2024 Elections
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Chasten Buttigieg: LGBTQ rights could be at stake in November election
In a Q&A, the husband of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tells The Nevadan that, when it comes to LGBTQ issues, the difference between Biden and Trump couldn’t be more clear. While growing up in northern Michigan, Chasten Buttigieg had always wondered if the people in charge cared about the wellbeing of young queer kids like…
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Nevada Secretary of State teams up with veterans to keep elections safe
The new partnership with Vet the Vote is looking for veterans and military family members across Nevada to volunteer to help administer the 2024 election. The Nevada Secretary of State’s office has unveiled a new partnership that aims to give military veterans and their families a new mission for the public good: Signing up as…
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Titus rallies Las Vegas seniors to protect Social Security
Seniors are sounding the alarm on a plan by House Republicans that could result in across-the-board cuts for Social Security recipients. Las Vegas senior and Vietnam War veteran David Tipton recalls seeing a lot during his 12 years in the US Army. And while it wasn’t always easy Tipton—now 78—admitted his time in the service…
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Biden administration bans noncompete clauses for workers
The new rule bans new noncompete agreements for the vast majority of American workers and requires employers to let current and past employees know they won’t enforce them going forward. Companies will also be required to throw out existing noncompete agreements.
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‘Like a weight of rocks has been lifted off my back:’ Nevada teacher thanks Biden for erasing student debt
As the Biden-Harris campaign seeks to court educators, one Las Vegas teacher says she had $60,000 in loans forgiven by the president’s executive action. This time last year, Las Vegas teacher Tillie Torres thought she would never pay off her student loan debt. Torres, 54, told The Nevadan on Monday she graduated college more than…
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6 terrifying things that could happen if the Comstock Act is used to target abortion
If interpreted literally, the Comstock Act could use antiquated legal code to effectively ban abortion by severely limiting the types of medical tools that can be sent via mail—even in states where abortion remains legal.
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Nevada Supreme Court OKs reproductive freedom petition
The ruling won’t impact a referendum voters could see in November, but it established a legal acknowledgment of reproductive care in Nevada, a reproductive rights advocate says. The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a referendum initiative aiming to amend the state’s constitution to add protections for abortion and other reproductive freedoms met requirements…
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He said what? 10 things to know about RFK Jr.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long and troubling history of espousing conspiracy theories and promoting lies about public health. Here are 10 of his most troubling and disprovable beliefs.
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What to know about Trump’s legal issues
The former president’s Manhattan hush money trial began on Monday. All in all, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee faces 91 charges across the four cases he’s been indicted in. He has pleaded not guilty to all of them.
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Trump says he’s pro-worker. His record says otherwise.
Trump’s policies made more than eight million workers ineligible for overtime pay, allowed for the outsourcing and offshoring of American jobs, made it harder for workers to join a union, and failed to protect American workers during the pandemic.
