News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors
AbilityOne Committee Proposes Deleting Four Custodial Services From Procurement List
WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing to remove four custodial and janitorial services from the Procurement List under the AbilityOne Program.
Comments are due by August 15, 2026. The proposed deletions cover services at National Park Service sites in Brookline, Massachusetts; a federal office building in Fort Collins, Colorado; a federal building in Carson City, Nevada; and the William R. Burke Courthouse in Lufki
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ACLU Nev.: ICE Agents Demonstrate Lawlessness in Disgraceful Las Vegas Airport Incident
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release:
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ICE agents demonstrate lawlessness in disgraceful Las Vegas Airport incident
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada released the following statement in response to news reports and social video showing immigration agents attacking a man at the Las Vegas airport.
ACLU of Nevada executive director Athar Haseebullah (he/him) said:
"ICE's reckless actions captured on video a
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy 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 joined a coalition of 48 states and terri
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Attorney General McCuskey announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 16 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition
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**If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money.**
Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announ
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL REGULATORS TO DENY BANKING CHARTERS FOR HIGH-RISK OR PREDATORY FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL REGULATORS TO DENY BANKING CHARTERS FOR HIGH-RISK OR PREDATORY FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in sending a letter to federal banking regulators raising concerns about granting national banking charters to financial technology companies, often referred to as fin
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL REACHES $29.6 MILLION NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WITH GLENMARK OVER CONSPIRACY TO INFLATE PRICES AND LIMIT COMPETITION
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL REACHES $29.6 MILLION NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WITH GLENMARK OVER CONSPIRACY TO INFLATE PRICES AND LIMIT COMPETITION
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C hicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a coalition of 48 attorneys general, today announced a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, resolving allegations the generic drug manufacturer engaged in a widespread and long-running conspira
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BLM's Second-Quarter 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sales Generate $4.1 Billion
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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BLM's Second-Quarter 2026 Oil and Gas Lease Sales Generate $4.1 Billion
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management generated more than $4.1 billion in total receipts from oil and gas lease sales held in the second quarter of 2026 - in line with the Trump administration's Energy Dominance initiative. These revenues reflect an ongoing focus on unleashing domesti
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Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group to Pay $2 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group to Pay $2 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
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Restaurant settles federal lawsuit charging failure to act on complaints
LAS VEGAS -KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, a Las Vegas upscale casual dining restaurant, and KRM, Inc., doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, a Yountville, California-based company, which oper
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Cortez Masto to Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Vought: Stop Picking Winners and Losers
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto to Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Vought: Stop Picking Winners and Losers
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) grilled Russ Vought, the Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHU
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Cortez Masto, Rosen Demand Thorough Investigation of USPS's Failure to Deliver Mail Ballots from Lyon and Douglas Counties
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Rosen Demand Thorough Investigation of USPS's Failure to Deliver Mail Ballots from Lyon and Douglas Counties
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Hull demanding they thoroughly investigate a recent incid
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Governor Lombardo Urges Congress to Advance Nevada Lands Bills to Expand Housing
CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 17 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lombardo Urges Congress to Advance Nevada Lands Bills to Expand Housing
Governor Joe Lombardo sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to advance bipartisan Nevada lands legislation that would help address the state's housing shortage by making more federal land available for responsible development while protecting Nevada's natural resources.
The Governor called on Congr
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HHS Administration for Children & Families: 30 States Have Ended the "Orphan Tax," Preserving Survivor Benefits for Foster Youth
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on July 15, 2026:
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30 States Have Ended the "Orphan Tax," Preserving Survivor Benefits for Foster Youth
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that 30 states have now ended, or substantially reformed, the practice of diverting Social Security survivor benefit
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Imitating life: Storytelling as an art form across mediums
RENO, Nevada, July 16 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news:
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Imitating life: Storytelling as an art form across mediums
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"Creativity looks different for everyone, and each person has their own unique way of expressing themselves," said Reilly Moss, '22, '23 MBA, local artist and marketing and communications specialist for the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
Embodying that belief, Moss's artwork invites others to be part of the creative process. Moss is
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect Five Imperiled Freshwater Animals in California, Oregon, Nevada
WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect Five Imperiled Freshwater Animals in California, Oregon, Nevada
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PORTLAND, Ore. -The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to protect five imperiled freshwater species from the Great Basin under the Endangered Species Act.
