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August 4, 2019075

“It Is Time for Us to Think Big, Not Small”: Bernie Sanders Holds a Town Hall in North Las Vegas to Talk Gun Violence, Education, Health Care, and More

A day after the AFSCME Public Service Forum, and just hours after back-to-back mass shooting attacks in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Senator

August 2, 2019076

“The American People Are Ready for Some Real Change”: After Another Debate Win, Elizabeth Warren Rallies Supporters in Henderson

This week, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) dominated the stage at the CNN Debate in Detroit. And together with fellow Senator Bernie S

July 23, 2019019

Let’s Crash This Ceiling: Everything You Need to Know About the Debt Ceiling and Budget Austerity (and the Pending Deal to Provide the Nation a Two-year Reprieve)

Austerity and prosperity may rhyme, but that doesn’t mean they’re in sync. And rather than having some kind of symbiotic relationship, they typically

June 17, 2019019

Policy Matters: Where Do the Candidates Stand on Workers’ Rights and the Fight for 15?

This past weekend, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) campaigned her way through Southern Nevada. One of her stops here was at the Fight for 15

June 14, 2019028

“Shout for Equality, for Freedom, and for Justice”: Kamala Harris Meets with Immigrant Rights Activists at UNLV, Then Joins McDonald’s Workers for the Fight for 15 March

As President Donald Trump continues to use his anti-immigrant regime to ramp up his 2020 reelection campaign, some of the 20+ Democrats running agains

May 28, 2019074

In Henderson, Cory Booker Calls for “Love” and “Common Purpose” to Defeat Trump (and Move America Past Trumpism)

Since his last visit to Nevada last month, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) has made plenty of news. He’s been releasing policy plans on gun vi

May 7, 2019031

Biden Calls on Painters’ Union and Local Supporters to “Remember Who We Are” While Campaigning in Henderson

Earlier today, former Vice President Joe Biden stopped at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Local 159 headquarters in Henderson to

April 27, 2019014

Six Democratic Presidential Candidates Speak at Forum on Wages and Working People, A “Live-ish-blog” As It Happens (Part 1: Harris, Klobuchar, and O’Rourke)

Today, I'm writing to you from the National Forum on Wages and Working People. Six Democratic presidential candidates have come to Southern Nevada to

April 5, 2019017

“Enough Is Enough”: Cortez Masto, Rosen, and Sisolak Join Forces in Las Vegas to Denounce Trump’s Campaign Against the Affordable Care Act

In a sort of pre-buttal ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Las Vegas tomorrow, both of Nevada’s U.S. Senators and the Governor denounced Trump

April 2, 2019010

Let’s Get Real: How a Former Nevada Legislator’s New Business Venture Illustrates One of the Greatest Economic Challenges of Our Time

Today, we’re doing something a little different. We’re looking back to the Nevada Legislature of four years ago and taking a second look at an obscure