tax Credit Expiration (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Lee & Health Care Providers Warn of Consequences of ACA Tax Credit Expiration
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Click HERE (link is external) for video of the press conference 
LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, at Southern Hills Hospital, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined HCA Far West Division President Jackie Van Blaricum, Southern Hills Hospital Chief of Surgery Dr. Mark Glyman, and Southern Hills Hospital Chief Nursing Of more PR 
 
Congresswoman Lee Celebrates the Grand Opening of New I-15 and Tropicana Interchange (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Lee Celebrates the Grand Opening of New I-15 and Tropicana Interchange
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LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) celebrated the grand opening of the new I-15 and Tropicana Interchange, which was made possible thanks to federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Located in the heart of the resort corridor, the I-15/Tropicana Avenue interchange serves as a gatewa more PR 
 
Congresswoman Lee Secures Nearly $14 Million Federal Investment to Expand Educational Opportunities for Students (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Lee Secures Nearly $14 Million Federal Investment to Expand Educational Opportunities for Students
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the United States Department of Education has awarded Opportunity 180 a $13,994,986 grant to create 15,390 high-quality seats at 27 new, expanding, and replicating schools in the first year of a five-year project. The more PR 
 
Cortez Masto Hosts Roundtable with Nevada Health Care Workers and Patients to Discuss Need to Address Republican Health Care Cuts (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Hosts Roundtable with Nevada Health Care Workers and Patients to Discuss Need to Address Republican Health Care Cuts
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Reno, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) hosted a roundtable with representatives and health care employees for Northern Nevada HOPES and Nevada Health Centers, health insurance navigators, and health care tax cut recipients to discuss  more PR 
 
Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors Seeking Help with Medicare Enrollment (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Seniors Seeking Help with Medicare Enrollment
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Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced the Independent Broker Relief and Oversight of Knowingly Egregious and Repetitive Sales Tactics in Medicare Enrollment ( BROKERS TIME) Act of 2025. This legislation seeks to protect seni more PR 
 
Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Traumatic Brain Injury Patients (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Support Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
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Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) introduced the Traumatic Brain Injury Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to ensure critical grant programs can continue to provide essential resources for patients with traumatic b more PR 
 
Cortez Masto Joins Rosen in Introducing Bill to Reverse Harmful Trump Admin Actions to Curtail HIV Prevention Efforts (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto Joins Rosen in Introducing Bill to Reverse Harmful Trump Admin Actions to Curtail HIV Prevention Efforts
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) in introducing legislation that would reverse recent foreign policy changes made by the Trump Administration that have shut down global HIV prevention programs and cut off  more PR 
 
Cortez Masto, Culinary Workers Union Leaders and Members Discuss Impacts of Trump Economy on Nevada (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Culinary Workers Union Leaders and Members Discuss Impacts of Trump Economy on Nevada
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Las Vegas, Nev. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Culinary Workers Union Local 226 President Diana Valles and union members to discuss the impacts of the Trump Administration's policies on Nevada's travel and tourism economy. Si more PR 
 
ICYMI: Lombardo Forced to Pay Thousands Following Ethics Violations, Gives Up Fight To Destroy Ethics Commission (10) 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Lombardo Forced to Pay Thousands Following Ethics Violations, Gives Up Fight To Destroy Ethics Commission
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The Nevada Ethics Committee found Joe Lombardo violated Nevada ethics law and he's now forced to pay the state $5,000. While on the trail in 2022, Lombardo repeatedly featured his taxpayer-funded sheriff's uniform and badge in campaign materials but, as Lombardo was warned, state  more PR 
 
Joe Lombardo (R-Ethics Violator) Forced to Pay Thousands For Acting Above the Law (10) 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Joe Lombardo (R-Ethics Violator) Forced to Pay Thousands For Acting Above the Law
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Shortly after Joe Lombardo launched his doomed bid for reelection, the Nevada Ethics Committee affirmed that he violated Nevada ethics law and he's now forced to pay the state $5,000. During his 2022 campaign, Lombardo repeatedly featured his taxpayer-funded sheriff's uniform and badge in campaign materials eve more PR 
 
Justice Department Announces Memorandum of Understanding with Nevada to Collaborate on Immigration Enforcement (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Justice Department Announces Memorandum of Understanding with Nevada to Collaborate on Immigration Enforcement
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WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Justice announced a new Memorandum of Understanding with the State of Nevada to fully collaborate on immigration enforcement. This follows the Department publishing a list of sanctuary jurisdictions Links to other government and non-government sites more PR 
 
PNNL Report Details Findings From Western U.S. Fusion Hub Workshop (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- A report, PNNL-37903, details the outcomes of a workshop on fusion energy commercialization held in conjunction with the annual Seattle Fusion Week conference. The document was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) through a Field Work Proposal to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with Karl Mueller serving as point of contact. The report's editors are Chris Ajemian and Christopher Keane.
The workshop, which more PR 
 
Reno Doctor Arrested And Indicted For Health Care Fraud (10) 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada posted the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025:
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Reno Doctor Arrested And Indicted For Health Care Fraud
RENO - An OB-GYN in Reno made his initial court appearance today for allegedly defrauding health care benefit programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgical procedures, some resulting in serious medical complications.
According to court documents, Dr. Sam more PR 
 
Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Resolution in Support of Public Lands Day (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Dina Titus Introduces Resolution in Support of Public Lands Day
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Congresswoman Dina Titus introduced a resolution today recognizing the cultural, spiritual, and economic value of the 618 million acres of public lands in the United States and encouraging people to visit those lands on fee-free Public Lands Day. Representatives Vasquez and Ciscomani joined the Congresswoman in leading this biparti more PR 
 
Republicans Plan to Skyrocket Insurance Premiums After Ripping Away Health Care From 115,000 Nevadans (10) 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Republicans Plan to Skyrocket Insurance Premiums After Ripping Away Health Care From 115,000 Nevadans
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Last week in their latest effort to destroy affordable health care, Republicans voted to raise health care premiums by 75% next year for 110,687 Nevadans. While Democrats fight to permanently expand an insurance premium tax credit that is set to expire at the end of the year, Republicans vot more PR 
 
Rosen Doubles Down on Demand for Congressional Hearing on FCC Efforts to Censor Kimmel, Joins Commerce Democrats in Letter Demanding Carr Testify (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Doubles Down on Demand for Congressional Hearing on FCC Efforts to Censor Kimmel, Joins Commerce Democrats in Letter Demanding Carr Testify
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, is once again demanding that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr testify in front of Congress. Se more PR 
 
Rosen Helps Introduce Bill Guaranteeing Universal Paid Leave (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Helps Introduce Bill Guaranteeing Universal Paid Leave
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and colleagues in introducing legislation to guarantee universal paid leave for hardworking American families. The FAMILY Act would guarantee up to 12 weeks of partial income for workers who need to take leave for serious medical or family event more PR 
 
Rosen Visits New Historic Westside Education & Training Center In Las Vegas (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Visits New Historic Westside Education & Training Center In Las Vegas
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LAS VEGAS, NV - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) recently toured the new Historic Westside Education & Training Center in Las Vegas, in celebration of its ribbon cutting. The center, constructed with support from the City of Las Vegas and College of Southern Nevada, will provide credentialed job training in various trades, i more PR 
 
SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Defendants Charged With EB-5 Offering Fraud (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:24-cv-00707-JCM-MDC; D. Nev. filed Apr. 11, 2024):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lixin Azarmehr, JL Real Estate Development Corporation, Nevada Skilled Nursing Lender, LLC, and Nevada Skilled Nursing Development, LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00707-JCM-MDC (D. Nev. filed Apr. 11, 2024)
On September 24, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against Lix more PR 
 
Sen. Cortez Masto Slams Federal Regulators' Move to Withdraw 2023 Community Reinvestment Act Rule (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, has issued a public comment letter to the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation expressing her strong opposition to the agencies' move to withdraw the 2023 joint proposed Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule. In the letter, the senator emphasized the positive outcomes achieved through the collaboration of regulators and stakeholders in improving the CRA and criticized t more ST 
 
Senator Rosen Visits Health Center in Carson City, Calls for Extending Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Before They Expire (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Senator Rosen Visits Health Center in Carson City, Calls for Extending Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Before They Expire
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CARSON CITY, NV - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) visited a health center in Carson City to speak with health care professionals about the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, which allow tens of thousands of Nevadans to afford health insurance. The e more PR 
 
Sierra Protection Action Network Argues Rollback Threatens 59 Million Acres of National Forest Lands (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Sierra Protection Action Network (SPAN) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing strong opposition to the proposal to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This initiative has drawn attention due to its implications for nearly 59 million acres of National Forest lands, including over 4.4 million acres located within California's Sierra Nevada.
Founded in 2023, SPAN is a coalition that represents a diverse range more ST 
 
Steven Horsford Is Fighting for Nevada's Tipped Workers (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Steven Horsford Is Fighting for Nevada's Tipped Workers
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Horsford is pushing to make "no taxes on tips" permanent, provide relief to more Nevada workers  
Steven Horsford knows Nevada's tipped workers deserve more than temporary tax relief. 
Unlike DC Republicans' Tax Scam, Horsford's TIPS Act would better protect workers and end taxes on tips indefinitely. 
Horsford has long  more PR 
 
The Lombardo-Trump Way: One in Four Nevada Children Are Food Insecure, Exceeding National Average (10) 
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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The Lombardo-Trump Way: One in Four Nevada Children Are Food Insecure, Exceeding National Average
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Under Joe Lombardo and Donald Trump's billionaire-first agenda, hunger in Nevada is "getting worse." A new report found that 15 percent of Nevadans -- nearly half a million people -- face food insecurity, climbing above the national average. As hunger worsens across the country and in Nevada, th more PR 
 
University of Colorado: Whitebark Pine Faces 80% Decline in Current Habitat by 2050: What That Means for Bears, Birds, Farmers, and Ranchers (10) 
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado issued the following news:
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Whitebark Pine Faces 80% Decline in Current Habitat by 2050: What That Means for Bears, Birds, Farmers, and Ranchers 
A new study, led by federal agencies in collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver, shows that the whitebark pine tree--an iconic, high-elevation tree that stretches from California's Sierra Nevada through the Cascades and Rockies and into Canada--could lose as much as  more PR 
 
USGS Maps Flood Risk and Restoration Scenarios for Meadow Valley Wash Habitat in Nevada (10) 
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Resources Mission Area, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issued Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5069, titled 'Streamflow Extents and Hydraulic Characteristics of Meadow Valley Wash at Stuart Ranch, near Rox, Nevada'. The authors of the document are Laura A. Dye, Christopher M. Morris, and Hampton K. Childres. The report, issued in 2025, provides hydraulic modeling to assess the potential effec more PR 
 
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