CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 25 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: The National Bar Association has announced that Attorney General Aaron D. Ford will be honored with the O.T. Wells, Sr. Leadership Award at the Association's 99th Annual Convention & Exhibits in Las Vegas. The award is a tribute Ozro Thaddeus "O.T." Wells Sr., a lawyer whose distinguished career involved work with civil rights organizations, the Department of Defense, and consulting for U.S  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- Boston Public Schools issued the following news: * * * 500+ Of BPS' 750 Buses Run on Either Electric Power or Propane Gas * * * Boston Public Schools (BPS) celebrates its recent accolade as the winner of the Green Fleet Award - Large Public Fleet Category at the 2024 Green Bus Summit. The Green Fleet Awards, presented by School Transportation News (STN) in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), recognize school districts for thei  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Sam Brown's Q2 haul includes payments to an extreme anti-abortion group, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from billionaires and MAGA extremists * * * Last week, MAGA extremist Sam Brown released his Q2 fundraising numbers - revealing payments to an extreme anti-abortion group and hundreds of thousands of dollars raised from MAGA billionaires and extremists like disgraced fo  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 22, 2024: * * * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement on Nevada's National Delegates unanimously supporting Vice President Harris: "Vice President Kamala Harris understands Nevada-we were the first battleground state she visited this year-and Nevada Democrats know Vice President Harris has been instrumental to the Biden administration's historic  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: New reporting from the Nevada Current highlights far-right Republican John Lee's relationship with self-proclaimed "good friend" Don Ahern, a Republican donor facing calls for an investigation into his lengthy history of "repeatedly using racial slurs in the workplace." Ahern, a "prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump and... John Lee," has "regularly and frequently' used the   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 24 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo wrote to President Biden to reiterate his call for the White House to eliminate bureaucratic housing barriers, which are preventing Nevada communities from achieving their housing and economic development goals. Today's letter follows previous calls from Governor Lombardo for President Biden to address the national housing crisis and inflation. "Our comm  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 27 -- Edward Waters University issued the following news: Edward Waters University (EWU) is proud to congratulate Mr. Charles Spencer, one of its longest-serving Board Members, on being awarded the 2024 NAACP Benjamin L. Hooks "Keeper of the Flame" Award. The prestigious honor was presented at the NAACP's 115th National Convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada last week. Mr. Spencer, Executive Vice President Emeritus of the International Longshoremen's Association's (I  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 27 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New research from New Mexico State University shows depression can reduce survival rates among American women diagnosed with breast cancer. Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of public health sciences at NMSU, led a study to understand the long-term impacts of depression among American women with breast cancer. Khubchandani's study partners included the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 21, 2024: * * * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement on President Biden's campaign announcement: "President Joe Biden has been the most successful president of our lifetimes. From passing the American Rescue Plan, Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that ignited the fastest economic recovery in American history, create  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 27 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * MAGA extremists Sam Brown and J.D. Vance share similar disturbing views on women without children in politics * * * As videos and news stories continue to circulate of Republican nominee for Vice President JD Vance calling Kamala Harris a "childless cat lady" and stating that Americans without children should have their votes count less, here's a reminder that Sam Brown (who has enthusiasticall  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: A column by Nevada Current editor Hugh Jackson slammed MAGA extremist Sam Brown for canceling a visit to Elko so he could go rub elbows with Donald Trump and Big Tech billionaires at a BitCoin conference in Nashville. According to Jackson, Brown seems more interested in the "star-studded lineup" of the national conference than Elko County voters. * * * Read more about Brown blowing off rural Nevada v  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Sam 'Broken Record' Brown has - once again - been exposed for trying to cover up his decade-long anti-abortion record. Brown's extreme anti-abortion record includes pushing to ban abortion without exceptions for rape or incest, supporting efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade, and committing to only vote for anti-abortion Supreme Court Justices. Brown also recently served as the Nevada leader of an extreme a  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 27 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Today, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, Treasurer Zach Conine, and Interim Finance Committee Chairwoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, and Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Marilyn Dondero Loop announced that the State of Nevada has finalized funding for a new campus in Southern Nevada that will increase services for victims of domestic violence and trafficking. Earlier this week, the Boar  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Steven Horsford, Dina Titus and Susie Lee endorsed Kamala Harris for President, and now they will have to answer for all of her inflationary policies. Kamala Harris has done nothing to address the skyrocketing inflation policies like the Inflation Reduction Act which are crippling so many hardworking Nevadans' bank accounts. Why do Horsford, Titus and Lee support Harris' inflationary policies tha  more