(Sinclair Broadcast Group) — As Republicans unveiled the blueprint of their plans for tax reform Wednesday, Democrats on Capitol Hill indicated they may support some provisions, but they suggested a wide gap remains on tax cuts that would benefit top earners.
“I think there is bipartisan support for tax relief for middle income Americans and for small businesses,”… Read more »
LAS VEGAS — Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., said Thursday the GOP's proposed healthcare repeal would cost 243,000 Nevadans health insurance coverage.
She quoted a report by the Center for American Progress that details what its analysts see as the impact of the Graham-Cassidy-Heller bill. That organization says the total number of people who would lose health insurance nationwide is 32… Read more »
A bipartisan bill to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program was filed in the Senate ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to keep federal dollars flowing to states for health care that covers 8.9 million children nationally, including 25,000 in Nevada.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and ranking Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon filed… Read more »
LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — At Tiabi Coffee and Waffles, owner Tiffany Stiles knows a thing or two about a data breach.
“I mean, I personally have had my identity stolen at least seven times in the past five years,” Stiles told me as she was whipping up a waffle for a customer.
So, who better to ask about the news Equifax blew it, big time.
“It's pretty… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., said Monday on “Nevada Newsmakers” that she is co-sponsoring a bill in the U.S. House to keep DACA recipients’ files away from federal immigration authorities.
Titus is concerned that the information provided to the federal government to enter the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could help immigration authorities round up… Read more »
Editor’s note: Although the Senate’s dramatic July vote against repealing the Affordable Care Act bought a reprieve for Planned Parenthood, which was facing the loss of its federal funding as a result of the vote, anti-abortion groups haven’t given up their effort to defund the organization.
With Congress going back to work this week, the Sun today offers a special… Read more »
Dozens of local projects can advance now that $20.2 million in federal grants will be funneled to local governments in Southern Nevada.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., announced the award this week, which Clark County will share with the cities within it.
Titus in a statement said the funds ensure “the most vulnerable residents of Southern Nevada have roofs over their heads, food on… Read more »
A car trip to Red Rock Canyon’s 13-mile scenic drive could double in cost in the next year and nearly triple by 2023 if proposed fee hikes are approved.
The Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday it will host three meetings in September to gather public comment on proposed entrance fee increases. The extra dollars would go toward trail maintenance, search-and-rescue costs and… Read more »
With three simple tweets Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump reversed an Obama-era policy of letting transgender Americans serve openly in the U.S. Armed Forces.
“After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the US Military. Our… Read more »
Republican Virginia Rep. Dave Brat and Democratic Nevada Rep. Dina Titus introduced a bill Wednesday to limit dog experiments at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The bill, called the Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species Act (PUPPERS Act), aims to block any medical experiments that cause pain or distress to dogs.
According to the text of… Read more »
