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Trump's grip on student loan debt may soon reach universities When Nina Fox graduated from UNLV in 2011, she carried $34,000 in student debt — a burden that would shadow her life for over a decade. Despite making consistent payments ...

Nevada’s higher education institutions appear well-positioned to meet the federal requirements.

The bill, which was put forth by Sen.
@tedcruz and cosponsored by @SenJackyRosen and
@CortezMasto, passed in the House today with only two votes against it: Republicans @RepEricBurlison and @RepThomasMassie.

All members of Nevada's congressional delegation supported the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which would require certain online platforms to quickly remove nonconsensual online publication of real or computer-generated "intimate visual depictions" of people.

Deportations stir echoes of Japanese American incarceration in WWII At 80, Judy Ishibashi still spends her Saturdays wielding protest signs, her resolute spirit undimmed by age.

With President Trump utilizing the Alien Enemies Act for deportation — an action temporarily blocked by the Supreme Court — Japanese Americans who lived through WWII are drawing parallels of their own experiences.
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Las Vegas Pride pushes on as corporate support of DEI causes wanes nationally Amid a national trend of major sponsors withdrawing from LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations due to diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks, Las Vegas Pride is forging new relationships and expanding preexist...

As corporations are pulling out of Pride festivals due to DEI rollbacks, Southwest Airlines opted to sponsor Las Vegas Pride for the first time.

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Today’s meeting will include: @repmarktakano.bsky.social, @repwilson.bsky.social, @gregcasar.bsky.social, @repescobar.bsky.social and @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social. (3/3).

In February, 96 House Democrats signed a letter seeking a meeting with then-Acting Secretary Denise Carter. After that request was denied, members of the group went to the Department of Education headquarters and had the doors locked on them. (2/3).

Democratic House representatives are meeting with Education Secretary Linda McMahon this morning to raise concerns about the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department. (1/3).

Trump plan to bar trans people from military blocked by federal judge A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from barring of transgender people in the military Thursday evening as a separate court also evaluates the order, an effort brought by a…

President Donald Trump's plans to bar transgender people from serving in the military has been blocked by a federal judge in a case that includes two Nellis Air Force Base servicemembers

In a report released today, the Center for Effective Lawmaking identified #Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto and Rep. Dina Titus as "highly effective" Democrats during the 118th session of #Congress. All three were ranked in the top ten for their respective chambers.

Nevada lawmakers advocating for children of parents facing deportation The Nevada Legislature is examining a system that would give undocumented parents more control over who cares for their children if they are deported during the ongoing mass deportation operations…

Nevada lawmakers advocating for children of parents facing deportation

Nevada bill aims to protect candidates from incitement to violence Assemblymember Hanadi Nadeem, D-Las Vegas, encountered a surprise during her campaign for the Nevada Legislature last year when she came across a roadside sign using misconstrued facts to link her to…

Nevada bill aims to protect candidates from incitement to violence

NSHE has long held provisions listing “unlawful discrimination based on race” as a prohibited activity and can constitute cause for disciplinary actions for faculty. (3/3)

One of Republicans' biggest gripe with DEI initiatives in schools, as outlined in a "Dear Colleague" letter from the Department of Education's Civil Rights Office, is the claim that it enables discrimination among white and Asian students. (2/3)

#NVGOP is calling on Elon Musk via X to intervene with #NSHE because of the system's "Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access" page on its website. (1/3 🧵)

Cortez Masto rallies Nevada lawmakers to push back on GOP cuts to Medicaid Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto spoke to state legislators with a clear focus Tuesday evening: Federal cuts championed by President Donald Trump’s administration and ...

"I will not agree to dismantling critical federal programs to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans”

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto drums up support from Nevada lawmakers to push back against President Trump's calls for $880B in cuts to Medicaid

Republicans set sights on flipping three Democratic seats in Nevada in 2026 The National Republican Congressional Committee has designated all three of Nevada’s Democratic House members as targets in the upcoming 2026 midterm ...

Republicans set sights on flipping three Democratic seats in Nevada in 2026