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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday September 08, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Kamala Harris and Jacky Rosen Will End Nevada's Right to Work
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: On Labor Day, Nevadans should be aware that Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed to ban Right to Work nationwide. Harris said: "Banning Right to Work laws. That needs to happen." She officially supports legislation to ban Right to Work, as does Sen. Jacky Rosen (D). Details below. Currently, Nevada law protects Right to Work: No person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employm  more

NALEO: U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan and CEO of the Vegas Chamber of Commerce Mary Beth Sewald to Join Edward R. Roybal Legacy Celebration in Washington, D.C.
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 5 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lujan and Ms. Sewald will provide tribute remarks as U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is honored with the 2024 Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) announced today that U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan and Preside  more

Power Cooperative Serving Rural Nevadans Selected as Finalist for Transformative Clean Energy Investment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: NEVADA Today President Biden and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) has been selected as a finalist to receive funding through USDA's $9.7 billion Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program. AEPCO services customers throughout the Southwest, including rural Southern Nevadans in Pahrump and Mesquite. Today's announcement identified 1  more

Renown Health: Renown and Great Basin College Launch 18-Month Respiratory Therapist Training Program
RENO, Nevada, Sept. 5 -- Renown Health, a healthcare network, issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Training respiratory therapists as part of a healthcare team to help diagnose, treat and manage conditions to help restore or maintain lung and breathing function. Applications due Oct. 31, 2024 Great Basin College and Renown Health are partnering to bring the first Respiratory Therapy training program to educate new healthcare professionals to meet the growing needs of the communi  more

Roofing Alliance: A Second Career in Roofing - From the Field to the Classroom
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 6 -- Roofing Alliance issued the following news release: When the Roofing Alliance developed a curriculum and provided funding for roofing education at the college level, Tom Urich, who originally had a teaching degree before entering the industry, was a perfect fit. A career in roofing is often seen as a path marked by hands-on work, but for some, it evolves into an opportunity to share knowledge and experience in a teaching role. Thanks to the collaboration between t  more