WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: In this week's State of the State address, Gov. Steve Sisolak highlighted his record thus far and his plans to invest in Nevada's children, affordable housing, and more. "The state of our state is resilient and getting stronger every day," said Sisolak. While the GOP field hasn't offered any plans to improve Nevada's schools, Gov. Sisolak has improved Nevada from 13th to 9th in higher education, lowered the   more

ELKO, Nevada, Feb. 23 -- Great Basin College issued the following news: Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) organizes two annual, daylong Diversity Summits, in Northern Nevada and in Southern Nevada. These events are free of charge and all faculty, staff, and students of NSHE institutions and community partners are invited to participate. This year's theme was voted by the Cultural Diversity Committee, in consideration of the ongoing and evolving challenges of the pandemic and its effects  more

ELKO, Nevada, Feb. 25 (TNSOps) -- Great Basin College issued the following news: Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) organizes two annual, daylong Diversity Summits, in Northern Nevada and in Southern Nevada. These events are free of charge and all faculty, staff, and students of NSHE institutions and community partners are invited to participate. This year's theme was voted by the Cultural Diversity Committee, in consideration of the ongoing and evolving challenges of the pandemic and it  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Catherine Cortez Masto prefers to play political games with Nevadans' hard-earned money, and luckily for Nevadans, she lost this round. As gas prices continue to climb across the nation, Cortez Masto teamed up with other vulnerable Senate Democrats in a desperate attempt to enact a gas tax holiday. The problem with Cortez Masto's plan? It "would not actually change the price of gas in Nevada.  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 24 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general calling on the Federal Trade Commission to adopt a national rule targeting impersonation scams. Attorneys general serve as the front-line defense against impersonation scams, seeing first-hand the pervasive problem these acts create for consumers, small businesses and charities in their sta  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak laid out his plan to move Nevada forward during an off-year State of the State address in Allegiant Stadium. Allegiant Stadium - which finished construction and opened during the pandemic and has already proven to be an economic driver in Southern Nevada. The Governor announced a number of policy and spending proposals for the year ahead, as the COVID-19 pandemic rec  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Judith Whitmer released the following statement applauding Governor Sisolak's State of the State speech, urging support for our elected Democrats as they fight to bring relief to Nevada. "It's with pride and gratitude that we support Governor Sisolak in bringing millions of dollars in federal investment to Nevada. Democrats have worked tirelessly to ensure that t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 23 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Students competing in the college's Senior Design Competition are often surprised and awe-struck at meeting one of the competition's namesake, Harriet Cox, in person at the awards dinner. Cox and her late husband, Fred, became involved with UNLV and the College of Engineering after moving to Las Vegas in the mid-1990s. Fred had spent decades as a tech entrepreneur and was eager to  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 26 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers dissected tweets of Summer Olympians to explore how medal status impacts their clout and authenticity in engagement, and ultimately their potential as social marketing stars. * * * Celebrities are the most followed, mentioned, and - in the case of Twitter - retweeted users on social media. There's no doubt they have a lot of clout, which makes them a natural   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * UNLV-led research team identifies key brain protein to target for new customized drug therapies treating adverse symptoms of developmental disorder subtypes. * * * Science is one step closer to developing targeted drug therapies that may reduce seizures, sleep disorders, and related symptoms common in people with intellectual disabilities. Research led by a team of UNLV   more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Danielle Berger "Thinking like a sheep" might actually be a compliment: A new study has found that following the herd is just one strategy bighorn sheep use to make decisions about seasonal migration. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, while somewhat influenced by the behavior of their social group, also make decisions based on past experience and what they observe about their world from the rocky crags of the Sier  more