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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday August 11, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Equality California and Silver State Equality on Selection of Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' Vice-Presidential Running Mate
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 7 -- Equality California issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Walz, Minnesota Governor and former Congressman, has a strong history of LGBTQ+ allyship. * * * Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, and Silver State Equality, Nevada's statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy nonprofit, offered the following statement from Equality California Executive Director Tony Hoang and Silver State Equality State   more

Governor Lombardo Releases Utterly Inadequate Nevada Climate Innovation Plan
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: CARSON CITY, NEVADA Years after taking down Nevada's last Climate Action Plan, Governor Lombardo released a "Climate Innovation Plan." The 32 page plan is vague, insufficient, and reads like a love letter to extractive, corporate interests. In the middle of what is set to be the hottest summer on record, Governor Lombardo has exemplified why Nevada needs strong, community-centric climate leaders, no  more

Groundbreaking Historic Milestone: Renown Pioneers Histosonics Edison(R) System Delivering Histotripsy for Non-Invasive Liver Tumor Treatment
RENO, Nevada, Aug. 9 -- Renown Health, a healthcare network, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Renown's Surgical Oncology team amongst the first to use HistoSonics' image guided histotripsy system to deliver non-invasive, personalized treatments for patients with liver tumors, thanks to a private donation. * * * Renown Health announced today that the first patients have received targeted liver tumor treatments through the Edison(R) System histotripsy technology, which   more

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto to Receive 2024 Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 8 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: * * * The United States Senator from Nevada will be honored for her contributions to the Latino community and the country at the NALEO Edward R. Roybal Legacy Celebration taking place this September in the nation's capital * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) wil  more