LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 14 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada posted the following statement from June 6, 2023: * * * The ACLU of Nevada released the following statement following Gov. Joe Lombardo's signing of Assembly Bill 161. AB 161, sponsored by Assemblyman C.H. Miller and Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod, will allow Nevadans to opt into a DMV system that will alert police at the start of a traffic stop that they have a communication need. The bill protects bot  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 14 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following statement on June 13, 2023: * * * The ACLU of Nevada released the following statement following Gov. Joe Lombardo's signing of Senate Bill 155. SB155, sponsored by Sen. James Ohrenschall, allows Nevada courts to address the root causes of individuals experiencing homelessness with a diversionary, specialty, or outpatient treatment program when they are fined or arrested for engaging in li  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 17 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following statement on June 16, 2023: * * * The ACLU of Nevada released the following statement following Gov. Joe Lombardo's signing of Senate Bill 307 on Thursday. SB307, sponsored by Sen. Pat Spearman, will regulate the prolonged use of solitary confinement in Nevada prisons. * * * ACLU of Nevada Executive Director Athar Haseebullah said: "Solitary confinement is a brutal, barbaric practice,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 13 (TNSgov) -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists issued the following news release: Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Assembly Bill 270, which authorizes licensure of certified anesthesiologist assistants (CAAs) to provide anesthesia care in the state. The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Nevada State Society of Anesthesiologists (NSSA) applaud this action, which will make the services of CAAs available to Nevada patients. "This action   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 14 (TNStalk) -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following statement on June 13, 2023: * * * The Nevada State Senate passed Senate Bill 1 by a vote of 13 to 8. The bill authorizes $380 million in public funding to build a baseball stadium for the current Oakland A's on the Las Vegas Strip. * * * Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, said: "The rushed approval of such   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 15 (TNStalk) -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following statement: * * * Today, less than a week since the Nevada Legislature began consideration of Senate Bill 1, to allocate $380 million in taxpayer funds to construct a Major League Baseball stadium in Las Vegas, the Assembly voted to pass the bill despite considerable community opposition and concern. The special session was called pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNStalk) -- Earthworks issued the following statement on June 15, 2023: * * * Mighty Earth have released a report,GM wants "Everybody In" On Greenwashing, documenting how General Motors is facilitating the violation of Indigenous Peoples' right to self-determination with its investment in Lithium Americas' Thacker Pass mine in Nevada. The report also highlights the massive disconnect between the climate and human rights commitments GM makes to its investors and consumers a  more

DARIEN, Connecticut, June 16 (TNSpp) -- Friends of Animals issued the following news release: Wild horses and burros across the American West routinely are injured and die after being torn from their homes on public lands and sent to off-range corrals (ORCs) as part of the Bureau of Land Management's longstanding eradication policies. Despite the federal protections provided to these "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the American West," the BLM does nothing to ensure that wi  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 16 (TNSgov) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Members of the state assembly and senate have approved legislation, SB 277, that increases the amount of cannabis products adults may legally possess. Senators approved the measure by a vote of 21 to 14. Members of the Assembly passed the bill by a vote of 28 to 14. It now awaits action from Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo. Provisions in the bill allow adults to  more