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Rosen Helps Introduce Bill to Strengthen Protections Against Workplace Harassment

By Silver State Times Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (D-GA) in introducing the Sunlight in Workplace Harassment Act, which would require large, public corporations to publicly report all settlements and judgments related to incidents of discrimination, harassment, and sexual abuse each year.

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At Hearing, Cortez Masto Urges Colleagues to Pass the Safe Banking Act and Protect Legitimate Cannabis Businesses

By Silver State Times Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) urged her colleagues to pass the SAFE Banking Act and finally allow cannabis businesses full access to the U.S. banking sector at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on may 11.

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During Small Business Week, Rosen Announces Push for Increased Funding to Support Small Businesses

By Silver State Times Report | May 15, 2023

During Small Business Week, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, announced she led more than a dozen of her colleagues in sending three letters to Senate Appropriators requesting funding for legal cannabis, nonprofit child care, and rural small businesses.

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Cortez Masto Announces UNR Selected for National Research Program and Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Support Clean Energy and Battery Manufacturing

By Silver State Times Report | May 15, 2023

May 11, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) has been accepted into the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovations Program and will receive an initial $999,905 to conduct critical lithium-battery research, supporting Nevada’s growing clean energy economy.

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Lee, Steel, Trone Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Expand Housing Support For Veterans No media found

By Silver State Times Report | May 15, 2023

On May 12, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) Congressional Charter Act. This legislation will support VAREP in expanding its services available to military and veteran communities, in southern Nevada and beyond, to further sustainable homeownership, financial-literacy education, VA home loan awareness, and economic opportunity generally.

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Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bicameral Resolution Recognizing National Day Of Aanhpi Mental Health

By Silver State Times Report | May 14, 2023

On May 10, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, joined Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in cosponsoring a resolution recognizing May 10, 2023 as National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Day.

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Cortez Masto Highlights Clean Energy Jobs In Southern Nevada At New Battery Manufacturing Facility

By Silver State Times Report | May 13, 2023

On May 5, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) highlighted Nevada’s growing clean energy economy at a tour of Lithion’s brand-new battery manufacturing facility.

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Analysis: Nevada among 25 states affiliated with 'hyper-partisan' voter data group, study finds

By Silver State Times Report | May 12, 2023

Nevada is among 25 states that are members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Silver State Times found.

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Rosen, Lee Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Solidify U.S. Sanctions On Iran

By Silver State Times Report | May 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) joined their colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives in introducing the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA) to make permanent the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.

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Cortez Masto And Grassley Reintroduce Legislation To Boost Investments In Local Police Departments

By Silver State Times Report | May 11, 2023

U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase access to funding for small law enforcement agencies in Nevada and across the country.

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Governor Lombardo Designates May 7-13 As Nevada State Employee Appreciation Week

By Silver State Times Report | May 10, 2023

Governor Joe Lombardo announced that the State of Nevada will celebrate Nevada State Employee Appreciation Week from Sunday, May 7 to Saturday, May 13.

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Congresswoman Lee Joins Democrats And Republicans To Introduce Legislation Investing In Local Law Enforcement, Public Safety

By Silver State Times Report | May 8, 2023

On May 5, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to fund law enforcement, invest in officer safety and training, and help combat law enforcement staffing shortages.

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Office of the Governor Statement on Economic Forum Meeting on May 01

By Silver State Times Report | May 8, 2023

Economic Forum met to forecast and review the upcoming general fund revenues for the current fiscal year and upcoming biennium. Following the conclusion of the meeting, Ben Kieckhefer, Chief of Staff to Governor Joe Lombardo, announced that the Office of the Governor would submit budget amendments to appropriately direct some of the forecasted revenue.

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Congresswoman Lee Announces Nearly $4 Million For Nevada To Expand Affordable Housing

By Silver State Times Report | May 7, 2023

On May 3, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that Nevada will receive nearly $4 million to help expand access to affordable housing through the nation’s Housing Trust Fund. Nevada will be able to use these funds to increase and preserve the supply of affordable rental housing, especially for low-income households.

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Congresswoman Lee, Senator Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Solidify Iranian Sanctions

By Silver State Times Report | May 6, 2023

Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) led 22 of their colleagues in introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Solidify Iran Sanctions Act (SISA), to make permanent the sanctions established by the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.

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Nevada among 24 states that don't allow concealed carry without a permit, new study finds

By Silver State Times Report | May 4, 2023

Nevada is among 24 states that bar residents from carrying concealed weapons without a permit, a new tally of weapons permit laws by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association concludes.

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Congresswoman Lee, Congressman Fitzpatrick Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Help Seniors Afford Prescription Drugs

By Silver State Times Report | May 3, 2023

On April 26, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential (SAVE) Prescription Drugs Act.

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‘Fired up, fed up:’ Frost and Tennessee’s Justin Jones lead youth rally outside Capitol

By Silver State Times Report | May 3, 2023

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) rallied outside the Capitol on Wednesday with Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville), in a call for gun control and an end to “attacks on democracy.”

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Congresswoman Lee Leads Nevada Delegation In Urging Cdc To Take Decisive Action, Support Nevada Health Care Workers Amidst Largest C. Auris Fungus Outbreak In U.s.

By Silver State Times Report | May 1, 2023

On April 21, 2023, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) led the entire Nevada delegation in calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take decisive action and provide additional support for southern Nevada’s public health professionals and healthcare providers, as the state currently faces the largest outbreak of Candida auris (C. auris) infections in the country.

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Analysis: Nevada not among the 11 states with education savings accounts

By Silver State Times Report | Apr 28, 2023

As Florida becomes the latest state to create an education savings account (ESA) program, an analysis by the Silver State Times shows that Nevada is not one of 11 states that has such a program.