President Biden’s domestic policy package would provide Nevada with affordable homes, expand pre-K education for 65,895 children and increase Medicare coverage for 71,000 residents.
Gary Martin
Gary Martin is the Washington correspondent for the Review-Journal covering Congress. He previously served as political and government editor for the San Antonio Express-News. He has worked at newspapers in Texas and Arizona. Martin received a journalism degree from Colorado State University.
President Joe Biden, an ardent advocate for COVID-19 vaccinations and adhering to national mask guidelines, was chided by critics recently for apparent lapses in protocol.
Legislation modeled after Nevada laws to provide confidentiality to first responders who participate in mental health counseling was passed in the House on Wednesday.
The measure, approved by a House committee on Tuesday, also would require the TSA to come up with better ways to communicate with those with vision or hearing impairment.
A federal investigative report on nuclear waste disposal is recommending Congress amend a decades-old law designating Yucca Mountain as the sole location for disposal
The money will be used to develop technologies that will help reach the Biden administration’s goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2035.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and fellow governors discuss how clean energy efforts could be enhanced by provisions in the so-called Build Back Better, $3.5 trillion spending package.
Nevada’s senior senator, like her predecessor Harry Reid, has stood in the way of revisions to an 1872 law governing mining.
Democratic bickering stalled a House vote Thursday on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $4 billion in funds for roads, bridges, airports, rail and water projects in Nevada.
Clark County School District Superintendent Jesus Jara spoke to congressional leaders about the impacts of COVID-19 on school reopening.
Sen. Jacky Rosen was among those questioning military leaders about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan at a hearing Tuesday.
Two men arrested in Las Vegas on charges related to the Jan. 6 riot pleaded not guilty to charges unveiled earlier this month in a superseding indictment.
The bill contains funding for Nevada priorities including Interstates 11 and 15, water projects and rural broadband access.
The Biden administration is scrambling to screen and place about 37,000 refugees from the war-torn country in areas where sponsors or relatives live.
Proposed rules are designed to regulate safety for employees who work in extreme heat, but a U.S. Chamber official says that’s a moving target.