In The News: College of Liberal Arts
In the 2020 Democratic caucus, Nevadans chose Bernie Sanders over now-President Joe Biden. More than two years later, Sanders returned to the Silver State with a different message — boosting vulnerable Democratic incumbents, including Gov. Steve Sisolak and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June, the topic of abortion has been central to many Democrat’s campaigns, even in Nevada where the right to abortion is protected in state law.
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June, the topic of abortion has been central to many Democrat’s campaigns, even in Nevada where the right to abortion is protected in state law.
For most of U.S. history, sports betting was rare. Some people certainly bet on sports illegally via a bookie, or placed bets in the few places where it was legal, such as Nevada.
For most of U.S. history, sports betting was rare. Some people certainly bet on sports illegally via a bookie, or placed bets in the few places where it was legal, such as Nevada.
The incumbent Democrat champions renewable energy while her GOP challenger favors the “energy independence” he sees coming from oil and gas.
With just one week before the midterm election, former president Barack Obama is coming to Nevada to help spur voter turnout and support Democrats in close races. His recent campaigning across the country is seen as a move to help energize the base and stem the so-called “Red Wave.”
Yet another set of human remains was pulled from the shallows of Lake Mead this week, marking the sixth time this year the receding water levels uncovered bodies from the past.
Nevada billionaire Robert Bigelow’s political contributions to support Republicans in Nevada might easily amount to record spending in a statewide race, experts say. Beyond his unprecedented Nevada spending, his cumulative spending pins the entrepreneur among the biggest individual donors in the country, according to a review of federal campaign finance data.
Could we soon see the end to resort fees? This week President Joe Biden said he’s taking aim at hidden “junk fees,” including those charged at Strip resorts by ordering the Federal Trade Commission to investigate.
Las Vegas is known as a place to gamble, party and cut loose. It also has a long history of blowing up buildings to clear space for new ones. And now, a pipeline of big demolitions is set to remake parts of the Strip and other pockets of Southern Nevada.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is the first Latina to serve in the Senate, representing a majority-minority state with a 30%-and-growing Hispanic population. Those basic facts alone would be reason enough to assume that the first-term Democrat would buck traditional midterm trends and hang onto her seat next month.