CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 7 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Nevada entered two additional opioid litigation settlements, bringing in tens of millions of dollars to assist with abating the opioid crisis in the state. Nevada will receive $32.2 million from a multistate settlement with Walmart and $1.5 million from a settlement - not negotiated as part of a multistate deal - with Americ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 8 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently received the Regional Legislator of the Year Award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL). Rep. Schofield was presented with the award during the caucus' 46th Annual Legislative Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 2, 2022. "I am honored to receive this award from my colleagues in the National Black Caucus of State Legislators," sa  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Housing Division announced the final awards for the $500 million Home Means Nevada affordable housing initiative. "I'm so proud that through collaboration across all levels of the public and private sector we've made Nevada's single-largest investment into affordable housing to tackle one of our state's most complex issues. Now, develope  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Stephen Sisolak, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced 38 appointments made to the State of Nevada boards, commissions, and agencies during the month of November. The Governor has appointed hundreds of individuals since assuming office, and he encourages anyone who might be interested in serving Nevada and their community to review opportunities posted on the Governor's WEBSITE, which is updated   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's G. Michelle Ferreira, co-managing shareholder of the San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, and Barbara T. Kaplan, co-chair of the Global Tax Practice, will participate on a panel at the American Bar Association Criminal Tax Fraud/Tax Controversy Dec. 12-14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ferreira will present on a panel titled "Civil Workshop - It's a World of Depositions: D  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Dec. 6 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news: State Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis) was re-elected as treasurer for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) on December 2nd during the group's conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pryor has served as treasurer for the organization since 2020. She was sworn in last week and will begin her new term on January 1, 2023. "I'm very excited to begin another term as treasurer," Pryor said. "I am h  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * A long-duration gamma-ray burst observed in late 2021 revealed signatures typically associated with short-duration bursts, forcing puzzled scientists to create a new model for the origin of this unique burst. * * * The mysteries of the cosmos continue to amaze astronomers, and with each new observation comes a chance to deepen - or upend - our understanding of the universe  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 10 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A on Dec. 9, 2022, with folklorist Sheila Bock, assistant professor in the Interdisciplinary, Gender and Ethnic Studies Department: * * * Taught by Sheila Bock, a folklorist and assistant professor in UNLV's interdisciplinary, gender, and ethnic studies department, the Expressive Culture of Death course explores the ways in which death -- both currently and historically -- has permeated pop  more