WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A recent article by the Washington Post highlighted Democratic governors across the country who are dropping barriers to voting as Republicans embrace anti-democratic voting restrictions. Following a slew of restrictions in states with GOP-controlled legislatures like Georgia, Florida and Iowa, Democratic governors are leading the way by making permanent the practices that led to record-high turnout last yea  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: Yesterday, voters from Nevada to Maine spent Child Tax Credit Awareness Day reading about the American Rescue Plan's historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit and its upcoming benefits for middle-class families. As outlets across the country noted, these tax credits were passed by President Biden and Democrats -- no thanks to Republicans in Congress who unanimously voted against the Ame  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 25 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he will appoint eight members for his Substance Use Response Working Group. The Nevada Legislature recently passed Assembly Bill (AB) 374, creating this Working Group within the Attorney General's Office. The purpose of the Working Group is to develop recommendations to improve Nevada's substance use prevention and response efforts. Appoi  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Nevada Democratic Black Caucus and the Nevada State Democratic Party stand in unison to declare a very happy Juneteenth to all. "The passage of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is a great accomplishment in officially recognizing the legacy of slavery in this country," said Nevada Democratic Black Caucus Chair Edward Coleman. "We love and support our Black Congresspeople, such as Representative Sheil  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 26 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced the appointment of DuAne Young as Policy Director for the Governor's Office, effective Monday, June 28, 2021. "It is with great pride that I welcome DuAne Young as our new Policy Director," said Governor Sisolak. "He brings extensive years of experience and knowledge from his previous leadership roles within state government, which will make him an excellen  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 25 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak delivered a sweet, refreshing treat to students at Harvey N. Dondero Elementary School in Clark County to thank the students who are participating in the CCSD Summer Acceleration program and encourage them to continue their studies in their summer school session. The Governor also highlighted the recently signed Senate Bill 173, also called the Back on Track Act, whic  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 24 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak was joined by members of the Nevada COVID-19 Private Sector Task Force to provide updates on their work and accomplishments throughout the pandemic. "I am proud of our State, its leaders and all its residents for showing the power of public-private partnership, and the strength and resilience of Nevadans," Gov Sisolak said. "The work of the Nevada COVID-19 Private Se  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 23 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Nursing has been on Carolyn Sabo's mind as far back as the sixth grade. For a standard school report on what a nurse does, a precocious Sabo came back with a 13-page research paper, going into great detail about enrollment requirements, how to arrange a patient's food tray, and how to taste the food to make sure it was edible. More than 40 years later, her career spanned multipl  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV medicine surgeon plays critical role in treating burn patients. * * * Summertime typically evokes so many pleasant images -- backyard barbecues, time spent at the pool or beach, camping trips to cooler climes. But for Dr. Syed Saquib one of the images it brings to mind is far less pleasant -- nasty burns acquired when someone lands on hot pavement. In fact, summer i  more