In The News: Department of Political Science
Nearly a decade after a temporary program was established to shield young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Senate Democrats are eyeing legislative action that would provide a permanent solution.
Nearly a decade after the temporary program was established, Senate Democrats are eyeing a permanent solution.
Through the economic turmoil of pandemic shutdowns and the racial reckoning of 2020, Black-owned businesses have been a beacon of hope for the financial futures of African American's in the Rochester region.
Now, more than a year later since the coronavirus pandemic began, the prospect of re-entering the classroom en masse is fast-approaching reality for tens of thousands of Nevada students, including thousands who have never set foot on their own school campus.
From just 1,200 cases spread out over 18 months, Taiwan now tops 10,000. Though low compared to other parts of East Asia, it has been a major confidence blow as Taiwan has been hailed globally for its successful strategy in keeping COVID-19 at bay.
Many business owners of color are still struggling to make ends meet – or have already shuttered – after their clients were ravaged by Covid.
Last week, readers of the Sun got a treat in being introduced to Adugna “Adu” Siweya, one of the Las Vegas Valley’s outstanding college graduates this spring. Inspirational stories Siweya's make college graduation season a special time in Las Vegas, an annual reminder of the remarkable minds in our community, and the commitment of students to academic achievement.
Widely expected, former legislator and second term North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee announced his run for governor Monday. He is the first GOP candidate to jump in the race.
Nevada Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday they were “disheartened” by a state Supreme Court ruling that a pair of tax measures legislators passed in 2019 were unconstitutional because they did not pass by a two-thirds majority.
Nevada Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday they were “disheartened” by a state Supreme Court ruling that a pair of tax measures legislators passed in 2019 were unconstitutional because they did not pass by a two-thirds majority.
When most people picture an investor, they probably think of a man in a suit and tie, heading to his job on the trading floor at Wall Street. He’s a millionaire, maybe even a multimillionaire. But it’s not entirely accurate.
When President Joe Biden said in late March that he would nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to a federal appeals court, some braced for an intense confirmation fight.
