Today, March 23, 2021, marks 11 years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law. The ACA’s many significant achievements, such as lowering the uninsured rate, ending discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions, and improving access to care, are even more in focus today, just...
Yesterday, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto re-introduced two pieces of legislation, the Ruby Mountains Protection Act and the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act, aimed at ending speculative oil and gas leasing offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)....
Nevada has seen more than its fair share of gun violence in recent years. Violent extremists had a stand-off with federal law enforcement officials at the Bundy Ranch in 2014....
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...
Today marks 30 years to the day since Red Rock Canyon was designated as Nevada’s first National Conservation Area. ...
Every 10 years, the Census Bureau is tasked with counting the entire U.S. population. Data collected from the 2020 Census help determine how much federal funding Nevada receives. ...
Today, the VoteSmartNV guide is relaunching just as mail-in ballots begin reaching Nevada voters’ mailboxes in Washoe County for the 2020 general election. ...
Earlier today, Nevada celebrated its 4th Annual Public Lands Day event much differently than years prior. Groups, elected officials, and Silver the Bighorn Sheep gathered eager Nevadans from across the state for a virtual celebration of our public lands around Nevada....
Earlier today, Nevada celebrated its 4th Annual Public Lands Day event much differently than years prior. Groups, elected officials, and Silver the Bighorn Sheep gathered eager Nevadans from across the state for a virtual celebration of our public lands around Nevada....
Last week, the Trump administration issued an executive memorandum that sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 apportionment and redistricting process. ...