ITHACA, New York, March 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Acoustic monitoring network for birds enhances forest management A new study using the largest network of microphones to track birds in the United States is providing crucial insights for managing and restoring fire-prone forests across California's Sierra Nevada region. The research, published March 11 in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, demonstrates how emerging bioacoustics technology can enhance w  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 11 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Joe Lombardo Abandons State Police As Staffing Shortages Create Deadly Consequences with Few Officers Patrolling Las Vegas Reporting from KLAS found that under Joe Lombardo state police shortages are at crisis levels. The department reported an estimated 58% vacancy rate in the Las Vegas area with only three or four officers patrolling the Valley at night, leaving communities less safe. On Lomb  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 12 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * KLAS: Nevada State Police staffing crisis creates deadly consequences with few troopers patrolling Las Vegas overnight Reporting from KLAS found that under Joe Lombardo state police shortages are at crisis levels. The department reported an estimated 58% vacancy rate in the Las Vegas area with only three or four officers patrolling the Valley at night, leaving communities less  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Joe Lombardo and Nevada Republicans Silent As Costs Go Up Following Trump's Tariffs KSNV: "Joe Lombardo, told us he is not commenting on this topic, even though we expect a major impact financially here as he controls our economy and our government." When asked by KSNV about prices going up in response to Trump's newest cost-raising tariff, Joe Lombardo told reporters he "is not commenting on   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 15 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Joe Lombardo Silent as State Police Shortages Have Deadly Consequences Across the State KTVN: "The Sheriff says that communication with Governor's Office has also not been the greatest." While deaths on Nevada's roads continue to rise, Joe Lombardo has refused to answer questions or come up with a serious plan to address state police staffing shortages. Reporting from KLAS found that under Lom  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 13 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU graduate student wins national broadcasting award, campus newscast gains recognition STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University graduate student Sydney Goldberg took first place in graduate-level broadcasting recently at the prestigious Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts, and an MSU-led team of broadcasters also earned top honors for excellence in student newscasts.   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 12 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Attorney General Ford Announces Homicide Charges Against 20 Defendants from the Deaths of Three Inmates at Ely State Prison Carson City, NV - Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced a final arrest was made on Wednesday, March 5 against the persons charged with murdering three inmates and injuring five others at Ely State Prison. Defendants have been charged  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 7 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Moves for Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Mass Firings and Seek Reinstatement of Federal Probationary Employees Las Vegas, NV -- Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, alongside a coalition of 20 attorneys general, moved for a temporary restraining order for numerous federal agencies, asking that a federal court order them to cease the illegal mass la  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 8 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * NV Dems Chair Statement on State Party Election Results Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement on state party leadership election results: "I am honored to have been re-elected to serve the Nevada State Democratic Party for another two year term as Chair. I along with our entire Unity Slate are grateful to our SCC membership for trusting us to  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft/Sherman & Howard Public Finance Earns Top Rankings in Multiple States and Nationally in 2024 Bond Buyer Rankings The Taft (formerly Sherman & Howard) Mountain West Public Finance group earned top honors in the Bond Buyer rankings for 2024 published by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (fka Refinitiv). The firm was ranked first in Nevada for bond and disclosure counsel, f  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 12 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Under Joe Lombardo, State Police Shortages Leave Reno Unpatrolled, Communities Less Safe KRNV: "Nearly two years after the union announced there would be no coverage from 2-5 a.m. ... statewide vacancy rate has actually increased slightly to 44%." Recent reporting found that nearly two years after it was announced that state police would not have the resources to patrol Reno between 2-5 a.m.,   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 12 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Seidel Appointed Chair of Mountain West Conference Board of Directors University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel has been appointed as the chair of the Mountain West Conference Board of Directors, succeeding Keith Whitfield of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, who resigned his presidency last week. According to an established rotation, the UW president will chair the Mountain West Conference Board o  more