WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today's MAGA Hot Mic moment comes from Nevada GOP Senate candidate Adam Laxalt. In a newly released audio recording, MAGA Republican and NV Senate candidate Adam Laxalt called the landmark Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade a "joke." Laxalt went even further touting his anti-choice record and the fact that he has gone "a step further" than other Republicans and said it is "sad" that the people of Nev  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release and letter on June 28, 2022: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in calling on the heads of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take swift action to eliminate toxic metals from baby food. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannis and USD  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford posted the following joint statement with 22 attorneys general on June 27, 2022: * * * Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and a national coalition of 22 attorneys general issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to supporting and expanding access to abortion care. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, access to safe and legal abortion remains robustly protected in n  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 1 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's statement in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: "Today's Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. EPA is another shortsighted decision that will have ramifications far into the future. By gutting the Environmental Protection Agency's authority before the  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 28 (TNSper) -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Sisolak appointed Maria A. Gall to the Eighth Judicial District Court, Dept. 9. This appointment fills the judicial vacancy left by Cristina D. Silva, who was appointed by President Biden to the U.S. District Court in Nevada. "Judge Gall has extensive civil litigation experience in both state and federal courts in New York, Kentucky and Nevada," said Governor Sisolak. "I'm  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 30 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed an executive order to protect reproductive freedom for any person seeking access to reproductive health care in Nevada. This Order follows the United States Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, which overturns the decades-long precedent of Roe v. Wade and abandons the constitutional recognition that individuals have a right to make deci  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 2 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and First Lady Kathy Sisolak attended the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Women's Collective Summit at Caesars Palace on Thursday night where First Lady Sisolak gave a keynote address at the Spotlight Awards Dinner. "As AAPI women, we know the obstacles that have confronted our paths. The unfortunate Anti-Asian hate discussion has a  more

ROCKLIN, California, June 28 (TNSper) -- Sierra College issued the following news release: At the June Sierra College board meeting the Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Karen Davis O'Hara as the new Executive Dean of the Sierra College Nevada County Campus (NCC). Dr. Davis O'Hara comes to Sierra College after more than 20 years at California State University, Sacramento as a faculty member in the Department of Child Development and as a successful administrator in the College of Education, servi  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: By Alyson Chapman A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up the steep shoreline of Lake Mead, a Colorado River reservoir just east of Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona border. It is the country's largest reservoir, and it's draining rapidly. With much of the country experiencing above-normal temperatures, below-average rainfall and a changing clim  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M researchers have created a new dataset that quanitifes trends of evaporative water loss from 1.4 million global lakes and artificial reservoirs. * * * By Alyson Chapman A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up the steep shoreline of Lake Mead, a Colorado River reservoir just east of Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona border. It is the country's largest reservoir, a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Alyson Chapman A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up the steep shoreline of Lake Mead, a Colorado River reservoir just east of Las Vegas on the Nevada-Arizona border. It is the country's largest reservoir, and it's draining rapidly. With much of the country experiencing above-normal temperatures, below-average rainfall and a changing climate, it is   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: * * * Research drives how programs serve youth. * * * It's late June, and groups of young students are exploring the otherwise empty UNLV-TV studio, with some seated behind the anchor desk in cushy red chairs reading a teleprompter while others deliver fake weather forecasts before a green screen. Could they see themselves occupying those seats for real one da  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on June 29, 2022: * * * UNLV report posits that the lithium-ion battery economy, forecast to grow to $115 billion industry by 2030, is a key to economic diversification and development. * * * Last August, President Biden together with automakers announced a goal to make 50% of all U.S. car and light truck sales by 2030 electric, hydrogen fuel cell, or plug-in hybrid vehicles. Th  more