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Letter to the Editor: Rep. Susie Lee Is making insulin affordable for Nevada families
Rep. Susie Lee has been a strong advocate for lowering the cost of prescription drugs. She played a key role in passing landmark legislation that caps insulin costs at $35 per month for seniors and has continued to fight for Nevada families by supporting legislation to extend this $35 cap on monthly out-of-pocket expenses for…
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NV Supreme Court upholds ruling on mail ballots received post-Election Day
The Nevada Supreme Court noted in its opinion, which was posted by Democracy Docket, that the RNC identified 24 non-postmarked mail ballots that were received by Clark County after this year’s June primary election day, but they provided no evidence regarding the partisan lean of those ballots. The lack of a postmark “occurs as the result…
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All the racist, hateful things said at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden
The rally bore glaring similarities to a Nazi rally held at an earlier iteration of Madison Square Garden in 1939. “My reaction is that it was a combination of 1933 Germany, 1939 Madison Square Garden last night,” former Trump adviser Anthony Scaramucci said on Monday.
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Opinion: What’s at stake for Latinos in the election–and why voting matters
In just two weeks, voters across the country will have an opportunity to decide what future and vision we have for this country. As executive director of the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, and a long-time activist for reproductive justice, one thing is clear to me: Latinos have the power to decide this election.…
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Opinion: How Trump exploited a willing media to convince Americans that nothing matters
More than nine years after he launched his first campaign for president, much of the media continues to struggle with how to cover Donald Trump. In a new op-ed, Jordan Zakarin describes the failures to hold Trump to account.
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Trump vows to impose harsh tariffs, stokes fear of immigrants in 80-minute Las Vegas speech
Trump also spent part of his Thursday speech encouraging his supporters to vote early and by mail in a reversal of his stance four years ago, when he baselessly claimed those methods couldn’t be trusted. Amid strong early turnout from registered Republican voters in Nevada, Donald Trump on Thursday night visited Las Vegas, where he…
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Opinion: Nevada’s workers won’t be fooled by Trump’s empty promises
During his four years as president, Donald Trump did little to support America’s workers. As he now faces the possibility of losing his candidacy for president for the second time, this time to Kamala Harris, he’s suddenly making sweeping promises that sound great for thousands of Las Vegas Strip workers who rely on tips for…
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Meet the candidates running for CCSD school board in District B
Eileen Eady and Lydia Dominguez face off for School Board district representing Northwest Las Vegas Valley, Mt. Charleston, Indian Springs, Mesquite, and Moapa Valley.
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Meet the candidates running for CCSD school board in District A
Emily Stevens and Karl Catarata face off for the School Board district representing Henderson, Boulder City, Searchlight, and Laughlin.
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The top election official in a politically crucial Nevada county says she was forced out
The former interim registrar of voters in Washoe County told the AP she had refused personnel changes sought by the county manager’s office and had offered to step down and return to her prior position as deputy. She said she was told that was not possible. The top election official in one of the nation’s…
