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Analysis: Nevada ranked #39 for gun sales in 2022

By Silver State Times Report | Jul 5, 2023

Nevada ranked #39 for guns sales in 2022, with an estimated 130,984 guns sold, according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.

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Cortez Masto Tours Apex Industrial Park, Highlights Highlight New Business, Job Opportunities In North Las Vegas

By Silver State Times Report | Jul 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto toured Apex Industrial Park and discussed her efforts to attract new, industrial-scale companies to Las Vegas by making it easier to open new businesses there.

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Congresswoman Susie Lee Marks One-year Since Devastating Dobbs Decision

By Silver State Times Report | Jul 3, 2023

Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) released the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, which overturned nearly 50 years of precedent settled by Roe v. Wade, decimating a woman’s right to choose in states across the country:

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Horsford Statement on the Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action

By Silver State Times Report | Jul 3, 2023

Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) responded to the Supreme Court decision, 6-3, to gut the ability of private and public colleges and universities to consider race and ethnicity in admission decisions:

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Governor Lombardo and the State Public Charter School Authority Open Applications for Charter School Transportation Funding Requests

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 30, 2023

Governor Joe Lombardo announced that the State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA) officially opened applications for charter schools to request transportation funding.

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Attorney General Ford Announces Sentencing of Health Care Provider and Owner in Medicaid Fraud Case

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 30, 2023

Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Joy Behavioral Health, LLC (“Joy”) and its owner Edward Gamboa was sentenced in a Medicaid fraud case involving billing for services that were not provided to Medicaid recipients.

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Rosen Introduces Bipartisan Bills To Grow Palliative Care Workforce, Improve Hospice Care For Patients

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 30, 2023

U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus, announced the introduction of a pair of bipartisan bills to help increase the number of doctors trained in palliative care, and to improve hospice care for patients by increasing access to blood transfusions for those who rely on this care to maintain quality of life.

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Attorney General Ford Issues Statement After SCOTUS Strikes Down College Affirmative Action Programs

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement as the Supreme Court strikes race-conscious affirmative action for college admissions.

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Rosen, Cortez Masto Help Secure $500,000 To Connect Tribal Community In Nevada To High-Speed Internet

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

Funding For The Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Comes From The Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program With Funding From The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Rosen Helps Introduce Bill To Cut Taxes For Nevada Workers And Families

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 29, 2023

Legislation Would Provide Financial Relief To Nevadans By Expanding The Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit And Making Them Permanent

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Rosen, Cortez Masto Announce More Than $10 Million They Helped Secure To Modernize Nevada’s Electric Grid

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 28, 2023

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced Nevada has been awarded $10.5 million to help modernize and strengthen the state’s energy grid with affordable, reliable clean energy.

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ACRU’s West: Nevada policy on affirmative action 'systematically racist'

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

Nevada's policy of allowing affirmative action in areas such as public education and public employment reflects a philosophy that's "systematically racist," the executive director of the American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) said.

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Rosen Secures More Than $416 Million To Connect Nevada Households To High-Speed Internet

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

Funding Comes From the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program Rosen Created After She Successfully Pushed The Administration To Fix The Map That Determines Funding For This Program

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Horsford Amendment Secures Record Funding for HBCUs and MSIs In NDAA Mark-up

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

ongressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) offered an amendment during the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024 in the House Armed Services Committee.

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Following Cortez Masto’s Push, Nevada Will Receive More Than $416 Million To Expand Broadband Access

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 26, 2023

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that $416,666,229.74 in federal funding is coming to Nevada to expand broadband access in communities across the state through the Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

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Congresswoman Lee Announces Nearly $6 Million For High-capacity Transit Planning

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 25, 2023

Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada a nearly $6 million grant for the Charleston Boulevard High-Capacity Transit Planning project.

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Rosen, Cortez Masto Announce More Than $30 Million To Improve Transportation In Washoe, Clark Counties

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto announced that the Regional Transportation Commissions (RTC) covering Washoe and Clark Counties were awarded more than $30 million from the Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program with funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,

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Rosen, Cortez Masto Announces Over $12 Million To Fund New Low-Emission Buses In Northern Nevada

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that Northern Nevada will receive over $12 million from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to fund new clean public transportation.

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Rosen, Cortez Masto Secure $24 Million For Road Improvements In Downtown Ely

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NW) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that the City of Ely will receive $24,009,830 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to help expand and improve the city’s downtown streets.

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Major Rosen-Led Provisions Included In Bipartisan National Defense Bill, Advance Out Of Senate Armed Services Committee

By Silver State Times Report | Jun 23, 2023

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Includes Several of Senator Rosen’s Provisions To Bolster U.S. Defense Competition With China And Counter Its Cyber Threats