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ESPN: Congress eyes uptick in sports betting controversies

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By David Purdum, ESPN A recent uptick in gambling-related controversies in professional and amateur sports has caught the attention of Congress. Sports leagues, including the NFL and NCAA, are now facing questions on how they will navigate the new betting landscape in the U.S. Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) issued letters to commissioners and presidents of 12 professional leagues and the…

8NewsNow: Titus presses rail exec about train safety in Las Vegas, cites 8 News Now Investigators’ findings

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By David Charns, 8 News Now Democratic Nevada Rep. Dina Titus cited the 8 News Now Investigators’ reporting while pressing the president of a railroad trade group about safety on trains going through Las Vegas. An 8 News Now Investigators’ report found neither the Federal Railroad Administration, nor any government agency, could say what specific hazardous materials the trains, some…

Las Vegas Sun: Titus calls for transparency from US on complaints from air passengers with disabilities

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By Casey Harrison, Las Vegas Sun U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., is urging Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for more transparency in how the department he oversees handles complaints from airline passengers with disabilities amid a rise in such feedback in recent years. A letter sent to Buttigieg highlighted concerns with how the Transportation Department enforces the Air…

AP: On Nevada trip, Haaland celebrates ‘new era’ of conservation

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined members of Nevada’s congressional delegation and tribal leaders on Friday to celebrate Avi Kwa Ame, the state’s newly designated national monument, saying the recognition of the desert mountain heralds a “new era” of environmental conservation in which the federal government and tribal nations will work together to maintain…

The Nevada Independent: After 2017 shooting devastated her district, Titus emerges as gun control champion

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More than five years have passed since the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, but Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) still carries the memory of entering the police station in the middle of the night and witnessing the devastation. “It was just horrendous,” she said. “Hospitals looked like war zones.” The Route 91 Harvest festival shooting remains the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to this day. Sixty people…