WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Congress is preparing to vote on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a historic bipartisan agreement that will make the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure in nearly a century. The infrastructure deal will create millions of good-paying, union jobs, while putting America on a solid path to building a stronger, more sustainable, and more equitable economy -- all without raising taxes.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced its first ever August congressional recess "Build Back Better" bus tour to highlight how President Biden and Democrats are delivering for the American people with the creation of more than four million jobs, tax cuts for middle-class families, and lower health care costs. The tour will kick off with Terry McAuliffe in Virginia on Thursday  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 11 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford is pleased to announce that the Nevada Board of Examiners approved the award of compensation for Frank Lapena, following the Eighth Judicial District Court's grant of a Certificate of Innocence and court approval for a total award of $1,980,900.00 from the State of Nevada as compensation for the 20 years Lapena spent in prison after his wrongful convicti  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 14 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that the State prevailed in a lawsuit filed by the Ahern Convention Center. Last August, the Ahern Convention Center sued the State, challenging the Governor's COVID-19 emergency directives restricting the occupancy size for meeting facilities. Subsequently, as Nevadan's health and vaccination rates improved, the State eliminated COVID-19 occupancy re  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight back against the scourge of illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID technology. "Robocall scammers are more than an annoyance. They are dangerous and illegal and have oftentimes preyed on the goodwill of Nevadans by presenting themselves as leg  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 11 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2021: * * * Following reporting of racist, xenophobic comments from Nye County Commissioner Donna Cox against Nevada First Lady Kathy Sisolak, the chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party Judith Whitmer made the following statement. "The blatantly racist remarks made against First Lady Kathy Sisolak are unconscionable, and a disgusting symptom of the larger hatred and bigotry we've seen on d  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak named Yvanna Cancela as his new chief of staff, replacing Michelle White, who has served as chief of staff since the beginning of his administration in January 2019. Cancela, 33, a former Nevada State Senator, will join Governor Sisolak's administration on September 1, 2021. As previously announced, Chief of Staff White will stay on for a period of time to ensure a s  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak named Shellie Hughes as the next director of the Nevada Department of Taxation. Hughes, who is serving as the Chief Deputy Executive Director for the Department of Taxation, will take on the new role on August 23. Hughes will replace Melanie Young, who is transitioning to the Governor's Finance Office as budget administrator. Young has served as the Director of the De  more

BERKELEY, California, Aug. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release: For nearly half a century, lightning-sparked blazes in Yosemite's Illilouette Creek Basin have rippled across the landscape -- closely monitored, but largely unchecked. Their flames might explode into plumes of heat that burn whole hillsides at once, or sit smoldering in the underbrush for months. The result is approximately 60 square miles of forest that look remarkably di  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: When it comes to research and public policy, Caitlin Saladino has emerged as UNLV's whiz kid. Saladino, the director of strategic development for The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West, helped coordinate research that led to more than 115 publications over the past two years, including 75 completed during the pandemic. Her knack for matching undergraduate students with   more