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State Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday October 10, 2021 ( 9 items )  

2021/11/03 - UNLV Libraries/Urban Affairs Discussion Series to Address Asian American Discrimination
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 6 (TNSEve) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: The panel series, "We Need To Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas," will host an in-person and livestreamed discussion at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 3. The series is sponsored by the UNLV Libraries and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs. "We Need to Talk" is an educational series which examines how multiple aspects of systemic racism impact our community. The g  more

N.H. Democratic Party: On Good Morning New Hampshire With Jack Heath, Sununu Said He's Headed to Vegas
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 7 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: On The Pulse of NH's Good Morning with Jack Heath, Chris Sununu announced that he's planning to leave New Hampshire -- again -- next month to go to Las Vegas, Nevada for an event with NRSC Chair Rick Scott, Senator Ted Cruz, and other high profile Republicans. "Chris Sununu is once again putting his political ambitions ahead of New Hampshire at a time when our vaccination rate is stagnant, C  more

N.H. Democratic Party: Sununu Announces He Is Leaving New Hampshire - Again
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 7 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release: On The Pulse of NH's Good Morning with Jack Heath, Chris Sununu announced that he's planning to leave New Hampshire -- again -- next month to go to Las Vegas, Nevada for an event with NRSC Chair Rick Scott, Senator Ted Cruz, and other high profile Republicans. "Chris Sununu is once again putting his political ambitions ahead of New Hampshire at a time when our vaccination rate is stagnant, C  more

National Republican Senatorial Committee: Will Catherine Cortez Masto Cut Taxes for Her Millionaire and Billionaire Donors?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Numerous times this year Senate Democrats like Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto have unanimously backed cutting taxes for millionaires and billionaires in places like Nancy Pelosi's California and Chuck Schumer's New York. So where does that leave middle-class Nevada families? Footing the bill for this outrageous giveaway to the rich. Unsurprisingly, Nevadans are not fans of being forced to fun  more

Nev. A.G. Ford Joins Coalition Pushing Back Against USPS Plan to Transform Postal Service
CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 8 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting a formal complaint asking the Postal Regulatory Commission to order that the U.S. Postal Service request an advisory opinion on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's ten-year plan to transform the Postal Service. In the complaint, the coalition argues that the plan will transform nearly every aspect of the Pos  more

Nev. Gov. Sisolak Announces Appointments to Nevada Gaming Commission
CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Sisolak announced two appointments to the Nevada Gaming Commission - the Honorable Jennifer Togliatti and former State Senator Ben Kieckhefer. Togliatti will serve as chair - and will be the first female to serve as the chair. "Both Judge Togliatti and Senator Kieckhefer are highly qualified appointments to these positions, and I am glad to have them continue their service to the Si  more

Nev. Gov. Sisolak Announces the Resignation of the Executive Director of the Patient Protection Commission
CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Sisolak announced the resignation of the Executive Director of the Patient Protection Commission (PPC) Sara Cholhagian. Her departure from her current role will be effective November 1. Governor Sisolak will select an appointee to fill the seat in the near future. "I will forever be grateful to Sara for her hard work and commitment to the people of Nevada. She has led the groundbrea  more

UNLV Launches Rebel Success Scholars Grant
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 7 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: This year, UNLV launched the Rebel Success Scholars grant. The one-time $150,000 allocation funded through the President's Excellence Fund is saving students from the so-called purge list. The list comprises students who accumulated an unpaid balance of $1,800 or more and would have been dropped from their fall semester courses for nonpayment. "We understand the financial stress s  more

UNLV: Reflection of a Crisis
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: The scenes from Kabul of desperate Afghans seeking to escape the Taliban in early September were moving, upsetting, and disturbing. For Elaine Aromin, who serves as the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV manager of contracts, it was all that and much, much more. It brought back memories of when she and her family -- Aromin's birth name is Phung Vuong -- were among refugees   more