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Family values, LGBTQ+ rights would backslide with Project 2025
Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s ultra-conservative blueprint for the next Republican president, envisions an Ozzie and Harriet-style society where children are raised by married heterosexual parents, unburdened by the prospect of same-sex neighbors or drag queen story hours at the local library. The cornerstone of Project 2025’s “Conservative promise” is to “restore the family as […]
Why this isn’t ‘just summer,’ and what climate change has to do with it
A month into summer 2024, the vast majority of the U.S. population had already experienced at least one extreme heat wave, and millions of people were under heat alerts, with forecasts warning of more ahead. Death Valley hit 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51.7 Celsius) or higher for nine consecutive days in early July. Las Vegas broke […]
VP Harris tells teachers union she’s ‘fighting for the future,’ blasts Project 2025
Vice President Kamala Harris — the likely 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — outlined on Thursday some of her “vision of the future” while touting the administration’s education record in her keynote address to the American Federation of Teachers national convention in Houston. Harris has quickly drawn the support of major unions like the AFT in […]
Sam Brown cancels campaign visit to Elko for Bitcoin conference in Nashville
Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown was scheduled to speak in Elko Saturday, part of his campaign’s “Rural Tour.” But the “Rural Tour” campaign stop was canceled due to, as the Elko County Republican Party put it on social media, “unintended circumstances.” The unintended circumstances, it turns out, is a cryptocurrency conference in Tennessee. […]
Group calls for courses on genocide, Holocaust in Nevada classrooms
Ethan Cohen recalls learning about the Holocaust in “fifth or fourth grade, briefly” and “then in middle school more in depth.” But his experience isn’t the standard in Nevada. “I attended a Jewish day school for most of my life,” said the high schooler, who serves on the Nevada Youth Legislature. “I had that with […]
Trump, MAGA campaign against Harris already laced with misogyny, racism
Former Pres. Donald Trump needs to discard his storied penchant for racist and sexist tropes and nicknames if he wants to win over independent voters in his likely race against Vice Pres. Kamala Harris, say political experts in Nevada, one of a handful of battleground states. Harris, who raised $81 million in the first 24 […]
Prominent GOP donor, billionaire businessman accused of repeatedly making racist, sexist remarks
A national civil rights leader is calling on Nevada to investigate a prominent Las Vegas businessman and Republican donor following allegations he repeatedly used racial slurs in the workplace and once pulled a gun on a Black truck driver. The Rev. Al Sharpton wrote a letter to Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford calling for an […] The post Prominent GOP donor, billionaire businessman accused of repeatedly making racist, sexist remarks appeared first on Nevada Current.
Rigged: Corporate behemoths are using junk fees and technology to keep prices high
Consumer sentiments about the American economy have reached a 7-month low and now maintain a baseline at the lowest levels since the Great Recession. This is despite historic economic gains following the COVID-19 pandemic that have resulted in an economy that is the envy of the world and the strongest economy in modern American history. This divide between the […] The post Rigged: Corporate behemoths are using junk fees and technology to keep prices high appeared first on Nevada Current.
Horsford credits Biden for $800 million to help tribal communities in NV deal with climate impacts
As Nevada struggles with impacts of the climate crisis, U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford on Monday touted more than $800 million of federal investments being allocated to tribal communities in Nevada for mitigation measures and infrastructure projects. During a virtual roundtable with the Native Voters Alliance of Nevada and the Department of Energy, Horsford credited President […] The post Horsford credits Biden for $800 million to help tribal communities in NV deal with climate impacts appeared first on Nevada Current.
Lawmakers stress need to look beyond red light cameras and other ‘back end’ traffic safety measures
Policy, politics and progressive commentary As state lawmakers discussed, yet again, legislation to authorize the use of red light cameras, some legislators turned the discussion to the role of infrastructure and other traffic safety mitigation measures. Lawmakers heard from state traffic safety and public health officials about the increased number of crashes and deaths in Nevada at Wednesday’s meeting of […] The post Lawmakers stress need to look beyond red light cameras and other ‘back end’ traffic safety measures appeared first on Nevada Current.
