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State Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday July 30, 2023 ( 7 items )  

Ahead of Medicare Anniversary, DSCC Launches New Ads Highlighting Senate Republicans' Attacks on Medicare & Social Security
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Ahead of the anniversary of Medicare being signed into law, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching a new digital advertisement: "Memories," highlighting Senate Republicans' agenda that would end Medicare and Social Security, raising health care costs on seniors and hard working Americans. The advertising campaign includes individualized spots calling out Sens. Cruz   more

Democratic Governors Association: Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo Hit With Record Fine, Censured, for Multiple Campaign Ethics Violations
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on July 26, 2023: Yesterday, after extensive delays and after Gov. Joe Lombardo installed two new political appointees to the Nevada Ethics Commission (the only members to vote against holding the Governor accountable), the Commission determined in a 4-2 vote that the governor had willingly committed multiple ethics violations to benefit his campaign for governor and fined Lombardo $20,000 -- the largest of it  more

GW Experts Available to Comment on Dangerous Impact of Heat Wave on Public Health
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: The deadly heat wave hitting the U.S. is expected to continue this week, as The National Weather Service has issued heat alerts on Monday for 40 million Americans across 10 states in the Midwest and Southwest. Many cities continue to set new records of the number of consecutive days above 110 degrees. This week California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah may be the hardest hit states, although temperatures across   more

UNLV: Astronomers Reveal New Features of Galactic Black Holes
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 27 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * An international team of scientists reports in Nature the first detection of a quasi-periodic oscillation signal in the radio band from a Galactic black hole system. * * * Black holes are the most mysterious objects in the universe, with features that sound like they come straight from a sci-fi movie. Stellar-mass black holes with masses of roughly 10 suns, for example, reveal t  more

UNLV: Astronomers Shed New Light on Formation of Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 29 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * International team reports on a radio pulsar phase of a Galactic magnetar that emitted a fast radio burst in 2020; observations suggest unique origins for "bursts" and "pulses," which adds to FRB formation theory. * * * More than 15 years after the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs) - millisecond-long, deep-space cosmic explosions of electromagnetic radiation - astronomers worl  more

UNLV: Improving Campus Visibility One Sign at a Time
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 28 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: Navigating a university as large and complex as UNLV can be challenging. Think back to the first time you arrived on campus. How long did it take you to find the building or facility you were looking for? Did the exterior signage stand out? Were there enough directional signs? Having good signage helps you get where you need to go quickly and efficiently and sets the tone for the visitor e  more

UNLV: Marie Arroyo on Overcoming Challenges and Changing Her Path
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 25 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Editor's Note: The Classified Staff Council (https://www.unlv.edu/cscouncil/classified-employee-awards) celebrates the contributions of UNLV staff members through its annual awards program. This year, along with recognizing milestone anniversaries, the council recognized three Employee of the Year winners and one Rookie of the Year. * * * Marie Arroyo has been dedicated to UNLV fo  more