Author: Battle Born Progress

Progressive Groups React Ahead of Trump’s Visit to Las Vegas This Weekend

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 6, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Amber Falgout, [email protected] Progressive Groups React Ahead of Trump’s Visit to Las Vegas This Weekend LAS VEGAS, NV – Multiple organizations and leaders came together today to discuss former President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Las Vegas. This visit is Trump’s first campaign stop since being convicted […]

Progressive Groups React to Trump Guilty Verdict in Hush Money Trial

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 30, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Amber Falgout, [email protected] Progressive Groups React to Trump Guilty Verdict in Hush Money Trial LAS VEGAS, NV – Today former President Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts in the hush money trial which explored campaign finance violations related to the 2016 election. […]

Advocates Call on Supreme Court to Reject Trump’s Call for ‘Absolute Immunity’ on Election Subversion Charges

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Amber Falgout, [email protected] Advocates Call on Supreme Court to Reject Trump’s Call for ‘Absolute Immunity’ on Election Subversion Charges Las Vegas, NV – The Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case that will decide whether former President Donald Trump can claim sweeping, extraordinary and unprecedented […]

Nevada Health Care Providers, Patients, and Advocates Respond to SCOTUS Emergency Abortion Case Oral Arguments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Amber Falgout, [email protected] Nevada Health Care Providers, Patients, and Advocates Respond to SCOTUS Emergency Abortion Case Oral Arguments Las Vegas, NV – Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will determine the future of EMTALA, a federal law that guarantees that, in […]

Battle Born Progress Celebrates Nevada Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Ghost Gun Law

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2023 PRESS CONTACT: Amber Falgout, [email protected] Battle Born Progress Celebrates Nevada Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Ghost Gun Law NEVADA –  Today, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a decision in a case surrounding Assembly Bill 286 (AB286), which passed during the 81st Nevada Legislative Session to ban untraceable ghost […]

Sen. Fabian Doñate, Street Vendors, Advocates Call For New Legislation to Override County Commission’s Unfair, Overly Restrictive Regulations

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2024 Sen. Fabian Doñate, Street Vendors, Advocates Call For New Legislation to Override County Commission’s Unfair, Overly Restrictive Regulations The rules adopted Tuesday by the Clark County Commission fly in the face of the spirit of SB92, which sought to create a clear path to licensure for street vendors […]

Vice President Harris Visits Las Vegas to Discuss Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2024 Contact: Amber Falgout, [email protected], 775.657.0433 Vice President Harris Visits Las Vegas to Discuss Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   LAS VEGAS, NV – Today Vice President Kamala Harris visited Las Vegas to discuss the Administration’s recent rule proposal, which implements the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act’s firearm background check expansion. […]

THIS TAX DAY, NEVADA WORKING FAMILIES ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE BUT NEVADA BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT

THIS TAX DAY, NEVADA WORKING FAMILIES ARE PAYING  THEIR FAIR SHARE BUT NEVADA BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT   State’s 19 Billionaires Have Grown $43 Billion, or 71%, Richer Since 2017 Trump-GOP Tax Overhaul–But Those Gains May Never Be Taxed   Democrats’ Proposed Special Billionaire Taxes Could Deliver Up to $319 Million  A Year to Nevada If […]

Nevadans Supporting Reproductive Freedom Respond to Arizona Abortion Ruling That Would Set Rights Back 160 Years

  Nevadans Supporting Reproductive Freedom Respond to Arizona Abortion Ruling That Would Set Rights Back 160 Years LAS VEGAS, NV – This morning, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to uphold a near-total abortion ban that has been on the books since 1864. This supersedes Arizona’s current abortion restriction which means residents will face a significant […]

Battle Born Progress Applauds Proposed Biden Administration Rules On Student Loan Debt Relief For Millions Of Americans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2024 Battle Born Progress Applauds Proposed Biden Administration Rules On Student Loan Debt Relief For Millions Of Americans LAS VEGAS, NV –The Biden White House today announced a new plan that, if finalized in its current form, would provide student loan debt relief to 30 million borrowers nationwide. That relief […]