DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Four Western Governors, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak are urging Congress to ensure that states can fairly address the financial and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bipartisan group of Governors sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate involved in the bicameral COVID relief legislation.   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 11 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to reject Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request that the Court overturn election results in four states critical to President-elect Joe Biden's victory. In an amicusbrief, the coalition argues that Texas's unprecedented suit depends on a misreading of the Constitu  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 10 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Dec. 9: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company has and continues to illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cu  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 8 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Dec. 7: Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined with 50 attorneys general and other federal and state agencies to reach an $86.3 million settlement with Nationstar Mortgage. Nationstar is the country's fourth-largest mortgage servicer. The consent judgment resolves allegations that Nationstar, which does business as "Mr. Cooper," violated consumer protection laws during its servicing   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 10 -- NV Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 9: NV Energy prices are going down again for southern Nevada customers. Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) approved the second part of an agreement reached earlier this year in the company's general rate case filing that results in a $93 million rate decrease for all southern Nevada customers effective January 1, 2021. The first part of this agreement, which was supported by NV Energy, the re  more

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 9 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: When faced with the challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic, a group of elected officials, doctors, medical professionals, data scientists, and public relations specialists from across the Truckee Meadows region developed the Truckee Meadows COVID Risk Meter. Based on five data indicators, the meter provides a daily assessment of the current coronavirus threat level, along with behavioral recommendations to   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 10 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Andrew Ortiz is brimming with statistics. He's a doctoral student in UNLV's newly formed interdisciplinary neuroscience Ph.D. program in the Graduate College and can spout off some daunting figures with ease: "By 2050, one in every three seniors will die from dementia-related illnesses." And: "More than 120 million Americans, a third of the population, have prediabetes or diabetes." What  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 10 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Kendra McGlothen is a brainiac. She excelled as a psychology undergraduate, is now a third-year Ph.D. student in UNLV's interdisciplinary neuroscience program, and just tied for first place at the Graduate College's Rebel Grad Slam competition. But it's persistence and curiosity, much more than genius epiphanies, that have largely defined McGlothen's academic success. "The best and most m  more