DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 9 -- The American Water Works Association issued the following news release: With water scarcity and climate concerns growing across the globe, water efficiency and sustainability experts will gather Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, to share cutting-edge technologies and management strategies at the 2023 WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition (WSI). Founded by Southern Nevada Water Authority and hosted American Water Works Association (AWWA), WSI tackles the comp  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 11 -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Today, the Nevada Legislature's Interim Finance Committee, chaired by Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, rejected another attempt by Governor Joe Lombardo to give away public tax dollars to support "opportunity scholarships," otherwise known as the voucher scam -- a decades-long effort to funnel taxpayer dollars  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 9 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: A 15-year campaign to stop real estate developers and water speculators from building a sprawling new city in the middle of the Nevada desert will come before the state Supreme Court today. The Lower White River Flow System litigation features 18 parties arguing over the scarce water resources of an ancient carbonate aquifer system in Clark County, Nev., and the endangered Moap  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The Human Rights Campaign Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, presents The Equality Ball, in association with Beeline Productions and the Shady Gang, with support from BeyGOOD Foundation--bringing authentic ballroom culture to Las Vegas directly from the source. The Equality Ball will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 27  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 11 -- The Information Systems Audit and Control Association issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: The 10th annual Governance, Risk, and Control (GRC) Conference, 21-23 August 2023, in Las Vegas, NV, and virtually, jointly presented by ISACA and The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), will focus on leading-edge topics and competencies required of GRC and internal audit professionals today and in the near future. Generative AI, the metaverse, third party ri  more

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Aug. 9 -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release: Eligible voting members of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) elected the following individuals to serve as officers on the Board of Directors: President-elect Christopher P. Robinson, CFSP, CCO; Treasurer Daniel J. Ford, CFSP, CCO; and Secretary Chris E. Christian, CFSP, CCO. Additionally, all three proposed changes to the NFDA bylaws passed. The officers will serve on  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 10 -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions issued the following news release: On July 11, CMS released their decision summary on the national coverage determination (NCD) for PTA of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting. The decision is in response to a request from the Multispecialty Carotid Alliance (MSCA) and comments received from SCAI and other organizations. In the summary, CMS has accepted the request to make the guidelines less r  more