Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement after the National Hockey League (NHL) Board of Governors unanimously approved an expansion team for Las Vegas:
“Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world and the perfect venue for professional sports. I applaud the NHL and community leaders for working so hard to bring a professional hockey team to southern… Read more »
Since mid-morning on Wednesday, Democratic representatives have occupied the House Floor for a historic sit-in, instigated by Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), and, most crucially, Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia)—the civil rights icon famous for marching from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 to demand voting rights.
The sit-in, which has spanned more than 15 hours so… Read more »
Nevada Rep. Dina Titus announced a nearly $5 million Veterans Affairs grant Wednesday for improvements to the state-run Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City.
“While this a great first step, we must also keep working toward having a national cemetery in Las Vegas,” said Titus, a Democrat and ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on… Read more »
In the words of Fred Rogers, in times of tragedy, “look for the helpers” — helpers like Kurt Divich.
Divich, a Las Vegas native and local author, was in Orlando, Florida, at the time shooter Omar Mateen opened fire at a gay nightclub, killing 50 people and injuring 53 more.
In the few short hours after the shooting, Divich took time away from his family vacation to… Read more »
Las Vegas City Hall will be dark Sunday night in remembrance of the Orlando shooting victims.
Flags are also flying half-staff at City Hall to honor the victims. At least 50 people have died and another 53 injured in the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman also released a statement on Twitter.
"Our deepest sympathies and support to the… Read more »
Nearly a year after the Supreme Court ruled that same sex couples have the right to marry, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus of Las Vegas is still trying to tie up some unfinished business. And her Republican colleagues are still voting no.
Although the Obama administration has extended federal benefits to the spouses of veterans, regardless of their sexual preference, Titus wants to change the… Read more »
One of the most famous magic tricks of all time would never have been possible without a certain Washington connection.
"When I wanted to make the Statue of Liberty disappear, the Parks Department says, 'We're not really comfortable with you doing that,'" magician David Copperfield recalls with a laugh. "I went to the president and said, 'Would you mind? I want to do this as a lesson in… Read more »
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Homeless veterans programs in Las Vegas and the Reno area are getting more than $430,000 in federal grants to help more than 60 people with housing and medical services.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus announced Monday that the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority and the VA's Southern Nevada Health Care System will get a little more than $300,000.
That should pay for… Read more »
Pennsylvania Congressman Ryan Costello (R-6) and Nevada Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-1) announced today the formation of the bipartisan House Public Works and Infrastructure Caucus.
Public works are important services and projects that communities across the country depend on, such as drinking water, flood control, recycling, waste removal, and our roads and bridges. This bipartisan… Read more »
CARSON CITY — It is a riddle for the ages: What is dead but never dies? The answer in Nevada is the proposed nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain.
As a state legislative panel overseeing the moribund Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository gets ready to meet later this week, Rep. Dina Titus has criticized a new effort in Congress to move the project forward.
In a news… Read more »
