BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration To Protect Millions In Education Funding Related To Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump Administration to prevent it from withholding federal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Amodei Announces Retirement * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Mark Amodei released the following statement: "Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime. Nobody is prouder of our Nevada Congressional District than me. Thank you for the honor. Every achievement worth doing began with listening to Nevadans and fighting for our values. I came to Congress to solve problems and to make  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES AGREEMENT TO PROTECT K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING * Chicago -Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies under a new and unlawful certification requirement. The requirement sought to elim  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives * Agreement Protects Nearly $400 Million in Federal Education Assistance for Connecticut (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an   more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Feb. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Clark Hill Secures First Known Injunction Against Visa Ban Affecting Adopted Children * Clark Hill attorney Mark Stevens, with Paola Armeni serving as local counsel in the District of Nevada, obtained a temporary restraining order from a federal judge enjoining the U.S. Department of State from applying its newly announced immigration ban to a Nevada family amid a long-running in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Statement on Retirement of Homeland Security Cardinal Mark Amodei Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) issued the following statement after Homeland Security Subcommittee Chairman Mark Amodei (R-NV) announced he will not seek reelection: Chairman Cole said, "Mark Amodei carries Nevada's voice in the House with clarity and conviction. He's always approached public  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn its June 10, 2024, proposal regarding event contracts. The commission announced it no longer intends to finalize the rules that sought to define specific types of contracts, including those involving gaming, which would be prohibited from trading or clearing. The decision to scrap the proposal follows a wave of litigation and state regulatory moves. These legal challenges involve the exclusive jurisdiction of t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Pushes Treasury Secretary Bessent to Acknowledge Disastrous Effects of Shortsighted Trump Economic Policies * ***VIDEO AVAILABLE FTPs for TV stations is available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) pushed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to acknowledge the disastrous effects of the Trump Administration's economic policies on Neva  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Nevada's strategy to reduce regional haze and improve visibility in national parks and wilderness areas. The decision signs off on the "2022 Nevada Regional Haze Plan" and a supplemental revision submitted on May 28, 2025. These plan revisions satisfy the Clean Air Act and the Regional Haze Rule for the program's second implementation period. Under the approved strategy, the Nevada Division of Environmental Prot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to grant a site-specific treatability variance to U.S. Ecology Nevada Inc. for the treatment and disposal of elemental mercury waste at its facility in Beatty, Nevada. The proposal addresses a critical imbalance in the mercury market where the supply of reclaimed mercury from mining and industrial processes significantly exceeds commercial demand. The company submitted a petition seeking an alternative to the re  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Following Retirement Announcement, NV Dems Recognizes Amodei's Innumerable Contributions to the State of Nevada * Today, Rep. Mark Amodei announced his retirement from Congress following a 15 year tenure. Over more than a decade of service, Amodei has quite the record to show for it. Check out some of his most memorable moments below. While representing Northern Nevada in the House of Represen  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Joe Lombardo Ceremonially Signs Nevada Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act * Governor Joe Lombardo hosted a ceremonial bill signing on Friday to mark the passage of the Nevada Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act (AB 4). He was joined by George Togliatti, Director of the Nevada Department of Public Safety; Adam Hyde of the Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association; Chris Hicks, Washoe Co  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lombardo Issues Statement on the Retirement of Congressman Mark Amodei * Governor Joe Lombardo issued the following statement on the retirement of Congressman Mark Amodei: "Congressman Mark Amodei has been an unwavering advocate for northern Nevada and a dedicated public servant. Throughout his tenure in the Nevada State Legislature and Washington, he worked tirelessly to represent  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Conducts Second Oversight Visit at Pahrump ICE Detention Facility * PAHRUMP, NV - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today conducted an oversight visit of the Nevada Southern Detention Center (NSDC), a privately operated facility run by CoreCivic under contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Pahrump, Nevada, to assess its conditions, facility expansion and complian  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities, and oth  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Research Highlights the Need for Paid Leave in 37 States "Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation" makes the case for a nationwide paid family and medical leave law to help working families in every state * As the nation marks 33 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the law that allows people to take unpaid time off from work for caregiving or their own health,  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Feb. 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Nevadans Are Throwing the Flag on the Lombardo-Trump Economy * If you thought stadium ticket prices were expensive, just check out your local grocery store in the Lombardo-Trump economy. The cost of Super Bowl Sunday essentials, including wings, veggie trays, and chips, are high and to the right thanks to Donald Trump's erratic trade agenda -but Joe Lombardo thinks Nevadans should " feel a littl  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Redding nurses and health care workers announce Feb. 19 strike * Nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif., have given notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare, that they will hold a strike for one day. Redding nurses will strike on Feb. 19, amidst a week of strikes at Prime facilities in Nevada and California. Nurses and health care  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Reno nurses announce Feb. 18 strike * Nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., have given notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare, that they will hold a strike for one day. Reno nurses will strike on Feb. 18, amidst a week of strikes at Prime facilities in Nevada and California. Nurses at Saint Mary's are represented by National Nurses Organizing Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen-led Bill to Combat Illicit Gold Mining Passes Senate Foreign Relations Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement on the bipartisan bill she is helping lead to combat illicit gold mining in our hemisphere after it advanced out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bipartisan U.S. Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act would require a mult  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Sanders Launches Investigation into Trump's Corporate Welfare for Walmart & Wealthy Corporations Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today announced an investigation into how Walmart, Kroger, Dollar General and Dollar Tree stand to benefit from large tax breaks in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill,"  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Senate Majority PAC Sues FEC for Inaction on Republican Campaign Finance Violations Senate Majority PAC filed two lawsuits against the Federal Election Commission on Thursday, accus  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 7 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Study to develop physical activity resources for pregnant and postpartum mothers A University of Nevada, Reno-UNLV study hopes to inform mothers on the proper ways to exercise and recover before and after childbirth Molly Malloy, '05 A new qualitative study is taking a closer look at how women in southern Nevada are advised to stay physically active during pregnancy and postpartum. Funded by the University of  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * What if hybrids aren't rare, but fundamental? Scientists can reliably predict where plant hybrids will thrive and can use this information in restoration efforts Michelle Werdann, '21 The Great Basin spans roughly 200,000 square miles, and life in the region depends heavily on the widespread shrubs in the landscape, primarily rubber rabbitbrush and big sagebrush. The complex topography of the Great B  more