Thursday - October 31, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday June 02, 2024 ( 3 items )  

ACLU OF NEVADA CHAMPIONS VOTING RIGHTS ACCESS FOR VOTERS IN COUNTY JAILS
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 31 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: The ACLU of Nevada has been working with local governments throughout Nevada to implement policies to give eligible voters detained in these facilities streamlined access to the ballot box. Today, the organization confirmed seven jails are now fully compliant with the law as outlined in Assembly Bill 286. Earlier this year the nonpartisan nonprofit organization issued de  more

Progressive Groups React to Trump Guilty Verdict in Hush Money Trial
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 31 -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today former President Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts in the hush money trial which explored campaign finance violations related to the 2016 election. Despite facing intimidation, threats, and harassment, a jury of everyday Americans had the courage to weigh the evidence and convict Trump on all c  more

Trust for Public Land and Placer Land Trust Safeguard Over 1,500 Acres in Sierra Nevada Foothills Along Lake Clementine and the North Fork of the American River
APPLEGATE, California, May 27 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Placer Land Trust (PLT) and Trust for Public Land (TPL) proudly announce the protection of over 1,500 acres of significant river canyon along Lake Clementine and the North Fork American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of Sacramento. The property is 1,566 acres, about twice the size of Central Park in New York. The two land conservation organizations purchased the property from private d  more