Tag: COVID19

Nevada Billionaires Got $16.4 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic, Their Collective Wealth Jumping By 29%

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2021 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Gains of 11 Richest Residents Could Cover State’s $300 Million Budget Shortfall 55 Times Over & Still Leave Billionaires as Rich as They Were Before COVID LAS VEGAS, NV —The collective wealth of Nevada’s billionaire families jumped by $16.4 billion, or 29%, between mid-March of last year and January 29th of this year, according to a […]

COVID Relief Offers a First Step, but More Action Needed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 21, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, after months of stalling, a bipartisan COVID relief package by Congress, was finally passed by the House and Senate. Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, said: “After eight months of on-again, off-again negotiations since the House passed […]

Former Assemblyman Justin Watkins talks problems with liability legislation with Battle Born Progress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Former Assemblyman Justin Watkins talks problems with liability legislation with Battle Born Progress ***Link to Video***   CARSON CITY, NV –  Live from outside the Nevada Legislature, Battle Born Progress hosted its latest edition of Out In Front with Annette, a Facebook Live virtual […]

Statement on Governor Sisolak’s signing of major voting rights bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Statement on Governor Sisolak signing of major voting rights bill  CARSON CITY, NV – Today, Governor Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 4, a bill recently passed during the 32nd Special Session of the Nevada Legislature dealing with Nevada’s general election during the ongoing COVID-19 […]

Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 Relief Proposal Falls Short for Families, Workers and State and Local Budgets

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 27, 2020 CONTACT: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 Relief Proposal Falls Short for Families, Workers and State and Local Budgets LAS VEGAS – Following the release of Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 relief package, termed the HEALS Act, in Congress, Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, released the following […]

11 Billionaires in Nevada See Net Worth Jump $11.2 Billion or 20% in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 11 Billionaires in Nevada See Net Worth Jump $11.2 Billion or 20% in First Three Months of COVID-19 Pandemic   Meanwhile, State & Local Government Services Face Deep Cuts as Congress Stalls on New COVID-19 Financial Aid Package   WASHINGTON—Nevada has 11 billionaires who collectively saw their […]

Speaker Jason Frierson discusses systemic racism and legislative response at Facebook Live Town Hall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Speaker Jason Frierson discusses systemic racism and legislative response at Facebook Live Town Hall   ***Livestream Recording Here***   LAS VEGAS, NV – Tonight, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly, Jason Frierson, joined a Town Hall hosted by Battle Born Progress via Facebook Live. Speaker […]

Nevada Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton Joins Battle Born Progress for Facebook Live Town Hall

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 7, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Nevada Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton Joins Battle Born Progress for Facebook Live Town Hall   ***Livestream Recording Here***   LAS VEGAS, NV – Tonight, Nevada Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton joined Battle Born Progress for a town hall held via Facebook Live to answer questions about what […]

Mayor Goodman embarrasses and endangers Nevada workers, businesses, and tourists in CNN interview

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 […]

Rep. Steven Horsford discusses Congressional COVID-19 response in Facebook Live Town Hall

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 […]