Teamsters 986 and Southern Nevada and Northern Nevada Central Labor Councils join coalition of labor and advocacy groups calling for Gov. Sisolak to put Nevada’s workers first Carson City, NV - Today, additional labor groups joined the coalition to promote workers’ rights and to push back...
By failing to vote for legislation to have mining pay its fair share, Republicans showed Nevada whom they really represent LAS VEGAS, NV - On July 17, 2020, the Nevada Senate took up Assembly Bill 4 as part of the Special Session to address Nevada’s budget...
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...
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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, wpregman@battlebornprogress.org 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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2020 Contact: Will Pregman, wpregman@battlebornprogress.org, 702.752.0656 Trump spreads fear and misinformation in State of the Union address LAS VEGAS, NV - Tonight, impeached President Donald Trump delivered his annual State of the Union address in the nation’s capital. The speech doubled down on...
Over the past few days, we have become a country that is once again on the brink of war. This crisis was created because President Donald Trump was unable or unwilling to fully think through the very real consequences of his words and actions. ProgressNow affiliated...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DECEMBER 18, 2019 LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals made a decision in the case of Texas v. United States (also known as Texas v. Azar). The majority, in a split 2-1 decision, sent the case BACK to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2019 Contacts: Will Pregman, wpregman@battlebornprogress.org, 702.752.0656 City Council votes to criminalize homelessness in Downtown Las Vegas The Las Vegas City Council voted 5-2 to pass an ordinance punishing sleeping on public streets with jail time LAS VEGAS, NV – Today, the Las Vegas City...
GOP majority in U.S. Senate supports Trump attacks on the ACA over pre-existing condition protections for their constituents LAS VEGAS, NV – In response to today’s U.S. Senate vote to protect people with pre-existing conditions, Annette Magnus, Executive Director released the following statements. “After failing to repeal the...