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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Nevada doesn’t have any rules to protect workers from extreme heat. That could change soon.
Approximately 307 people died in Southern Nevada last year due to heat-related injuries, experts told a panel of lawmakers earlier this month. You’ll never catch Las Vegas resident Gary Hernandez in one spot for too long. As the chief compliance officer for Sol-Up, one of the valley’s largest residential solar installation companies, Hernandez is the…
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Nevada delegates unanimously pledge support for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
The decision comes as notable Democrats across the nation began to coalesce around Harris in the immediate hours after Biden’s historic decision to drop out. As Vice President Kamala Harris solidifies support from Democratic colleagues nationwide for her bid to be the party’s presidential nominee, it appears she’s earned the backing of Silver State Democrats. …
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Nevada Democrats rally behind Kamala Harris, praise Biden as ‘a dedicated public servant’
From the federal to the local level, Nevada public officials voiced an outpouring of support over President Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid, as well as excitement over his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be this year’s Democratic nominee. Las Vegas will forever be remembered where President Joe Biden made his final…
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Nevada Dems want to ensure DACA recipients newly eligible for health care can get it
A group of congressional Democrats are seeking assurances that the US Department of Health and Human Services will notify Dreamers they are eligible to get insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Three Democratic lawmakers representing Nevada in Congress joined colleagues this week asking the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure it…
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Sen. Jacky Rosen urges colleagues to cut taxes for working families and raise taxes on billionaires
The best way to fund tax programs that support middle- and low-income Americans is through raising taxes for the uber-wealthy, Rosen wrote in a letter to lawmakers crafting a new tax bill to replace an expiring-Trump era law. As a Trump administration-era tax bill that benefited the ultra-wealthy is set to expire next year, Nevada…
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Sen. Cortez Masto’s bill to help restore Lake Tahoe passes Senate
If signed into law by President Joe Biden, the bill would authorize federal officials to use $350 million in unallocated funds for Tahoe restoration projects. Legislation that would extend a program sending federal dollars to support the tourism economy around Lake Tahoe advanced out of the US Senate this week and will be further deliberated…
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Rep. Dina Titus moves to force House vote on bump stock ban
Titus is using a special maneuver to bring her Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act, which has sat in committee since 2023, to a floor vote. Nevada Democratic US Rep. Dina Titus on Wednesday moved to force a floor vote on a bill she introduced last January that would reimpose a nationwide ban on firearms…
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‘Joe Biden is a fighter,’ VP Harris says in Las Vegas as Dems rally for ticket
While President Biden has publicly rebuffed calls to step aside, Harris reminded supporters the party should be focusing on defeating Trump in November. With all eyes on Vice President Kamala Harris in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the Democrat did her best to address the elephant in the room. With fewer than four months to go…
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Susie Lee’s bill to make it easier to get new housing built in land-strapped states passes
The bill would permit the Department of Interior to use any appraiser certified in at least one state, which could alleviate bottlenecks that undermine conservation, housing and infrastructure projects on public lands. The US House on Monday passed bipartisan legislation that, if passed, could help Nevada receive land from the federal government for residential and…
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Where Jacky Rosen and Sam Brown stand on healthcare issues
Brown’s opposition to government efforts to lower healthcare costs and expand access contrasts sharply with that of Rosen, his Democratic opponent, who was among the key votes in support of expanding programs that cap insulin and prescription drug prices for seniors. More than 14 years have passed since former President Barack Obama signed landmark legislation…
