CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 17 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Tonda Renee Ward, 64, of Las Vegas, and her company, Southwestern Health Solutions L.L.C., were sentenced today in a Medicaid fraud case involving submission of false claims and failure to maintain adequate records committed between Dec. 31, 2017, and Dec. 26, 2018. Judge Mary Kay Holthus found Southwestern Health Solutio  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 17 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in welcoming a decision by CVS and Walgreens to start offering mifepristone and misoprostol, often referred to as medication abortion, in their stores. The decision, announced by the two companies last month, will enable their pharmacies to dispense and mail the pills to customers after receiving certification from the  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Governor Joe Lombardo issued a proclamation ending the state of emergency in Nevada due to the gas pipeline disruption. While the Kinder Morgan pipeline resumed operations on Saturday afternoon, the Office of the Governor advised that the state of emergency would remain in effect until emergency management partners were able to confirm that fuel transportation and supply had fully ret  more

VANCOUVER, Canada, Feb. 17 -- Lithium Americas, an agency that advances lithium projects, issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2023: Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) ("Lithium Americas" or the "Company") today announced the closing of the initial tranche, an investment of $320 million, of its previously announced $650 million investment by General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) ("GM"). Proceeds from GM's investment are to be used to accelerate the development of the Company's Thacker Pass   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 14 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2023: * * * The Nevada State Democratic Party issued the following statement in response to false allegations that members were improperly removed from the State Central Committee roster. "To ensure compliance with our party's bylaws, the State Central Committee roster is routinely updated to remove individuals who've failed to maintain their membership," said Nevada State Democratic Party Cha  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * A polymer created by a longtime chemistry professor can lower the risk of fires when used as a component of lithium-ion batteries. * * * Nevada has a lot riding on lithium, a key component in the high-tech batteries that make the 21st century go. Thousands of workers manufacture lithium-ion batteries at the Gigafactory near Reno. A nearly $4 billion company based in Cars  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 14 (TNStalk) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following Q&A on Feb. 13, 2023, with research infrastructure manager Kris Davidson: * * * Kris Davidson has a penchant for learning and problem solving that makes him the ideal person to work on UNLV's research infrastructure issues. Davidson enrolled at UNLV right out of high school, leaving a small town in New England for the desert of Las Vegas. He earned his undergraduate degree in management info  more