(Sinclair Broadcast Group) — In the wake of the latest failed Republican attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, House Democrats said Wednesday they are eager to work on bipartisan solutions to repair the country’s health insurance system.
“We’re more than willing to work with our Republican counterparts to fix that which may need improving,” Rep.… Read more »
September 25, 2017 Rep. Titus said that Republicans leading the charge for Yucca should tell the truth about fiscal and environmental costs of Yucca Mountain, an unworkable project. Read more »
(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 »
