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 Republican running for Congress says he stands by old post mocking calls for gun reform after Oct. 1 shooting
Drew Johnson told a reporter he stood by old social media posts, including one published on Oct. 3, 2017 in which he wrote: “If only we banned murder, that would’ve stopped the #LasVagasShooting (sic), huh nanny staters?” In the days that followed the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting seven years ago, Las Vegans quickly…
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Corporate landlord agrees to refund renters $48 million after federal investigation
Corporate landlord agrees to refund renters $48 million after federal investigation Invitation Homes owns or manages roughly 3,500 units in Clark County, where it is the second-largest landlord for single-family homes. The company stands accused of imposing junk fees that were improperly disclosed and other deceptive claims made to tenants. The Biden-Harris administration announced this…
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Extreme heat bill authored by Nevada Rep. Dina Titus advances in House
If enacted, the bill would allow the federal government to declare extreme heat a disaster, vastly changing the way officials are able to respond to extreme temperatures. But its future remains uncertain. A key panel under the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has advanced a proposal by Nevada Democratic US Rep. Dina Titus…
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UNLV awarded $3M grant for unique educator training program
The Nevada Forward Initiative, a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in the West, helps prospective educators earn a teaching degree while still maintaining employment. Officials hope the funds could train up to 300 new educators. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), has been awarded nearly $3 million from the US Department of Education to help prepare…
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Trump campaign, GOP allege noncitizens voted in Nevada, but many were likely naturalized citizens
While Republicans claim that nearly 4,000 noncitizens voted in the 2020 election in Nevada, a report from the state’s previous Republican Secretary of State suggests that many — and possibly all — of those individuals were naturalized citizens by the time they voted. Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Nevada Republicans filed a lawsuit last week…
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Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown has criticized government spending. But his former company made millions off federal contracts, records show
The Republican Senate candidate’s former company was awarded $2.7 million in federal contracts from 2020 to May 2022, representing nearly the entirety of its funding. Sam Brown has forged his political persona as a conservative who has railed against large government spending bills, but Brown’s former business took on millions in government contracts while he…
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Nevada is moving to a ‘top-down’ voter registration system. What does that mean for the election?
Prior to last month’s rollout, election administrators from each of Nevada’s 17 counties utilized a ‘bottom-up’ approach, in which they maintained their own list of registered voters that would then be transmitted to the state. The state of Nevada is implementing a new so-called “top-down” system to manage voter registration data ahead of this November’s…
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Trump’s ‘concept’ of a healthcare plan could hurt Nevadans. Here’s why.
After Trump offered little detail about how he would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, ‘concepts of a plan are just not going to cut it at this point in the game,’ one Las Vegas nurse said. As the leader of the Republican Party for the last eight years, former President Donald Trump has…
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Rosen to Biden: Be ready to approve additional aid to help contain Davis Fire
High winds and dry conditions have been a factor in fueling the worsening fire. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning until 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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El cuidado en el hogar puede ser un trabajo costoso e ingrato. La senadora de Nevada Jacky Rosen está intentando cambiar eso.
El cuidado en el hogar puede ser un trabajo costoso e ingrato. La senadora de Nevada Jacky Rosen está intentando cambiar eso.
