FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Statement on Clark County Registrar’s decision to expand voting access in the 2020 primary LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, the Nevada State Democratic Party, and other plaintiffs, withdrew from their preliminary injunction against Secretary of State, Barbara Cegavske, after the Clark County Registrar, Joe […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 VoteSmartNV launches nonpartisan voter guide ahead of the 2020 primary elections NEVADA – With 2020 being a critically important election year, happening in the shadow of an unprecedented global pandemic, Silver State Voices and Institute for a Progressive Nevada have released their biannual, nonpartisan […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Mayor Goodman embarrasses and endangers Nevada workers, businesses, and tourists in CNN interview LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, Mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, appeared on CNN in an interview with Anderson Cooper calling for an end to Governor Steve Sisolak’s stay-at-home executive order […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Nevada Lawmakers call for permanent LWCF funding on Earth Day Link to Earth Day Media Content Located Here LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Lawmakers in Nevada are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day 2020 by issuing a Call-To-Action to residents to sign a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 16, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Rep. Steven Horsford discusses Congressional COVID-19 response in Facebook Live Town Hall ***Livestream Recording Here*** LAS VEGAS, NV – This evening, Battle Born Progress hosted a Facebook Live discussion with Re. Steven Horsford, who answered questions about the relief packages passed by Congress so […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Statement on the Nevada Secretary of State’s primary election announcements LAS VEGAS, NV – In response to a letter by the Nevada Democratic Party, Nevada Secretary of State, Barbara Cegavske issued a rebuttal statement dismissing the need for in-person voting options in the upcoming […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 16, 2020 VIDEO: Patients call for free coronavirus vaccine on ‘No Profiteering Off Pandemic’ Day of Action In response to inaction by the administration and big pharma, patients demand any future developed vaccine be free ***Videos Here*** LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, several Nevada patients are recording video messages calling on […]
LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, Governor Steve Sisolak called for all Nevada K-12 schools to be closed until at least April 6th, in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Battle Born Progress thanks Governor Sisolak for putting our communities’ health and safety first by making this call. Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in June Medical Services v. Russo (formerly June Medical Services v. Gee). The case is a major abortion rights case challenging a clinic shutdown law in Louisana. The law requires abortion providers to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Trump’s FY 2021 Budget proposes deep cuts for programs benefiting working families LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, President Donald Trump submitted his FY 2021 Budget Proposal to Congress. While unlikely to become law as written, the proposed cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, SNAP, […]
