National News
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Biden indulta a miles de estadounidenses condenados por posesión de marihuana
El presidente Biden ha otorgado indultos ampliados para aquellos condenados por posesión simple de cannabis, intento de posesión simple de cannabis o consumo de cannabis en tierras federales y en Washington D.C. También concedió el indulto a 11 personas que cumplían lo que la Casa Blanca llamó sentencias “desproporcionadamente largas” por delitos de drogas no…
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Insulin prices plunge for Nevadans due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Nevadans who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
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Biden pardons thousands of Americans convicted of marijuana possession
The president’s actions will not release any federal prisoners, but will lift barriers to housing, employment, and educational opportunities for those convicted of the offenses.
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This federal program is saving Nevadans money on their internet–here’s how to sign up
About 250,000 households in Nevada have enrolled in President Biden’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides discounts on internet bills.
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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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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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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.
