WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: This week, Gov. Steve Sisolak and Treasurer Zach Conine launched the Transforming Opportunities for Toddlers and Students (TOTS) Grant Program -- a first-in-nation grant program to help children with disabilities and their families using funds from the American Rescue Plan. TOTS is Nevada's first statewide grant program to be launched using American Rescue Plan Act funding and the largest investment into ABL  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: This week, Democrats once again failed to pass their reckless multibillion-dollar spending spree, received even more bad polling news, and were forced to take down a blatantly false TV ad in Nevada. * Schumer defended his rich New York friends by demanding tax cuts. * Grassley Up Big In Early Senate Polls. * A new NRSC poll found that suburban voters reject the Democrats' radical agenda. Es  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 28 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford met with local leaders in Churchill, Pershing, Humboldt and Lander Counties on the first day of his four-day long tour of the state's rural areas. The tour, which began in Fallon early Tuesday morning, will culminate in the Attorney General's participation in the Nevada Day parade in Carson City on Saturday, Oct. 30. "I want to thank everyone that took the ti  more

ELY, Nevada, Oct. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford met with local leaders in Elko County on the second day of his four-day long tour of the state's rural areas. The tour, which began early Tuesday morning in Fallon, will culminate in the Attorney General's participation in the Nevada Day parade in Carson City on Saturday, Oct. 30. "I want to thank everyone that took time out of their schedule to meet with our group t  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: With the most recent recommendation that eligible Americans receive the COVID-19 booster, today Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak received a dose of the Moderna vaccine booster shot at University Medical Center (UMC) in Las Vegas. Gov. Sisolak, who was eligible due to his age, originally received a single dose of Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVI-19 vaccine on March 11, 2021. The Gov  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak helped open the 2021 Nevada Housing Conference, laying out what the State has done so far to create more affordable housing and laying out plans for future investments. "Housing is a complex issue - it's not a problem that can or will solely be solved by the government. It's also not a problem that can or will be solely solved by private entities," Governor Sisolak s  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 26 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2021: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine launched a first-in-nation grant program aimed at helping children with disabilities and their families as part of the State's economic recovery. The Transforming Opportunities for Toddlers and Students (TOTS) Grant Program is utilizing $5 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan to provide grants to children with  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 27 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021: The Nevada State Democratic Party released the following statement today, congratulating the Reno bus drivers, members of Teamsters Local 533, on winning their demands after several weeks on strike. "Workers have the right to be safe in their workplace, to earn a living and fair wage, and to be treated with dignity and respect," said Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer.   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 28 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: You can't help but be moved when UNLV Health's Jennifer Cornejo, a senior audiologist and faculty lecturer in the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine department of otolaryngology, explains why she finds fulfillment in her profession, which often involves working with ear, nose, and throat physicians who surgically implant devices that she then programs and activates  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 29 (TNSPar) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV Partners With TheDream.US to Support Nevada DREAMers' Pursuit of Higher Education UNLV is teaming up with TheDream.US, the nation's largest college access and success program for immigrant youth, to provide scholarships for Nevada's immigrant youth to achieve their higher education goals. TheDream.US opens a new round of scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 aca  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 30 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Aaron Rodgers is trying to stop smiling. The problem: he's currently talking to Kenny Mayne, a man who could wring a grin from a disgruntled tire iron. "As long as I've had ESPN, I've tuned in to watch Kenny Mayne," the ace Jeopardy! replacement host/pretty-good football player says, doing his best to pay tribute to the supremely sardonic sports anchor during his final show on s  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 27 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A with Vivien Hau, web and digital strategy team: * * * As a 2020 grad with a bachelor's in graphic design and media, Vivien Hau didn't have to look far and wide to find her first job out of college. After joining UNLV Integrated Marketing & Branding as a sophomore, she continued on with the web and digital strategy team full-time after commencement. A native Las Vegan, Hau oversees the degree direc  more