WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A new poll shows Gov. Steve Sisolak receiving high marks from Nevada voters. The poll from OH Predictive Insights found Gov. Sisolak to be "enjoying a positive image among a majority of Silver State voters," with 52% of Nevadans approving of the job Gov. Sisolak is doing as governor. "For a Democrat in a perennial swing state that hadn't elected a Democratic governor in the 24 years before him, Steve Sisolak  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Rep. Mark Amodei still hasn't decided whether or not he wants to jump into the messy, far-right GOP field for governor in Nevada. One thing he has decided, though, is that he's unimpressed with the other candidates in the Republican primary field. "Certainly no one has sucked the air out of the room, in a Republican primary sense," Amodei told the AP. We couldn't agree more, Mark. The current field of GOP p  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: It's official. Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto just voted to advance known eco-terrorist Tracy Stone-Manning's nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Stone-Manning lied to the Senate and federal investigators about her role in an eco-terrorist plot, and even White House officials deemed her nomination "a massive vetting failure." In Nevada, roughly 80% - or 56 million acres -  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 21 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced that John Sadler will serve as the new Communications Director for the Office of the Attorney General. Sadler, who most recently served as the political correspondent for the Las Vegas Sun, will take over the position effective immediately. "I am pleased to welcome John to the AG Family, and confident he will be an exceptional addition to our t  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 23 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement: * * * Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced his support for states that are considering settling with opioid distributors and an opioid manufacturer, but he stopped short of joining the proposed settlement, pending further examination and consideration of the terms of the settlement to ascertain whether they best serve the interests of the State of Nevada. Nevada continues to be one  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 24 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak declared a state of emergency in Douglas County in response to the ongoing Tamarack Fire. Declaring a state of emergency ensures resources from the local, state, and federal levels are available to assist as needed during this emergency. "On behalf of the State of Nevada, I would like to thank all of our brave first responders, local government agencies, and nonprof  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 21 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed and issued Emergency Directive 046, which amends Directive 011 to allow licensing boards for medical providers to resume collecting licensing fees for Nevada licensees starting 30 days after the effective date of this Directive. Fees will continue to be waived for medical providers from out of state who apply to come into Nevada pursuant to Directive 011. Ad  more

RENO, Nevada, July 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents today approved a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Sierra Nevada University (SNU) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) that would add SNU to the UNR family. In an earlier action last month, Sierra Nevada University's Board of Trustees approved the agreement as well. "I wish to express my sincere gratitude to the Board of R  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 21 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: While the temperature soared outside, 44 middle and high school girls tried to keep their cool under stressful situations like learning how to code, meeting and working with new people, and solving myriad technical puzzles. Welcome to UNLV's Engaging Girls in Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing summer camp. Nationally, women represent more than 55 percent of undergraduate colle  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * New treatments and interventions offer more hope to catch lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases early, and treat them more effectively. * * * Dr. Arthur Oliver Romero of UNLV Medicine received advanced fellowship training to use a robot-assisted biopsy platform, called ION, that was newly acquired by University Medical Center. In June, he may well have saved a life wi  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 22 (TNSRep) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on July 21, 2021: * * * Annual population forecast from UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research predicts 3.38 million local residents by 2060. * * * Southern Nevada's population of approximately 2.32 million residents is expected to grow by more than 1 million to 3.38 million by 2060, according to a new report released today by UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Re  more