Nevada will divest nearly $90 million in its investment portfolio from companies that manufacture or sell assault-style weapons, citing moral and financial obligations to act following a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas last week that killed 21 people — 19 of whom were children.
Treasurer wants state to divest assets from firearms firms
June 3, 20220124

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