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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday September 15, 2024 ( 8 items )  

ACLU Nev.: Nevada Court Orders State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Silver State Hope Fund case against Nevada Department of Health and Human Services expands abortion access for low-income Nevadans * * * Silver State Hope Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Nevada announced today that they had reached a final order in their recent victory in Nevada state court, prevailing in their challenge to Nevada's ban on Medicaid co  more

Immigration Hub: Ahead of Debate, Nevada Leaders Condemn GOP Lawsuit Against Keeping Families Together Program
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release: Nevada leaders, including Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and lawmakers from the Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus and the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Nevada Legislative Caucus, are strongly condemning a GOP-led lawsuit challenging the Biden-Harris administration's "Keep Families Together" program. The program, which Senator Cortez Masto called a "gamechanger" for Nevada famili  more

Nevada Court Orders State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS Silver State Hope Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Nevada announced today that they had reached a final order in their recent victory in Nevada state court, prevailing in their challenge to Nevada's ban on Medi  more

New Transmission Line Ensures Destructive Energy Development on Great Basin's Public Lands
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: LAS VEGAS, NV -- Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a major 471-mile high voltage transmission line from Las Vegas to Reno, opening up Nevada's most remote, scenic, and biologically significant locations. The so-called "Greenlink West" transmission line would adversely impact wetlands, sage grouse habitat, lands with wilderness characteristics, desert t  more

The Assembly Las Vegas by ACAMS Will Feature 130+ Experts to Provide Insights on the Future of Financial Crime Prevention, Including Fraud, AI, Crypto and Gaming
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * The three-day event will outline innovative compliance strategies and will cover key topics, such as emerging fraud typologies, shifting regulatory priorities and public-private partnerships * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 13 - Today's anti-financial crime (AFC) landscape is rapidly shifting, with sophisticated fraud schemes and cryptocurren  more

UnidosUS Voter Poll: Pocketbook Issues Still Top Nevada Latino Priorities
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- UnidosUS issued the following news release: * * * Immigration and gun violence round up the top five priorities for the state's Latino voters * * * UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, today released findings from its 2024 Pre-Election Poll of Nevada's Hispanic Electorate. The data shows that the top five priorities for Nevada Latino voters, two months out from the election, are dominated by cost-of-living issues- inflation, jo  more

Western Watersheds Project: Bureau of Land Management Targets Crucial Desert Tortoise Habitat for Solar Development
HAILEY, Idaho, Sept. 7 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: LAS VEGAS - Today, the Bureau of Land Management released the Draft Environmental Impact Statementfor the Bonanza Solar Project, a 2,413-acre photovoltaic project on public lands that would be built in what experts have determined to be the most crucial Mojave desert tortoise connectivity corridor in Southern Nevada, according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey. Over three square m  more

Western Watersheds Project: New Transmission Line Ensures Destructive Energy Development on Great Basin's Public Lands
HAILEY, Idaho, Sept. 11 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: LAS VEGAS, NV -- Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a major 471-mile high voltage transmission line from Las Vegas to Reno, opening up Nevada's most remote, scenic, and biologically significant locations. The so-called "Greenlink West" transmission line would adversely impact wetlands, sage grouse habitat, lands with wilderness characteristics, desert tortoise habitat,  more