Casey Harrison is political correspondent for The Nevadan. Previously, he covered politics and the Oakland Athletics’ relocation to Southern Nevada for the Las Vegas Sun, and before that, was a digital producer at The Detroit News. Casey graduated from Michigan State University in 2019.
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Un proyecto de ley estatal permitiría a los padres inmigrantes designar cuidadores legales para sus hijos si son deportados
El proyecto de ley AB460 crearía un proceso legal que autoriza a un padre, madre o guardián legal a pre-designar a otra persona para que actúe como cuidador principal de un menor en caso de que sean separados debido a una orden de inmigración federal.
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State bill would allow immigrant parents to designate legal guardians for kids if they’re deported
Assembly Bill 460 would create a legal process that authorizes a parent or guardian to pre-designate another person to act as a child’s primary caretaker in the event they are separated from the child due to a federal immigration order. Nevada state lawmakers are considering a new proposal that would allow noncitizens to nominate a…
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AOC and Bernie Sanders urge Democrats to fight harder during stop in North Las Vegas
At a time when Democratic leadership faces pressure to push back on Donald Trump’s agenda, progressive leaders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders say grassroots activism has never been more important. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t necessarily care if you voted for the Democratic party in last November’s election — or even if you voted for Donald Trump. Whether…
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Trump’s plan to gut Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires ‘would be devastating for Nevadans,’ senator warns
Nevada Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said a Republican plan to cut taxes on the rich can only be offset by about $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Monday renewed a warning that a tax cut proposal endorsed by President Donald Trump would require lawmakers to…
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Trump administration investigating UNLV over diversity efforts
UNLV is the only Nevada institution under investigation, but several universities in neighboring states were also included in the probe. Nevada’s largest public university is under investigation by the Trump administration for its efforts to bolster diversity among Ph.D students, the US Department of Education announced Friday. The department announced it had opened investigations into…
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Nevada officials, veterans worry VA cuts could impact access to healthcare and other benefits
VA branches that cover Nevada, which is home to more than 200,000 veterans, employ a combined roughly 4,800 full-time employees and complete more than one million healthcare visits each year — leaving some worried that any cuts to the agency will impact their wellbeing. Amid recently announced plans to eliminate roughly 82,000 jobs at the…
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Report: Nearly 40K workers in Nevada still make below minimum wage
Researchers with the Rutgers University Workplace Justice Lab say that since 2005 — when Nevada’s minimum hourly wage was $5.15 — underpayment has cost workers in the Silver State an estimated $122 million annually. Although Nevada’s minimum wage has more than doubled over the past two decades, roughly 40,000 Nevadans each year still make less…
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Cortez Masto reintroduces bill to improve access to behavioral health and substance use disorder treatments
Nevada’s senior US Senator says the COMPLETE Care Act would allow primary care clinics to hire mental health professionals — a model that experts note can help doctors identify and treat mental health and substance use disorders before someone reaches a crisis. Nevada Democratic US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on Tuesday reintroduced new, bipartisan legislation…
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Nevada Democrats bring guests who’ll be impacted by Trump’s funding cuts to Congressional address
Nevada Democrats and others from across the US are using Tuesday night’s event to highlight the negative real-world impacts of the Trump administration’s first six weeks in office. Growing up with a number of serious health conditions, Las Vegas teen Dominic Rampa has always defied the odds. Rampa endured a challenging birth that his mother…
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Rep. Steven Horsford introduces bill to eliminate taxes on tips, abolish subminimum wage
A new proposal from the Democratic congressman seeks to go beyond Trump’s campaign promise of cutting taxes on tips by also eliminating the subminimum wage, which allows some workers to be paid as low as $2.13 per hour. Amid a national push to eliminate federal taxes on tipped income, Nevada Democratic US Rep. Steven Horsford…
