FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 LAS VEGAS, NV – Upon the announcement by Congressional negotiators that a bipartisan infrastructure deal has finally been reached, Maria-Teresa Liebermann-Parraga, Deputy Director of Battle Born Progress, issued the following statement: “It seems the elusive and long-anticipated ‘Infrastructure Week’ has come at last. As […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 **Link to Video Recording** *Link to Video Message from Congressman Horsford* NEVADA – Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee and local family advocates held a press conference to raise public awareness about a brand new and historic child tax credit of up to $300 that Nevada […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Link to 2021 Nevada Progress Report *Link to Video of Legislative Wrap-Up Event* (Passcode: #=V+*a7h) LAS VEGAS, NV – Battle Born Progress has released its 2021 Nevada Progress Report, which grades each state Senator and Assembly member based on their votes for or against the organization’s priority […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 LAS VEGAS, NV – The Supreme Court issued their opinion this morning in California v. Texas, a lawsuit challenging the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). After the plaintiffs succeeded in the District and Appeals Courts, the Supreme Court reversed the rulings in […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 **VIDEO RECORDING HERE** LAS VEGAS, NV – Governor Steve Sisolak held a signing ceremony today for Senate Bill 420 (SB 420), the bill championed by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro to establish the Nevada Public Option, a public health insurance option for the state […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Link to Video Recording LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, Governor Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 286 (AB286) a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui that would ban the manufacture, sale, and transfer of ghost guns. The portions of the bill outlawing the sale of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 CARSON CITY, NV – The Nevada Legislature adjourned the 2021 session Sine Die on May 31st. For a session anticipated to only focus on narrow policies due to the impact of COVID-19 on the state’s budget, Battle Born Progress worked throughout the session to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 CARSON CITY, NV – This morning, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Ways and Means heard Senate Bill 420 (SB 420), a bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro to establish the Nevada Public Option, a public health insurance option for the state of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2021 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 CARSON CITY, NV – Today, the Nevada Senate voted to pass Assembly Bill 286 (AB286) a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui that would ban the manufacture, sale, and transfer of ghost guns. The portions of the bill outlawing the sale of these unserialized […]
For Immediate Release: May 17, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 After years of struggling with increasing premiums, shrinking coverage and skyrocketing prescription drug prices, Americans finally see meaningful relief on the horizon in the proposals put forth by the Biden Administration to create jobs, invest in healthcare, and rebalance the tax code so that the wealthy and corporations pay more toward […]
