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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Are Joe Lombardo’s ties to his biggest donor problematic? It depends who you ask.
Democrats say the Republican governor’s ties to his most prolific donor, who also supports Donald Trump, makes him beholden to special interests. But experts say outside spending has become an inseparable part of campaign politics. Las Vegas billionaire Robert Bigelow has spent nearly his whole life building an entrepreneurial empire. As founder of Bigelow Aerospace,…
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Biden-Harris administration proposes first-of-its-kind heat protections for workers
The proposal comes weeks after an intense heat wave enveloped much of the southwest, including Southern Nevada, where temperatures in June approached 110 degrees Fahrenheit A new rule proposed by the Biden-Harris administration on Tuesday would require employers to protect workers from heat illness — a first-of-its-kind move if finalized that was celebrated by Nevada…
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Sam Brown once called for a massive increase to interest rates. Where does he stand now?
When inflation was on the rise in 2022, the Republican challenger now facing Jacky Rosen pitched raising interest rates so high it could have thrown the US into a recession. Democrats like Rosen say the current interest rates are hurting access to housing. When the United States was in the midst of a fight against…
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Nevada Attorney General will appeal judge’s decision to toss fake elector case
The judge sided with attorneys who represent six Nevada Republicans who said Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford erred in bringing the case before a grand jury in Las Vegas. A Clark County Judge on Friday dismissed felony cases against six Nevada Republicans who participated in an effort to falsely allocate the state’s six electoral votes…
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Los nevadenses indocumentados casados con ciudadanos estadounidenses obtendrán protección bajo una nueva política de Biden
Los nevadenses indocumentados casados con ciudadanos estadounidenses obtendrán protección bajo una nueva política de Biden.
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CEO: New Clark County solar parts facility wouldn’t have been possible without Biden legislation
The opening of Unimacts’ 160,000-square-foot factory in Sloan will help expand Nevada’s presence in the clean energy sector and was only made possible because of the Inflation Reduction Act, CEO Alan Hays said. For decades, Alan Hays made a living advising manufacturing companies to cut costs by shipping jobs from one country to another, where…
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Undocumented Nevadans married to US citizens will get protection under new Biden policy
A new program is expected to help half a million undocumented immigrants married to US citizens have an easier path to citizenship. It will also make them eligible for a three-year work permit after initial review. President Joe Biden this week issued new protections for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for…
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Nevada officials criticize Supreme Court ruling overturning bump stocks ban
From the state to federal level, Nevada officials criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a ban on a dangerous gun accessory. The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned a Trump administration-era ban on a firearms accessory known as a bump stock — which was used by the Nevada gunman who carried out the deadliest mass…
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Sen. Jacky Rosen asks federal government to investigate corporate landlords
Rosen asked the acting secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to crack down on ‘predatory’ practices being used by corporate landlords that make housing unobtainable for Nevadans. Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen is urging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to crack down on practices she says are…
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Meet the Nevada congressional candidates who advanced to the November election
With the field largely set for Nevada’s congressional races, Democrats and Republicans will spend the next several months stating their case for why they should represent the Silver State on Capitol Hill. The dust has largely settled following Nevada’s statewide primary on Tuesday, which revealed the full slate of major party candidates who are vying…
