October 6, 2017
The CBO report has many major flaws.
The CBO report has many major flaws.
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Two local Democratic congress members held a press conference Saturday afternoon in regards to President Donald Trump's travel ban executive order.
Congresswoman Dina Titus noted in her comments that Las Vegas is an international destination that welcomes diversity.
She said that this is not a partisan issue but rather a humanitarian issue.
Two freshman lawmakers want to chip away at the “pink tax” in Nevada in the upcoming Legislature.
Sen. Yvanna Cancela, D-Las Vegas, and Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui, D-Las Vegas, each introduced legislation in their respective levels of the state Legislature that would cut the taxes on feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary napkins.
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Members of the Clark County School Board reaffirmed a commitment to protect the privacy of the district's undocumented students Thursday night.
Aaron Luna works as a caseworker to help immigrants take steps needed to build a future in the U.S.
Between 4,000 and 6,000 people hit the streets in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon for the Women's March on Washington, according to Metro police.
Protestors marched half a mile from 9th Street to the Lloyd D George Federal Building in support of women's rights and justice equality.
(BNA) -- The large campaign donations Rick Perry received from a nuclear waste storage facility in Texas raise concerns about “pay-for-play” politics should he be confirmed as Energy secretary, government watchdogs and environmentalists say.
A new era begins Friday with the inauguration of Donald Trump, while Nevada’s congressional delegation began work two weeks ago.
With half of the state’s six seats changing hands — including the retirement of Sen. Harry Reid — as the executive branch switches parties, Nevadans will be represented by a group that includes the first Latina senator in United States history.
With a new incoming administration, Nevada's Congressional Delegation is raising an issue with the possibility that Yucca Mountain development could resume. It would be the country's first nuclear waste dump for spent fuel from nuclear power plants.
However, there are efforts to keep the facility from opening.
WASHINGTON — Citing local opposition to the project, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz dismissed speculation Wednesday that a nuclear waste repository could open at Yucca Mountain near Las Vegas.
CARSON CITY — Nevada’s three Democratic House members have written a letter to Gov. Brian Sandoval and legislative leaders asking them to take action to provide for the removal of the statue of Patrick McCarran from the Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.