The Service failed to issue timely findings on the Center's petitions to p
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Md. A.G. Brown Intervenes to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Intervenes to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in moving to intervene in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Announces $29.6 Million Multistate Settlement With Glenmark For Widespread Conspiracy To Overcharge Patients for Prescriptions and Suppress Competition
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Announces $29.6 Million Multistate Settlement With Glenmark For Widespread Conspiracy To Overcharge Patients for Prescriptions and Suppress Competition
Consumers Who Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019 Could be Eligible for Money
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenpor
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues to Advance Wind Energy Projects
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Sues to Advance Wind Energy Projects
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general participating in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of wind energy projects across the country. These projects, if
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Namesakes: The Yvette Wintermute Legacy Scholarship
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 16 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news:
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Namesakes: The Yvette Wintermute Legacy Scholarship
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The Butterfly Effect, a cornerstone of chaos theory, holds that seemingly insignificant events can shape the future in unpredictable ways. The single flap of a butterfly's wings could impact weather systems a world away.
In Las Vegas, UNLV alumna Yvette Wintermute, '96 BSN and '05 M.Ed., uplifted an entire system in that way. The for
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NNSS Emergency Management Personnel Participate in 2026 Emergency Management Symposium
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Nevada National Security Sites issued the following news:
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NNSS Emergency Management personnel participate in 2026 Emergency Management Symposium
Members of the NNSS' Strategic Operations and Response Support (SOARS) Division and Technical Analysis and Planning Department attended the 2026 Emergency Management Symposium June 9-11 at Argonne National Laboratory.
The annual symposium brings together emergency management professio
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R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Intervene to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 17 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on July 16, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition intervene to protect onshore wind energy projects
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in moving to intervene in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects acr
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Republicans to Lombardo: You Should be "Ashamed"
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 16 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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Republicans to Lombardo: You Should be "Ashamed"
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After police cam footage caught Joe Lombardo name dropping his way out of a ticket, even Republicans are bashing the governor for abusing his position of power. Despite promising to be "tough on crime," Lombardo clearly thinks there's a different set of rules for him than everyday Nevadans.
Lombardo STILL owes Nevadans a lot of answers -does
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Rosen Pushes Trump Ambassador Nominee to Denounce Past Holocaust Statements
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen Pushes Trump Ambassador Nominee to Denounce Past Holocaust Statements
Today, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) pushed Trump's nominee for Ambassador to Slovakia, Doug Mastriano, to denounce his previous antisemitic statements. Mastriano has compared abortion and his gubernatorial campaign loss to the Holocaust, and has kept close ties to a known
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Rosen, Cortez Masto Demand Investigation of USPS's Failure to Deliver Mail Ballots from Lyon and Douglas Counties
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Rosen, Cortez Masto Demand Investigation of USPS's Failure to Deliver Mail Ballots from Lyon and Douglas Counties
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Hull demanding they thoroughly investigate a recent incident in which more than 30
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Sen. Rosen Issues Letter to Homeland Security Dept.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:
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Here is the text of the letter:
July 9, 2026
The Honorable Markwayne Mullin
Secretary
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2707 Martin Luther Jr. Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20528
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The Honorable Joseph B. Edlow
Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Camp Springs, MD 20746
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Dear Secretary Mulli
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Senator McCormick Announces Nearly $10 Billion in New Investment Supporting 4,000+ Pennsylvania Jobs at 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026:
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Senator McCormick Announces nearly $10 Billion in New Investment supporting 4,000+ Pennsylvania Jobs at 2026 Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit
CARLISLE, PA -- U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) brought together the nation's top defense, technology, and finance leaders at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for the first-ever Pennsylvania Defense and I
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Sports Betting & Consumer Finance Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12761) by financial economics analyst Karl E. Schneider.
Here are excerpts:
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Sports Betting and Consumer Finance
Sports betting involves risking money on the outcomes of athletic events. Before 2018, sports gambling was illegal in most states. In 2018, the Supreme Court held in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that the Professional and Amateur Spo
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Rule Downlisting the Razorback Sucker
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release:
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Rule Downlisting the Razorback Sucker
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DENVER - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule downlisting the razorback sucker from an endangered to a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The action is accompanied by a 4(d) rule that allows limited take of the fish for actions associated with the spec
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