Casey Harrison

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

Assembly Bill 460 would create a legal process that authorizes a parent or guardian to pre-designate another person to act as a child’s primary caretaker in the event they are separated from the child due to a federal immigration order. Nevada state lawmakers are considering a new proposal that would allow noncitizens to nominate a legal guardian for minors, a measure that advocates say is designed to protect  vulnerable children amid a surge in deportations under President Donald Trump.

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

At a time when Democratic leadership faces pressure to  push back on Donald Trump’s agenda, progressive leaders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders say grassroots activism has never been more important. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t necessarily care if you voted for the Democratic party in last November’s election — or even if you voted for Donald Trump.

2 months ago | cortezmasto.senate.gov | Casey Harrison |Tyler Schneider |Haajrah Gilani

In Case You Missed It, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) spent this week touring Nevada to raise the alarm about President Trump’s proposed cuts to Medicaid. She visited community health centers in Las Vegas and Reno to discuss the life-saving importance of Medicaid with providers and delivered an address to the Nevada State Legislature in Carson City about the impact that Medicaid cuts would have on Nevadans’ access to care.

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

UNLV is the only Nevada institution under investigation, but several universities in neighboring states were also included in the probe. Nevada’s largest public university is under investigation by the Trump administration for its efforts to bolster diversity among Ph.D students, the US Department of Education announced Friday.

2 months ago | thenevadannews.com | Casey Harrison

VA branches that cover Nevada, which is home to more than 200,000 veterans, employ a combined roughly 4,800 full-time employees and complete more than one million healthcare visits each year — leaving some worried that any cuts to the agency will impact their wellbeing.