CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 21 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that the state's Interim Finance Committee approved $400,000 to train law enforcement agencies about the state's "red flag" law and to offer grants to organizations that provide resources to families looking to help family members in crisis. These grants are meant to provide organizations with the information necessary to teach  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 19 (TNSawa) -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Oct. 18, 2022: Last month, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford was honored with the TRIO Achiever Award at the Council for Opportunity in Education's national conference on Sept. 22. The TRIO Achiever Award honors the accomplishments after college of individuals who obtained a degree with the help of one of the federal TRIO programs for low-income, first-generation students. AG Fo  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New campaign finance reports reveal that Joe Lombardo is still being fueled by billionaire real estate mogul Robert Bigelow. Bigelow has poured a whopping $8 million into Lombardo's campaign and the Lombardo-dedicated Super PAC. Bigelow has also given $6 million to Stronger Nevada PAC and $12 million to the RGA, who are working overtime to prop up Lombardo's campaign. The RGA alone has spent over $12 million   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Today the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is releasing a new ad in the Nevada Senate race, "Girls." The spot features a testimonial from a Nevada mother highlighting how Adam Laxalt opposes a woman's right to make her own health care decisions: he called Roe v. Wade a 'joke,' celebrated when it was overturned, and would let states outlaw abortion - even for vi  more

ELKO, Nevada, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Great Basin College issued the following news: Great Basin College instructor of Social Sciences Konstantinos Travlos, PhD was recently featured as an expert and responded to a series of questions regarding an article posted by credit and financial website, WalletHub. When asked how he came to be asked Professor Travlos shared, "Dr. Danny Gonzales, a retired member of GBC faculty, was contacted about it and he recommended me as the expert. I consider it my dut  more

RENO, Nevada, Oct. 20 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Governor Steve Sisolak delivered a keynote address on the first day of the Nevada Housing Coalition's third annual statewide Nevada Housing Conference at the Peppermill Reno. During the conference, housing stakeholders from across the state gathered to discuss ways to address the housing crisis. This keynote address comes a day before the Nevada Legislature's Interim Finance Committee is e  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2022: Lawmakers approved a slew of programs put forward by Governor Steve Sisolak aimed at fortifying Nevada's water infrastructure, improving the quality of life for Nevadans and modernizing State systems to better serve residents. "We promised Nevadans that we wouldn't simply spend the federal dollars coming into the State - we would invest them to make lasting, generational change f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: According to the latest CBS News Battleground Tracker, Adam Laxalt remains in the lead over Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, 49% - 48% among likely voters. But that is far from the only statistic that stands out: * More Nevadans believe Catherine Cortez Masto's policies have hurt Nevada rather than helped (43% - 42%). * 76% say that higher prices have been "difficult" or are "a hardship." *   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The DGA-backed group, A Stronger Nevada, is launching a new tv ad highlighting Joe Lombardo's support for extreme abortion bans without exceptions for rape or incest. Watch the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sNqMd6OUBY The 30-second ad -- "So Offensive" -- features a victim advocate explaining the dangerous consequences of Lombardo's support for letting states completely ban abortion, even in the  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * A team of UNLV scientists is already researching how we can support extended space travel with oxygen and food needs for people. * * * While the world is marveling over the first images and data now coming from NASA's Perseverance rover mission seeking signs of ancient microscopic life on Mars, a team of UNLV scientists is already hard at work on the next step: What if we  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: UNLV-led research seeks ways to fold virtual class-inspired feature into post-pandemic return to in-person STEM instruction. * * * Women much more enthusiastically embraced the live chat function during pandemic Zoom classes than men, according to a new UNLV study. Researchers hope the data could be a key to broadening underrepresented groups' access to STEM disciplines as colle  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Psychological and brain sciences grad student Aldo Barrita's fellowship helps expand research in Latino humanities. * * * It takes a village to raise a dissertation. Fortunately, for Aldo Barrita, that village has doubled in size thanks to the 2022-23 Crossing Latinidades Mentorship program and research fellowship. "The fellowship supports students through the first yea  more