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Forbes: American Institute Of Architects Opposes A Mandated Classical Style For Federal Buildings

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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) strongly supports legislation proposed today that would thwart an anticipated Executive Order mandating classical architecture as the preferred design style for federal courthouses and other federal properties. The legislation, proposed July 15, 2020 by Alice Costandina "Dina" Titus, U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district…

KTNV: Congressional leaders raise concerns over federal PUA guidelines

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Local members of Congress are diving into Nevada’s unemployment mess. The state’s in charge of distributing the money, but congressional leaders are trying to clear out any obstacles in the way in a letter to the Department of Labor. In a letter, Representative Dina Titus along with Susie Lee and two other congressional members are asking the Department of Labor to help.…

LVRJ: House panel OKs spending bill without funds for Yucca Mountain

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A House panel approved a spending bill Monday that includes $27 million for interim storage of nuclear waste and no funds for a Yucca Mountain repository. The bill was considered a victory for Nevada because it also included language to prevent the Trump administration from conducting a nuclear weapons test and also prohibited future shipments of weapons-grade plutonium from South…

LVRJ: Nevada congresswoman continues fight against nuke tests

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Two lawmakers from Nevada and Utah filed an amendment Friday to the defense bill that would prohibit the Defense Department from resuming nuclear weapons testing. Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Ben McAdams, D-Utah, filed the measure as the House prepares to mark up the massive defense bill that authorizes spending for fiscal year 2021, which begins Oct. 1. Titus filed an amendment to a…

LVRJ: Dina Titus backs name change for Washington Redskins

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Nevada Rep. Dina Titus on Tuesday joined the growing chorus of those urging a name change for the Washington Redskins football team. President Donald Trump and the team’s majority owner, Daniel Snyder, have opposed a change to the team name that Native Americans and others find racially insensitive. “Changing the name is the right thing to do,” Titus, D-Nev., said in…

KLAS: Program helps with short-term rental and utilities help

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Help is available to pay your back rent and keep you in your home. These are funds provided by the CARES Act that, if you qualify, do not need to be paid back. The program launched statewide on Monday, and there’s been an incredible response since that time. They expect 120-150,000 Nevadans, the majority here in Clark County, to use the assistance. This is short-term rental and…

Politico: Dems blast USAID administrator over appointees who made 'homophobic, misogynistic, and xenophobic' comments

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House Democrats on Thursday blasted John Barsa, the acting administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development, for overseeing the appointment of controversial political appointees to key posts in the agency. Barsa testified in front of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday morning to discuss the Trump administration’s budget request for the next fiscal year.…

CDC Gaming Reports: Bipartisan bill introduced to end federal sports betting excise tax

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The co-chairs of the Congressional Gaming Caucus introduced bipartisan legislation Friday that would repeal a 0.25% federal excise tax – often referred to as the “handle tax” – that is placed on most legal sports bets, Representatives Dina Titus, D-Nevada, and Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, said the tax hurts the nation’s expanding legal sports betting…

LVRJ: House spending bill would ban nuclear weapons testing

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A House spending bill for the Department of Energy includes legislative language tucked into the draft by Rep. Dina Titus that would prevent the Trump administration from resuming nuclear weapons testing in Nevada, officials said Monday. Titus, D-Nev., filed a bill last month, with companion legislation introduced by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., that would prevent a resumption of nuclear…

LVRJ: Momentum grows to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

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Changing public attitudes about racial inequality could propel a legislative effort to make Juneteenth — a day to recognize the end of slavery — a new federal holiday. Lawmakers are already taking extraordinary steps following the spate of recent incidents involving the deaths of African Americans at the hands of police. Ahead of Juneteenth, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,…