Tag: Why Courts Matter

Assembly Floor Votes to Pass Bill to Make Prescription Drugs Affordable to All Nevadans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 25, 2023 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Assembly Floor Votes to Pass Bill to Make Prescription Drugs Affordable to All Nevadans  Supporters are encouraged to see AB250 Pass the Assembly Floor. CARSON CITY, NV – Today, the Assembly Floor voted to pass AB250, extending the Inflation Reduction Act’s prescription drugs affordability […]

Nevada Federal, State Leaders Call for Wealthy to Pay Their Fair Share, Warn Cuts to Health Programs Will Hurt Nevada Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday April 18, 2023 CONTACTS: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Nevada Federal, State Leaders Call for Wealthy to Pay Their Fair Share, Warn Cuts to Health Programs Will Hurt Nevada Families   New Report Shows Impact to Nevada if Congressional Republicans Refuse to Raise Debt Ceiling   **Link to Video Recordings** **Link to […]

Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee Votes to Pass Assembly Bill 250 Addressing Affordable Prescription Drugs in Nevada During a Work Session

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2023 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee Votes to Pass Assembly Bill 250 Addressing Affordable Prescription Drugs in Nevada During a Work Session Advocates Celebrate the Passage of AB250 in the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee CARSON CITY, NV – Today, the Assembly Committee on Commerce […]

President Biden and the Department of Justice are Protecting and Expanding Abortion & Health Care Access

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13, 2023 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702-752-0656  President Biden and the Department of Justice are Protecting and Expanding Abortion & Health Care Access The Department of Justice Asks the Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone, President Biden Plans to Expand Healthcare Coverage for DACA Recipients LAS VEGAS, NV – Late […]

Senate Makes History by Confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2022 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Senate Makes History by Confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court NEVADA – Today, the U.S. Senate voted with bipartisan support to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman, and first […]

Ketanji Brown Jackson Demonstrates Expertise Throughout Week of Confirmation Hearings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2022 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Ketanji Brown Jackson Demonstrates Expertise Throughout Week of Confirmation Hearings NEVADA – Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee concluded a 4-day marathon of hearings on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden. If confirmed by the […]

Battle Born Progress Statement on the 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 22, 2022 CONTACTS: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 Maria-Teresa Liebermann-Parraga, [email protected], 702.235.7104 Battle Born Progress Statement on the 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Abortion rights hang by a thread as the anti-abortion extremists and Supreme Court continue chipping away at Roe  LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, is the 49th anniversary of […]

Battle Born Progress Responds to Supreme Court Dismissal of Affordable Care Act Challenge

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 […]

Trump Supreme Court Justices Could Overturn ACA Coverage and Pre-Ex Protections for Millions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 LAS VEGAS, NV – This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case of California v. Texas. Annette Magnus, Executive Director of Battle Born Progress, said the following: “As […]

Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Puts Nevadans Health Care and Reproductive Freedom at Risk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, [email protected], 702.752.0656 LAS VEGAS, NV – This evening, the United States Senate voted to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on a 52-48 vote. Despite Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Senator Jacky Rosen’s vote against the confirmation, Nevadans now face the reality of a […]