WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: At a "Stop Asian Hate" event in Las Vegas, Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and First Lady Kathy Sisolak condemned racism and hateful attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, and vowed to support Asian businesses as part of the state's economic recovery from the pandemic. Gov. Sisolak said, "As long as I'm governor, know that you have a friend and a first lady in Carson City who are   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 2, 2021: The Democratic National Committee today launched a new daylong digital advertising campaign taking over the entire news section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal to thank Nevada Senators Jackie Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto for delivering needed relief to Americans by passing the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan, which a bipartisan majority of Americans support, has alread  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 2 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford called on Twitter, eBay, and Shopify to take immediate action to prevent people from selling fraudulent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) vaccination cards on their platforms. A bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general raised concerns about the public health risks of these fake cards in a letter to the companies' CEOs. "At a time when getting vaccin  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 31 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced a two-month extension to the State's eviction moratorium, which was originally set to expire tomorrow. The CDC announced the extension of the federal evictions moratorium yesterday. The goal of the State extension is to allow for the counties and courts to offer faster help in the forms of eviction mediation or rental assistance when notices are filed. The  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 2 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced the "Every Nevadan Recovery Framework," a State-specific framework for the expenditure of the $2.9 billion the State of Nevada will directly receive from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help address the effects of COVID-19. "Our State's ability to recover from this pandemic and build a stronger Nevada will be dependent upon the recovery of our residents f  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 3 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak released an Easter video message to Nevadans. "This weekend, the First Lady and I will join millions of Christians from around the world to celebrate this special time of year and the hopeful promise of Easter. Despite the stress and challenges that can be found all around us, special days like these grant us the opportunity to reflect, spend time safely with our lov  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 2 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed and issued Emergency Directive 043, which formalizes the extension on the State eviction moratorium, announced yesterday. Updated guidance to conform with the latest Directive is now available as well. As announced yesterday, the State moratorium is extended until the end of May. The CDC announced the extension of the federal evictions moratorium Monday. The   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 30 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 83 and Senate Bill 29. Senate Bill 83 authorizes the Department of Education to temporarily waive or pause certain requirements related to the statewide system of accountability for public schools and certain examinations or assessments if the United States Department of Education has waived or paused similar requirements of federal law. Senate Bill 29   more

HENDERSON, Nevada, April 3 (TNSMon) -- Touro University Nevada issued the following news: Touro University Nevada (Touro), home to Nevada's largest medical school and its only school of osteopathic medicine, in addition to the state's largest physician assistant program, is the recipient of a $3 million endowment gift (gift) from the State of Qatar. The gift, known as the Qatar Patient Care Fund, will support and expand Touro's Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities (Center) through 202  more

RENO, Nevada, March 31 (TNSPro) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: The Department of Nutrition is offering Food and Nutritional Toxicology (NUTR 424/624) as an elective this fall. The course will take an in-depth look at toxicants found in foods. Food and nutritional toxicology is the field devoted to studying the chemicals in food, particularly those that have the potential of producing adverse health effects. Most of us think of food as that which sustains life, and as su  more

RENO, Nevada, March 31 (TNSEve) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: To mark its fifth anniversary of street reporting, Our Town Reno will host a free community conversation titled "Helping Our Unhoused Neighbors," on April 13 at 6 p.m. on Zoom and Facebook Live. The event will focus on recent initiatives to help, current challenges and possible future solutions related to Reno's affordable housing and living wage crisis as well as the impacts on community members without stab  more

RENO, Nevada, April 3 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: When I was in eighth grade, I was startled to learn that my goofy US history teacher, prone to explaining the intricacies of the American Revolution with hand puppets (General Cornwallis will always be Mr. Bunny to me), had spent time as a Buddhist monk. Then again, how much do we usually know about our teachers outside of class? Students at the University of Nevada, Reno in the 1960s and 1970s may have been   more

RENO, Nevada, April 2 (TNSPro) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: The College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno has hit the ground running on its new Sports Management program. This particular area of emphasis within the College has received overwhelming support from multiple key donors and sports organizations including but not limited to the Las Vegas Raiders, Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Aces, Reno Aces, Las Vegas Aviators and Women Leaders in College Sport  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 1 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on March 31, 2021: This giant cloud of knowledge that you have as a scientist, what happens if that just goes away one day?" Lisa Danielson, '98 MS Geoscience, found herself asking that question when she was going through chemotherapy in 2011. Today, Danielson is the director of the Center for Space and Earth Sciences and the NASA program manager for discovery science and new mis  more