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Dina Titus, Steven Horsford, Susie Lee, infrastructure, infrastructure bills, PRO Act, Nevada Democrats, For Our Future Nevada, Build Back Better

September 7, 20210361

Infrastructure Watch: Will Democrats “Build Back Better”?

With “Infrastructure Summer” giving way to “Midterm Political Test Kitchen Autumn”, do President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats have enough pol

Douglas County, Lake Tahoe, climate change, infrastructure, environment

August 31, 20211284

Infrastructure Watch: Climate Matters

With “Infrastructure Week” becoming more of an “Infrastructure Year”, we continue to await Congress’ next moves on a pair of bills that may result in

Joe Biden, stimulus, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines, infrastructure,

August 9, 20213452

It’s Really Infrastructure Week – A Stimulus Watch Update

Wait, it's Infrastructure Week again? Actually, we're finally seeing major progress on the two infrastructure bills that have been percolating in Co

American Jobs Plan, infrastructure, climate change, environment, energy, economy, economics, Las Vegas, Nevada, Joe Biden, Jennifer Granholm, Steven Horsford, Steve Sisolak

June 15, 20210503

Stimulus Watch: When Will “Infrastructure Talks” Turn Into Action?

As infrastructure talks reach a fever pitch in Washington, D.C., the rest of the country continues to ask: When will the talks turn into real action?

May 17, 20212631

Tales from #NVLeg: Tax Time Just Got More Taxing

In a not-too-surprising ruling last Thursday, the Nevada Supreme Court overturned Democratic legislators’ 2019 attempt to cancel a scheduled cut in th

May 10, 20211584

Tales from #NVLeg: Nevada Economic Maelstrom

Last week, the Nevada Economic Forum seemingly gifted Governor Steve Sisolak (D) and the Nevada Legislature with just over $586 million in forecast ta

April 29, 20210657

Dude, Where’s Our Health Care? – The Cost of Care

Health care can be a very complex and complicated issue. In the last five years, we’ve become accustomed to hearing politicians try to boil everything

Joe Biden. Election 2020, stimulus, health care, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines

April 27, 20211825

Stimulus Watch: Infrastructure Week, for Real?

Remember “Infrastructure Week”? For far longer than a week, reporters, pundits, and policy wonks have been honing in on President Joe Biden’s infrastr

Steve Sisolak, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine

March 30, 20210616

Sisolak Extends Residential Eviction Moratorium Through May

Moments ago, Governor Steve Sisolak (D) announced that he will extend Nevada's residential eviction moratorium to May 31. He acknowledged, “Originally

impeachment, Congress, COVID-19, coup, stimulus, LGBTQ+ Pride Month, LGBTQ+ equality, civil rights

March 9, 20211718

Stimulus Watch: The Rescue Plan’s Final Cut

Where’s the stimulus? Initial answer: It’s heading to President Joe Biden’s desk, where he’s guaranteed to sign the American Rescue Plan Act into law.