| News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors Newsletter for Thursday February 05, 2026 ( 18 items ) |
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces settlements with generic prescription drug companies totaling $17.85 million over conspiracies to inflate prices and limit competition
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces settlements with generic prescription drug companies totaling $17.85 million over conspiracies to inflate prices and limit competition
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If you purchased certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today jo
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BLS Western Region Issues Report on Nevada Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- Nevada Job Openings and Labor Turnover November 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Feb. 4, 2026
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Nevada had 59,000 job openings in November 2025, compared to 62,000 openings in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Nevada was 3.6 percent in November and 3.8 percent in the previo
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Cole Introduces the Medical Student Education Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Cole Introduces the Medical Student Education Authorization Act
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced H.R. 5428 (link is external), the Medical Student Education Authorization Act, along with Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV). This legislation would authorize the Medical Student Education (MSE) Program, which provides gran
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Cortez Masto, Wyden, Colleagues Announce Plans for Expanding Future Drug Price Negotiations, Denounce Trump's Failure to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Wyden, Colleagues Announce Plans for Expanding Future Drug Price Negotiations, Denounce Trump's Failure to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) announced the Democratic plan for
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Ernst Supports American-Made Aviation Fuel
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst Supports American-Made Aviation Fuel
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) joined her colleagues in introducing the bipartisan Securing America's Fuels Act to strengthen the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry while supporting American-grown crops and cleaner aviation fuel.
Building on an Ernst-led amendment during the Working Families and Tax Cuts discussion, this legislatio
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Fresh Venture Foods, Gold Coast Packing and Babe Farms to Pay $900,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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Fresh Venture Foods, Gold Coast Packing and Babe Farms to Pay $900,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
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Produce processing company and affiliated companies resolve federal charges they failed to respond to multiple complaints
LOS ANGELES - Santa Maria, California-based produce processing company Fresh Venture Foods, LLC and its sales and marketing companies Gold Coast Packing, Inc.
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ICYMI: Lombardo SKIPS Oversight Hearing After Covering Up For Musk's Boring Co. and Deleting the Evidence
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 4 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Lombardo SKIPS Oversight Hearing After Covering Up For Musk's Boring Co. and Deleting the Evidence
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Las Vegas Review Journal: "Boring Co., Lombardo's office no-shows at state Vegas Loop meeting"
Joe Lombardo refused to answer lawmakers' questions after his office helped Elon Musk's Boring Company get away with serious and "willful" safety violations that led to two Clark County firefi
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Improving Accessibility Over Time With UNLV Campus Projects
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 5 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news:
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Improving Accessibility Over Time with UNLV Campus Projects
Decades of infrastructure improvements and evolving standards show how UNLV has embedded accessibility into campus planning, design, and digital spaces.
Author: Jessie Devine
In 1977, Nathan Forrest Stout came to campus with a simple question about whether there was a place for a wheelchair user in geology. The answer was yes --
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Lawsuit Challenges Drilling Near Nevada's Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Lawsuit Challenges Drilling Near Nevada's Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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SHOSHONE, Calif. -The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and conservation groups filed a lawsuit today in federal district court to halt exploratory mine drilling near the springs and wetlands of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge.
The waters of Ash Meadows, which feed into the Amargosa River, are sacr
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Nev. Business & Industry Dept.: Nevada Consumer Affairs Urges Homeowners That Signed an Agreement or Had Dealings With MV Realty to Come Forward
CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 5 -- The Nevada Department of Business and Industry issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026:
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Nevada Consumer Affairs urges homeowners that signed an agreement or had dealings with MV Realty to come forward
Department of Business and Industry Director Dr. Kristopher Sanchez, in conjunction with Nevada Consumer Affairs ("NCA"), today announced an active investigation into MV Realty PBC, LLC, MV Realty of Nevada, LLC, and certain affiliated entities (col
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NevadaTeach Students Present at Statewide Science Teachers Conference
RENO, Nevada, Feb. 5 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
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NevadaTeach students present at statewide science teachers conference
Students presented about pre-service teaching experiences and science curriculum
Michelle Werdann, '21
Four undergraduate students traveled to Las Vegas to present at the Nevada State Science Teachers Conference on Jan. 31. The students submitted proposals to present their work at the conference in December and presented to science teachers
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Padilla Bipartisan Bill to Support the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Advances in Senate Committee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Bipartisan Bill to Support the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Advances in Senate Committee
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) advanced his bipartisan legislation to support Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) activities. The bill pas
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Padilla Introduces Bills to Bolster California's Water Supply, Drought Resilience
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Introduces Bills to Bolster California's Water Supply, Drought Resilience
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MORE WATER Act and GROW SMART Act would fund water recycling projects, water conveyance, habitat restoration, and innovative water-saving projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced a pair of bills to help address growi
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Rosen Secures Critical Funding for Nevada Servicemembers, Housing, Health Care, Airports
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Secures Critical Funding for Nevada Servicemembers, Housing, Health Care, Airports
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This Bipartisan Government Funding Package Includes A Nearly Four Percent Pay Raise For Servicemembers And More Than $84 Million for Rosen-Requested Community Projects In Nevada
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) helped pass the latest bipartisan government funding package for Fiscal Year 2026, wh
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UConn's Sport Management Program Empowers Women Leaders on the Court, on the Sidelines, and in Academia
STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn's Sport Management Program Empowers Women Leaders on the Court, on the Sidelines, and in Academia
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Anyone who Bleeds Blue knows that everyone watches women's sports. However, despite the recent gains in viewership, game attendance, and sponsorship dollars, the field still often falls in the shadow of its male counterpart. So, every year in February, the Women's Sports Foundation celebrates Na
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University of Nevada: Mercury From Historic Gold Mining Still Affects Carson River Watershed and Waterfowl
RENO, Nevada, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
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Mercury from historic gold mining still affects Carson River watershed and waterfowl
University researchers link high river flows, floods to renewed mercury exposure in resident wood ducks
Emma Lande
Long assumed by some to have been diluted and washed away over time, mercury contamination from 19th-century gold mining is still moving through Nevada's Carson River, with levels in some waterfowl reach
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University of Nevada: Personalized Writing Coaching at the Heart of Journalism Education
RENO, Nevada, Feb. 5 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
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Personalized writing coaching at the heart of journalism education
The Reynolds School's Writing Center has provided one-on-one writing instruction for more than 450 students
Lila Reeves-Hampton, '17
In 2023, the Reynolds School of Journalism introduced the Journalism Writing Center, offering one-on-one writing tutoring sessions to students with a team of writing coaches. The coaches, each backed by their extr
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UNLV Study Reveals the Cyclical Nature of Trauma and Pain in Early Aftermath of Sexual Assault
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news:
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UNLV Study Reveals the Cyclical Nature of Trauma and Pain in Early Aftermath of Sexual Assault
New research shows PTSD symptoms and pain can trigger one another in the first few weeks after sexual assault.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and pain can trigger one another in a complex, two-directional pattern in the critical days and weeks after sexual assault, new UNLV r
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