Nevada congressional Democrats back Harris as nominee
Policy, politics and progressive commentary Nevada Democrats praised the achievements of President Joe Biden and his administration after he announced he was bowing out of the presidential race Sunday, and some Democrats and allied organizations wasted little time before echoing Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee. “I cannot thank President Biden enough for […] The post Nevada congressional Democrats back Harris as nominee appeared first on Nevada Current.
What’s next for Democrats with Biden out of the presidential campaign
Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party has just weeks before its delegates are scheduled to vote for a presidential candidate during a virtual roll call in early August, a process that got much more complex Sunday when President Joe Biden withdrew as the presumptive nominee. The timeline, which was set in motion months ago, provides a […] The post What’s next for Democrats with Biden out of the presidential campaign appeared first on Nevada Current.
Biden bows out of reelection campaign, endorses Harris
Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race Sunday, he said in a letter posted to social media, creating an unprecedented vacancy atop the Democratic ticket one month before he was scheduled to officially accept his party’s nomination. In a followup post less than 30 minutes later, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to […] The post Biden bows out of reelection campaign, endorses Harris appeared first on Nevada Current.
The ‘tear it down’ vote
Policy, politics and progressive commentary This weekend I did a bit of doomscrolling about the global erosion of support for democracy, which research indicates is particularly pronounced among people in their 30s and 40s. I was reminded of a finding in one of those NYT-Sienna polls a while back that showed Trump crushing Biden in Nevada. “Which comes closest to your […] The post The ‘tear it down’ vote appeared first on Nevada Current.
Trump’s pitch to unions belies anti-worker policies in Project 2025
Policy, politics and progressive commentary When Teamsters Union president Sean O’Brien took the podium the first night of the Republican National Convention this week, he readily acknowledged his participation was unique. “I don’t care about getting criticized,” O’Brien said, referring to organized labor’s long history, with exceptions in the building trades, of endorsing Democrats. “It’s an honor to be the […] The post Trump’s pitch to unions belies anti-worker policies in Project 2025 appeared first on Nevada Current.
As a fellow Ohioan, I have some concerns about U.S. Sen. JD Vance
Policy, politics and progressive commentary Donald Trump announced Monday Ohio junior U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate in the 2024 Election, and I have some concerns. Like J.D. Vance, I am also 39 years old; I also grew up in a struggling old industrial city in Ohio; I have also lost countless people close to me to the […] The post As a fellow Ohioan, I have some concerns about U.S. Sen. JD Vance appeared first on Nevada Current.
Trump describes assassination attempt in speech accepting GOP presidential nomination
Policy, politics and progressive commentary MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump in an unusual speech accepting the GOP presidential nomination Thursday at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention gave a detailed account about the attempt on his life last weekend when a gunman shot at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “I will tell you exactly what […] The post Trump describes assassination attempt in speech accepting GOP presidential nomination appeared first on Nevada Current.
Top Trump adviser says 2024 election ‘not over’ until Inauguration Day
Policy, politics and progressive commentary MILWAUKEE — A top Trump campaign official said Thursday that the 2024 presidential race will not be over until Inauguration Day, rather than after Election Day on Nov. 5 — when voters across the nation go to the polls to cast their ballots and a result normally is projected. The assertion from Chris LaCivita at […] The post Top Trump adviser says 2024 election ‘not over’ until Inauguration Day appeared first on Nevada Current.
Reality rudely follows Biden to Las Vegas
Policy, politics and progressive commentary People come to Las Vegas for a good time and to leave their troubles behind. But even before President Joe Biden tested positive for covid in Las Vegas Wednesday — the White House says he’s okay — the soundtrack accompanying his campaign swing to Nevada wasn’t “Viva Las Vegas” but a sad trombone. When Air […] The post Reality rudely follows Biden to Las Vegas appeared first on Nevada Current.
Nevada heat demands more than cooling centers, lawmakers told
Policy, politics and progressive commentary Despite Nevada having two of the fastest warming cities in the nation — Reno and Las Vegas — the state has taken the least action to protect the public from the impacts of climate change. On Wednesday, researchers told lawmakers that the severe lack of heat mitigation in Reno and Las Vegas has led to […] The post Nevada heat demands more than cooling centers, lawmakers told appeared first on Nevada Current.
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