Nevada has taken significant steps in recent years to strengthen the state’s gun laws; however, serious gaps in the law remain that leave Nevada communities vulnerable to gun violence. With roughly 498 Nevadans being killed with guns every year,44 this is an urgent problem that demands...
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** For Tuesday, April 25 at 5:00 P.M. PDT Las Vegas, NV -- On Tuesday, April 25, local elected officials, Institute for a Progressive Nevada (501 c3 sister organization to Battle Born Progress), Nevada Conservation League and The Wilderness Society...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 LAS VEGAS – Today, the United States Senate used the nuclear option to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court. Battle Born Progress leads a statewide coalition called Nevadans for Judicial Progress. Battle Born Progress Executive...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017 We are calling for a ban on all votes until we have extreme vetting of a nominee LAS VEGAS – Today, President Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court. Annette Magnus,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017 Nevada Forward will be tasked with covering both national and local politics through a Nevada lens LAS VEGAS – Today, Institute for a Progressive Nevada (IPN) announced the launch of its new progressive news blog, Nevada Forward. Nevada Forward aims...
Washington, D.C. — The Center for American Progress, in partnership with the Institute for a Progressive Nevada, has released a report today analyzing the rise of anti-government extremism in the United States, anti-government groups’ focus on efforts to seize public lands, and the use of guns...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 ***EVENT RECAP*** Community activists remind Dean Heller that summer vacation is over and it is time to do his job and stop the obstruction LAS VEGAS – On Wednesday, August 31, Nevadans for Judicial Progress and local activists gathered at Senator...
