Kyle Chouinard

1 week ago | lasvegassun.com | Kyle Chouinard

The Nevada Latino Legislative Caucus said it will revive a proposal vetoed this month by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo that would have prevented federal immigration agents from entering Nevada schools without a warrant. Assembly Bill 217 was drafted out of concerns after President Donald Trump’s administration in January removed enforcement restrictions at “sensitive” locations such as schools, hospitals and churches.

1 week ago | lasvegassun.com | Kyle Chouinard

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., discovered an unexpected ally in Montana’s Ryan Zinke last month, calling the Republican representative “a big Western cowboy” while acknowledging their typical political differences. The common ground came from their shared opposition to a public lands sale. With almost a third of Montana’s land being public, Zinke opposed the proposal that Rep.

1 week ago | lasvegassun.com | Kyle Chouinard

Los primeros visitantes que entraron en el renovado Centro de Visitantes de la Presa Hoover el martes por la mañana recorrieron lentamente la nueva exposición del edificio, explorando cada faceta de la vida que hizo posible la construcción de la presa. Para las personas que están detrás del proyecto, eso significaba ilustrar tanto los peligros a los que se enfrentó la gente durante la Gran Depresión como a los cónyuges, normalmente ignorados, que hicieron posible la vida en Boulder City.

1 week ago | lasvegassun.com | Kyle Chouinard

The first visitors to enter the renovated Hoover Dam Visitor Center on Tuesday morning made their way slowly through the building’s new exhibit, exploring each facet of life that made the dam’s construction possible. For the people behind the project, that meant illustrating both the dangers people put themselves through during the Great Depression and the typically ignored spouses who made life in Boulder City possible.

1 week ago | lasvegassun.com | Kyle Chouinard

Nevada's U.S. Democratic Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto both vocally committed their support for Israel as the nation has continued to escalate its attacks on Iran, which began last week.  A spokesperson for Rosen said the senator, who has been consistent in her support for Israel, believes the nation “acted in self-defense against an existential threat,” adding that the U.S. must continue supporting Israel and that a “nuclear Iran” is a threat to the entire world.