Alberta, Canada has averaged two crude oil spills every day for the past 37 years — and that doesn’t even take into account spills of other types of toxic materials. Is the Obama administration willing to let the same thing happen right
Manager Denies Republican Claims of White House Involvement or Political Motivation Washington, DC (June 18, 2013)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released to Members of Congress and the American public the full
Today, our congressional representative, Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV2), essentially declared WAR on the women of Nevada by voting FOR passage of HR1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, authored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ). This onerous bill bans abortions after 20 weeks,
President Obama has nominated Gina McCarthy to serve as the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), our nation’s protector of clean air, clean water, and public health. She is a solid choice for the job. Gina McCarthy has a long
WHO Immigration Reform for Nevada Mi Familia Vota United Latino Community Justice for Immigrants St Teresa of Avila Catholic Community, a member of ACTIONN Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Nevada, a member of ACTIONN WHAT Campaign for Citizenship launch and public assembly
Today, the Nevada State Assembly approved SJR13, continuing the multi-year process of placing on the 2016 ballot a question to repeal Nevada’s current ban on same-sex marriage and replace it with a law granting marriage equality to all Nevadans. The same bill
We all hoped beyond hope that Senator Reid would fix the filibuster problem that has ground Washington to a halt. Instead, he put his trust in yet one more handshake deal with a charlatan named Mitch McConnell who broke that deal shortly after
I certainly hope that Representative Mark Amodei and Representative Joe Heck made a call to their insurance agents and purchased personal liability insurance for Tar Sands oil spills, because today the voted FOR passage of HR3, the Northern Route Approval Act, legislation introduced by Rep.
Rep. John Kline (R-MN) has introduced H.R 1971 – Keep Faith with TRICARE Prime Act. On October 1, 2013, over 171,000 military retirees will lose access to TRICARE Prime under a DOD policy. The change will affect beneficiaries who live outside 100
In a post at Think Progress last Friday, we once again learn that the REPUBLIBAN’s culture war against the LGBT community is still raging — By Ian Millhiser on May 17, 2013 at 1:30 pm Carolyn Compton is in a three year-old relationship with
