CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Advanced Energy Economy issued the following news release: A new analysis shows Nevada would see significant economic benefits from joining a regional electric grid with neighboring states. The study, conducted by independent consulting firm Energy Strategies on behalf of business association Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), found that joining a regional transmission organization (RTO) could generate upwards of $2 billion in new Gross State Product (GSP)   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued statements following argument before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeal on their lawsuit demanding the Federal Archivist certify the Equal Rights Amendment. From 2017 to 2020, Nevada, Illinois and Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, bringing the total number of states having done so to 38 - enough  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Reports are highlighting how Adam Laxalt is attacking law enforcement - telling NBC News he "refused to support the FBI" - while new reporting revealed he "took the legal maximum from Curtis Debord, who was indicted for illegal weapons trafficking." See for yourself: NBC News: Republican challenger in Nevada Senate race refuses to back FBI, calls it 'far too political' By Natasha Korecki   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Last night, First Lady Kathy Sisolak and Governor Sisolak hosted "The First Lady Presents..." Second Annual Art Exhibition in the Governor's Mansion in Carson City on Tuesday evening, kicking off the six-month public display of artwork from local contemporary artists. "Art and culture are not only found on walls and pedestals in museums and galleries, but in our own homes, from food to tradition  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced that he has requested and received Nevada Department of Corrections Director Charles Daniels' resignation, effective immediately. William Gittere, the deputy director of operations, will serve as the acting director for the department, effective immediately. "My office will continue to work closely with the team at the Nevada Department of Corrections to ens  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Right when families across Nevada thought the era of $5/gallon gas was over, our weakened energy policy has given way to yet another spike. Gas prices in Las Vegas are up 24 cents over the past week and now average $5.09 a gallon. Nevada had the unfortunate distinction of being home to the second highest gas prices in the nation this summer, and the energy policies supported by Catherine Co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: The NRSC launched its latest Spanish language television ad in Nevada, highlighting the ways Catherine Cortez Masto has made Nevada less safe. The Spanish language ad is called "Crimen." As Attorney General, Catherine Cortez Masto allowed convicted criminals to be released early. Now, as a Senator, she voted to block funding to stop drug trafficking and sent millions of dolla  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 1 (TNSconf) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: UNLV welcomes bestselling author and integrative medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra for the latest installment of the Barrick Lecture Series, on Monday, October 24. Chopra has been named by TIME Magazine as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century;" he's the author of 90 books on integrative medicine and personal transformation - many of them bestsellers - that have been t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * The new 100-gigabit network addresses the increasing need for connectivity, which supports the university's expanding research efforts. * * * In recent months, there has been a series of improvements to the campus network to keep up with the growing demand for connectivity at UNLV. WiFi was expanded outdoors during the spring semester. Security upgrades for a more reli  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 28 (TNSper) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: When did Dr. Leanne Free, brand-new assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, know she wanted to get into medicine? As a 15-year-old candy striper at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California. The proof? She logged over 1,000 volunteer hours in two years. It was there that she fell in love. Not  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: * * * UNLV geoscientists Libby Hausrath and Arya Udry dish on latest Perseverance rover data, and provide peek at upcoming research. * * * The first data from NASA's historic Mars Perseverance rover mission are in, revealing clues about the possibility of past life on the Red Planet. And two UNLV geoscientists are in on the action as part of the NASA's Mars 2  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Record of past volcanic eruptions -- and potential hazards to health -- revealed by low water levels at dwindling local tap source. * * * As the climate crisis continues to affect the American West, sunken boats and human remains aren't the only surprises to be revealed by record-low water levels at Lake Mead. Sedimentary rocks that hadn't been seen since the 1930s are n  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 27 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A on Sept. 26, 2022, by Thomas Leslie, director of the Division of Wind Band Studies and professor of conducting: * * * Although born into a family of successful musicians, Thomas Leslie's mother advised him to be a dentist. He'd make much more money, she reasoned. Fortunately, money wasn't a motivator for him, and a C+ in biology didn't bode well for a career in health care. So, instead,  more