WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2022: Last night, the extremist candidates for Nevada governor echoed COVID and election conspiracy theories in their first major GOP candidate forum. Noticeably absent from the crowded stage was Joe Lombardo, who refused to attend the debate in Northern Nevada. Despite not appearing, Lombardo still drew harsh criticism from the rest of the field, who went after his record as Clark County Sheriff. Fo  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 5 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2022: To inspire student innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math ("STEM"), Panasonic Corporation of North America ("Panasonic") is partnering with 3-time Olympian, 15-time World Champion, 10-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer, and proud STEM advocate Katie Ledecky to launch the STEM Forward educational initiative and engaged Discovery Education   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Under the leadership of President Biden and Democrats, communities across the country are experiencing a record economic recovery. Jobless claims have plunged to a near 50-year low, supply chain bottlenecks are easing, consumers are spending in record amounts, and folks from Nevada, to Tennessee, to New Jersey, are seeing that progress in their local economies. Here's a look at what voters in states acro  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 8 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources awarded approximately $1.2 million in funding through the Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust to construct electric vehicle charging stations throughout the state. The department recently issued awards to the following four recipients: Francis Energy in Harrisonville, Francis Energy in Perryville, Francis Energy in Nev  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Nevada's Catherine Cortez Masto has abandoned Nevada voters, and now, they are abandoning her. According to December data from the Nevada Secretary of State, Democrats are far outpacing Republicans when it comes to switching party affiliations. As The Nevada Independent reported, "more than two-and-a-half times as many Democrats changed their party registrations to Republican" and "about one an  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 5 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Nevada will receive almost $285.2 million for the fight against the opioid epidemic from a multitude of sources, including a federal grant and settlements with an opioid manufacturer and distributors. "The funds that our state will receive going forward will help us save lives and mitigate the harms done to our residents because of the ong  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 5 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced that 337 organizations responded with more than $445 million in funding requests to the "Community Recovery Grant" program launched last month aimed at non-profits. This grant program, funded by American Rescue Plan dollars, is aimed at utilizing existing non-profits in the State to provide direct and immediate community services. Applications will be review  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 7 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer released the following statement on the first anniversary of the January 6 riots and attempted coup in Washington, D.C. "The promise of democracy is the beating heart of the American political experiment. We have not always gotten it right, but waves of progress have made participatory democracy available to more and more people, slowly moving us to  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 6 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2022: Ask Dr. Jocelyn Burke the newest faculty member in the surgery department at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine how she became interested in a career in medicine and her memory lane winds back to her time at a Southern Oregon high school in the 1990s. "I was fascinated by a human anatomy and physiology class - wanted to know more about how our elegant machine fu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 4 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following news release: Attorney General Mark R. Herring continues to lead the fight to ensure the federal government properly recognizes that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been ratified and is now part of the United States Constitution. Along with co-leads Attorney General Kwame Raoul of Illinois and Attorney General Aaron Ford of Nevada, Attorney General Herring today filed his opening brief in the Cou  more