WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: The NRSC launched new TV ads in English and Spanish that will air in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, and New Hampshire. The ads focus on these Senators' support for the radical provisions in the Democrats' partisan bill H.R. 1, otherwise known as the Corrupt Politician Act. This bill includes public funding for political campaigns and decimates Voter ID laws across the country, positions far out of  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 24 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced a multistate settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC) to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing with its surgical mesh products for women. The settlement requires BSC to pay $188.6 million to 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed transvaginal surgical mesh devices to patients.  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 26 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Eustachius Bursey, 34, pleaded guilty to Theft in the Amount of $3,500 or More, Obtaining and Using Personal Identifying Information of Another, Multiple Transactions Involving Fraud or Deceit in Course of Enterprise or Occupation, all category "B" felonies, and Unlawful Acts Concerning Federal Food Stamps, a category "E" felony. Bursey,   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 25 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford is honored to be appointed to a six month commission by the Aspen Institute to deliver recommendations for how the country can respond to the modern-day crisis of faith in key institutions.AG Ford will be joined in this effort by 14 other commissioners from across the political spectrum. Developed and hosted by the Aspen Digital program, the "Commissio  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 23 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced a settlement with one of the world's largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States (McKinsey), to resolve investigations into the company's role in Nevada's opioid epidemic. As a result of this settlement, Nevada will receive $45 million. The State's filings in Court describe how McKinsey advised opioid manufacturers, inclu  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Nevada State Democratic Party (NSDP) Statewide Officers, led by Chair Judith Whitmer, released the following statement on Tuesday morning in support of Democrats' Nevada Assembly Joint Resolution 10, a bill which would amend the Ordinance of the Nevada Constituion and the Nevada Constitution to remove language authorizing the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishment: "The NV Dem  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 24 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following statement: * * * Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued the following statement after meeting with the newly confirmed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. The Secretary met with Governor Sisolak and held a roundtable with State, local and elected leaders. Tuesday marked the anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act. "I am honored that Secretary Becerra chose to mak  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 26 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Sisolak and First Lady Kathy Sisolak hosted a virtual roundtable with community leaders, law enforcement, and elected officials to hear directly from the State's leadership about the issues they are facing and discuss solutions aimed at addressing acts of violence and discrimination towards the AAPI community. "First Lady Kathy Sisolak and I were honored to have hosted a virtual r  more

NEW YORK, March 26 (TNSRep) -- The New York University School of Law issued the following news: In her recent Harvard Law Review article, "The Prisoner Trade," Assistant Professor of Law Emma Kaufman asks readers to imagine a scenario in which two people are convicted of the same crime in their residential state of Vermont. Each is sentenced to serve 20 years in the same Vermont facility. But as the prison population increases, one is bussed more than 2,500 miles away to a correctional center i  more

RENO, Nevada, March 23 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: With the 81st Nevada Legislative Session in full swing, there is no better time for Nevada youth to learn about the legislative process. Throughout April, Extension's 4-H Youth Development Program will offer a six-session workshop series called 4-H Citizenship, Nevada Focus, which will focus on teaching youth the role they can have in policy making and shaping the future. "Extension 4-H Youth Development Program's go  more

RENO, Nevada, March 23 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Natural resource management and environmental science are fundamental to the production of food, fuel and fiber, as well as guaranteeing water and air quality, and for the sustainability of ecosystems. Yet, in Nevada, there has been no doctoral degree program to provide the state with the type of advanced knowledge, research and skills needed to help address the complex challenges the state faces in balancing uses of   more

RENO, Nevada, March 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Sampling Truckee Meadows wastewater for the SARS-CoV-2 virus found a very clear upward spike approximately seven days before the spike appeared in the community in the form of people testing positive for the virus, according to a study conducted by the University of Nevada, Reno and community partners. "The latest data shows very low to non-detect viral levels in wastewater suggesting a consistent reduction   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 24 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: It has been a year since the pandemic brought change on an unprecedented scale at an astonishingly rapid pace to the spring 2020 semester. As UNLV shifted to remote instruction, students grappled with accessing courses from their homes and staying connected to their peers while numerous faculty members wrestled with the intricacies and mechanics of being in a virtual classroom and navigat  more