Politics
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Service members to get biggest pay raise in 20 years in bill heading to Biden’s desk
While the pay bump will affect the 12,273 active duty service members in Nevada, this year’s National Defense Authorization Act is just the latest example of the increasingly partisan landscape of modern American politics.
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Six Nevadans indicted for role in plot to overturn 2020 election
Following the 2020 election, Republicans in seven states attempted to overturn the election results and keep Trump in power by illegitimately pledging him their electoral votes.
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Nevada leads nation in clean energy investment, report finds
“Nevada is leading the way in clean energy, bringing in thousands of good-paying jobs and supporting working families throughout my state,” Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto said in a statement in response to the report.
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Biden campaign blames Trump for growing anti-abortion extremism
In Missouri, Republicans have introduced bills to charge women who have abortions with murder, while in Texas, a mom was forced to flee the state to get an abortion in order to protect her own health—situations made possible by Donald Trump and the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Nevadans get relief as Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt
More than 11,000 Nevadans have had their student debt discharged or have been identified for debt relief due to the Biden administration’s reforms of the student loan debt system.
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VIDEO: Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine talks on how the gov’t helps the community
@nevadannews What should the government do? State Treasurer Zach Conine believes that at its best, government “takes people and connects them with the things they need and then gets the hell out of the way.” Let us know what you think in the comments. . . . . . . . #vegaslatinos #vegaslatinosrepresent #lasvegaslatinos #nevadalife…
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Vegas-to-SoCal high-speed train project gets $3 billion from Biden administration
A planned high-speed rail system to connect Las Vegas and Southern California got a huge boost on Tuesday, when the Biden administration approved $3 billion in federal funding for the Brightline West high-speed rail system.
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Biden’s EPA proposes rule to crack down on methane pollution
The rule is likely to be the subject of lawsuits from conservatives and the fossil fuel industry, but if upheld, could be felt most acutely in states like Nevada.
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Nevada gets $12 million from Biden’s infrastructure law to prevent wildfires
Nevada is set to receive nearly $12 million in federal funds from President Biden’s infrastructure law to invest in wildfire prevention projects across more than 100,000 acres of land in the state.
