FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2023 Contact: Amber Falgout, [email protected], 775.657.0433 Battle Born Progress Statement on Shooting at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Campus LAS VEGAS, NV – Around noon today, reports began coming in concerning a shooting on the campus of the University of Las Vegas Nevada. Currently, there are no confirmed reports […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2023 Contact: Amber Falgout, [email protected], 775.657.0433 Battle Born Progress and Institute for a Progressive Nevada Announce New Executive Director After a lengthy search, we have found an Executive Director to Continue Leading Crucial Communications Work in Nevada LAS VEGAS, NV – In May 2023 Battle Born Progress and Institute for […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1st, 2023 Contact: Amber Falgout, [email protected], 775.657.0433 1 October Anniversary Reminds Us We Have a Long Way To Go To End Gun Violence LAS VEGAS, NV – On the 6th anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting, we are reminded that we have a long way to go in […]
NEVADA – This evening, Battle Born Progress hosted its annual fundraising event, Celebrate Progress, at the Paiute Golf Resort and virtually. The event honored the work of several of Nevada’s community leaders, as well as activists, volunteers, journalists, and organizations. Each year this event allows our organization to fundraise and also honor important leaders in […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, President Joe Biden’s administration announced the first ten drugs in Part D that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have selected for lower prices through Medicare negotiations. This historic move forward will allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices for the first time ever, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act of […]
Inflation Reduction Act is already saving millions of Americans money, even as drug corporations and their allies in Congress try to repeal it Las Vegas, Nev. — To commemorate the first anniversary of the enactment of the historic Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Shelbie Swartz, Interim Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, issued the following […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 Contact: Amber Falgout, [email protected], 775.657.0433 Las Vegas, Nev. – Today, the Nevada Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee, chaired by Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, rejected another attempt by Governor Joe Lombardo to give away public tax dollars to support “opportunity scholarships,” otherwise known as the voucher scam — a decades-long effort […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 24, 2023 Contact: West Juhl, ACLU of Nevada: [email protected] and Amber Falgout, Battle Born Progress, [email protected], 775-657-0433 The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Battle Born Progress, and the ACLU organize for public support of the proposed SHARE policy RENO, NV– Tuesday, July 25th at 2:00 PM the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2023 Contact: Amber Falgout, [email protected], 775.657.0433 Las Vegas, Nev. — Today, the Supreme Court ruled that President Biden’s landmark student loan forgiveness program was not allowed under the HEROES Act. The court ruled 6-3 with Justice Kagan, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Jackson dissenting. This decision has significant implications for […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2023 Contact: Amber Falgout, afalgout@battlebornprogress, 775.657.0433 Carson City, Nev. — Today, less than a week since the Nevada Legislature began consideration of Senate Bill 1, to allocate $380 million in taxpayer funds to construct a Major League Baseball stadium in Las Vegas, the Assembly voted to pass the bill despite considerable […]
