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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday April 21, 2024 ( 9 items )  

BATTLE BORN PROGRESS CELEBRATES NEVADA SUPREME COURT RULING TO UPHOLD GHOST GUN LAW
HENDERSON, Nevada, April 19 -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following statement on April 18, 2024, by Communications Director Amber Falgout: * * * Today, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a decision in a case surrounding Assembly Bill 286 (AB286), which passed during the 81st Nevada Legislative Session to ban untraceable ghost guns in Nevada. The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the ghost gun law is constitutional whi  more

BATTLE BORN PROGRESS: THIS TAX DAY, NEVADA WORKING FAMILIES ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE BUT NEVADA BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 16 (TNSres) -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: * * * STATE'S 19 BILLIONAIRES HAVE GROWN $43 BILLION, OR 71%, RICHER SINCE 2017 TRUMP-GOP TAX OVERHAUL-BUT THOSE GAINS MAY NEVER BE TAXED DEMOCRATS' PROPOSED SPECIAL BILLIONAIRE TAXES COULD DELIVER UP TO $319 MILLION A YEAR TO NEVADA IF DISTRIBUTED LIKE CURRENT FEDERAL GRANTS * * * Nevada's 19 billionai  more

BATTLE BORN PROGRESS: VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS VISITS LAS VEGAS TO DISCUSS BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 16 -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following statement on April 15, 2024, by Executive Director Shelbie Swartz: * * * Today Vice President Kamala Harris visited Las Vegas to discuss the Administration's recent rule proposal, which implements the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act's firearm background check expansion. The proposed rule expands firearm background checks to online and gun show f  more

ISRI and JASON Learning Recognize 2023-24 Youth Recycling Contest Winners
WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: ISRI, the Voice of the Recycled Materials Industry(TM), and JASON Learning recognized winners of the 10th Annual 2023-24 Youth Recycling Award contest today at the organization's ISRI2024 Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contestants in grades K-12 submitted original posters or videos that communicated the theme of "Design for Recycling(R)," which encouraged stu  more

Moms Demand Action Executive Director Angela Ferrell-Zabala Joins Vice President Harris for Conversation on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 16 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, Moms Demand Action Executive Director Angela Ferrell-Zabala joined Vice President Harris and actress Xochitl Gomez in Las Vegas, Nevada, to highlight the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) and discuss how Nevada communities have been taking steps to keep students safe through secure storage resolution, mental health funding, and the other aspect  more

NAB Show Announces Winners of 2024 Product of the Year Awards
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 17 -- The National Association of Broadcasters issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: NAB Show today announced the winners of its prestigious 2024 Product of the Year Awards during a ceremony at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The awards recognize and celebrate the most significant and promising new products being exhibited at the Show. Winners were selected by a panel of industry experts in 19 categories. To be eligible, nominated products must be from   more

Renown Health Appoints Anna Loomis MBA As Chief Financial Officer
RENO, Nevada, April 19 -- Renown Health, a healthcare network, issued the following news release: Renown Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Anna Loomis, MBA, as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective July 1, 2024. Ms. Loomis will oversee all aspects of financial management for Renown Health including budgeting, financial planning, revenue cycle management, supply chain and strategic investments for Nevada's #1 ranked health care organization. Before joining Renown, Ms.  more

Security Industry Association: ISC West 2024 Grows Attendance, Offers Most Expansive Lineup Yet
NORWALK, Connecticut, April 16 -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: ISC West 2024, the nation's leading comprehensive and converged security trade event, hosted in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA), delivered another year of successful programming and welcomed more than 29,000 security industry professionals to The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. ISC West elevated the customer experience by hosting both fan-favorite  more

Union of Concerned Scientists: Bill to Extend Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Without Reforms a 'Slap in the Face' to Those Sickened by US
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 19 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced legislation that would extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) as-is, without needed improvements to provide health care screenings and financial compensation to communities sickened by nuclear weapons tests conducted in New Mexico and Nevada, uranium mining and nuclear waste. Congress should reject the bill and foc  more