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State Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday May 22, 2022 ( 4 items )  

Nev. Gov. Sisolak Proclaims 'Infrastructure Week' in Nevada, Creates Subcabinet Focused on Infrastructure Efforts
CARSON CITY, Nevada, May 17 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak proclaimed May 16-20 "Infrastructure Week" in Nevada and announced the creation of a subcabinet dedicated to leveraging and investing infrastructure dollars coming into the Silver State as a result of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. "When I think about infrastructure, I think about jobs. Over the last severa  more

Nev. Gov. Sisolak Signs On to Letter to President, Secretary of Commerce Concerning Solar Tariff Investigation
CARSON CITY, Nevada, May 17 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release and letter: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak sent a letter to President Joe Biden and U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo with deep concern over the impact of the recent decision by the United States Department of Commerce to investigate imported solar products. The Governor was joined by 18 fellow Governors across the nation. "This decision has created market uncertainty that threaten  more

UNLV Releases Independent Review of Registered Student Organizations
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on May 17, 2022: * * * Report commissioned following off-campus charity boxing event last November resulting in the tragic death of student Nathan Valencia. * * * UNLV today announced findings from an independent review of policies and procedures for the university's more than 350 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) - including its fraternities and sororities. More than 11,00  more

UNLV: The Science Behind Identifying Human Remains
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 14 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A with anthropology professor Jennifer Byrnes: * * * A body in a barrel. Then another set of bones in the lake bed. As the water levels drop in Lake Mead due to drought, the remains of unknown humans who have come to an untimely end are being revealed. And suddenly, the work of anthropology professors like Jennifer Byrnes are in the news. Byrnes teaches Forensic Anthropology, Human Osteolog  more