Clark County commissioners, U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus, and women’s rights groups turned the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign purple and gold to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which secured American women’s constitutional right to vote.
Wednesday, Aug. 26 is the 100th anniversary of the day the 19th Amendment was proclaimed… Read more »
Congresswoman Dina Titus and Congressman Steven Horsford hosted a virtual press conference Tuesday, August 18 with seniors, veterans, letter carriers, and small business owners to demand that the Trump Administration stop attacking the United States Postal Service.
Rep. Horsford says he and Rep. Titus will vote on Saturday to “reverse postal service changes that have been made that… Read more »
The Veterans Administration is doing things to cats that would land an individual in jail, and you’re paying for it.
“As you know, a landmark National Academies report recently determined that most VA dog testing is unnecessary,” Nevada Democratic Rep. Dina Titus writes in a letter to the VA, which was signed on to by 29 lawmakers, including seven military… Read more »
Las Vegas and other Nevada cities are doing the right thing for the nation and the world by imposing and enforcing precautions against the spread of COVID-19 in our resorts. In responding more aggressively to the pandemic than states like Arizona, Texas and Florida, we’ve sacrificed enormously in lost jobs and lost income.
Now, the nation needs to recognize our sacrifice by… Read more »
As the House and Senate move to jump-start negotiations on a coronavirus relief bill, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking congressional leaders to allow federal funds for grants to promote tourism in states and cities like Nevada and Las Vegas.
Locations across the country have taken a disproportionate economic hit from the pandemic that constricted the tourism and hospitality… Read more »
Last week, the $600 weekly unemployment income boost expired. On May 15, the House passed the HEROES Act to extend unemployment aid through the end of the year. Yet as of today, President Donald Trump is threatening some kind of unilateral action as Senate Republicans remain stuck in their own quagmire.
Amidst this chaos, Reps. Dina Titus (D-Las Vegas), Steven Horsford (D-North Las… Read more »
By Dina Titus and Brian Knudson Special to the Review-Journal
Several months ago, Congress passed the CARES Act to help communities across the country respond to and recover from this public health crisis. Under that law, Nevada has received billions of dollars to fight COVID-19 and help workers and small businesses get back on their feet.
While it is hard to overstate the… Read more »
The House of Representatives has approved $102.6 million for the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse and Burro Program, a portion of which will be spent on implementing a humane fertility control vaccine used to manage wild horse populations.
The Senate has yet to take up companion legislation.
Thanks to an amendment introduced by Nevada Democratic Rep. Dina Titus and Tennessee… Read more »
With the Nevada Division of Welfare and Supportive Services anticipating 20,000 new food stamps applications at the end of the month as more generous federal unemployment assistance expires, federal officials have extended waivers through the end of August that allow for more streamlined application and renewal processes.
Applying for food stamps, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance… Read more »
US Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., on Monday introduced legislation setting aside $90 billion in pandemic relief to help K-12 schools and colleges meet CDC guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The “Reopen Schools Safely Act” would provide more than $800 million in funding for Nevada schools. The proposal is companion legislation to a bill introduced by Sen. Debbie Stabenow,… Read more »
