LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 16 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada will be representing the Durango High School students who were attacked by Clark County School District Police, an event that was recorded by bystanders. To date, the officer shown slamming a student to the ground without cause has not been terminated and the Clark County District Attorney's Office has not demonstrated any intent to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSper) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: The Center for Biological Diversity and a former state employee sued Gov. Joe Lombardo today to challenge his Jan. 6 appointment of former state Sen. James Settelmeyer to be director of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Nevada's Constitution bars legislators from being appointed to any paid state position if, during their term, the legislature voted to inc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSgov) -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: In a major victory for consumers, the Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the Nevada Division of Insurance's temporary ban on use of credit information to determine insurance rates. The insurance industry trade association, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), unsuccessfully challenged the rule that was issued by the Division in 2020. Consumer Federation of America and t  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 17 (TNSgov) -- The International Sleep Products Association issued the following news: As in past years, ISPA is tracking a raft of new bills to limit and regulate the presence of PFAS in consumer products and water sources. Of note to the mattress industry, Rhode Island, Nevada and Minnesota (with multiple bills) have all introduced bills in 2023 which, depending on the bill, would regulate the use of PFAS in "children's products" or "juvenile products," which would   more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 17 (TNSgov) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Files Federal Complaint * * * Notorious monkey importer Worldwide Primates and repeat-offender monkey transport company JKL Secure Freight Lines sent 167 monkeys on a nearly 3,000-mile trek from Miami to Charles River Laboratories in Reno without the proper, required veterinary examinations, according to evidence uncovered by PETA. Federal laws require that monkeys tra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSrpt) -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2023: * * * Tule Springs Paleo Survey Results Complicate Controversial Greenlink Route * * * Plans for a mega-transmission corridor in Nevada have hit a roadblock in the form of a survey showing that its route through a national park would likely destroy a trove of prehistoric fossils, according to the results of a ground-penetrating survey released today Public Emp  more