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23 Aug Release: Conservation and Sporting Groups Applaud Gov. Sisolak Executive Order Directing Agencies to Collaborate in Restoring Sagebrush Habitat and Conserving Migration Corridors

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Today, Governor Steve Sisolak signed an Executive Order (EO) directing his administration, under the leadership of Director Tony Wasley of the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), Director Bradley Crowell of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Director Kristina Swallow of the...

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12 Aug Release: Nevadans Count Responds to Release of Redistricting Data in Legacy Format

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Today, the Census Bureau released, in legacy format, the redistricting data from the 2020 Census. After a five-month delay due to COVID, the release of this data brings Nevada one step closer to redrawing districts....

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01 Jul Release: Let Nevadans Vote Responds to SCOTUS Weakening of Voting Rights Act

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 6-3 decision in the case of Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. ...

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26 Apr Release: Nevadans Count Response to Release of Apportionment Data

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Today, the Census Bureau released apportionment data from the 2020 Decennial Census....

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23 Mar Release: On 11th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Nevada Celebrates Improvements Under the American Rescue Plan

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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...

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05 Mar Release: Statement on Senator Cortez Masto Bills to Curb Oil & Gas Leasing on Nevada Public Lands

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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)....

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28 Jan Release: Six Policies to Address Gun Violence in Nevada

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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....

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16 Nov Release: Statement on 30th Birthday of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

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Today marks 30 years to the day since Red Rock Canyon was designated as Nevada’s first National Conservation Area. ...

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16 Oct Release: Nevadans Count Coalition Addresses Census Bureau Ending Field Operations

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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. ...

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02 Oct Release: VoteSmartNV Relaunches Nonpartisan Voter Guide as 2020 General Election Closes In

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Today, the VoteSmartNV guide is relaunching just as mail-in ballots begin reaching Nevada voters’ mailboxes in Washoe County for the 2020 general election. ...

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