Calls for Transparency, Accountability for Use of Pardon Power
U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2020 to provide transparency and accountability for…
Presidential Transition Key for Nevada’s DACA Recipients
By Lily Bohlke More than 12,000 Nevadans are protected by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and President-elect Joe Biden has promised on Day One he’ll reverse…
Dream Chaser: Carlos Mejía Castillo
By Megan Neri As a high schooler, the only assignment that Carlos Mejía Castillo bombed was the college application and financial aid process. As an auditory learner school…
Heller, Amodei Face Rallies, Protests During Home-State Visit
Sen. Dean Heller and Rep. Mark Amodei got an earful from progressive advocates Monday, as protests greeted them at several public appearances in Nevada during Congress’ spring recess. Hundreds of…
Senators Reject Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate TIGER Funding
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI) and 38 of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on…
Town Hall on School Vouchers in Las Vegas
Opponents of school vouchers held a town-hall meeting on April 1, in Las Vegas to spotlight research that says public schools outperform private schools on some measures. University of Illinois…
Know Your Rights: Nevadans Prepare for Immigration Changes
Advocates for Nevada’s immigrants are speaking out, educating people on their options in light of the Trump administration’s increased enforcement actions. On the campaign trail, Trump had threatened to revoke…
Nevada Agrees to Modernize Voter Registration Opportunities
Voting rights advocates and Nevada officials announced this week that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to streamline and modernize voter registration opportunities through the Nevada Department…