In The News: Department of Political Science
Many business owners of color are still struggling to make ends meet – or have already shuttered – after their clients were ravaged by Covid.
Last week, readers of the Sun got a treat in being introduced to Adugna “Adu” Siweya, one of the Las Vegas Valley’s outstanding college graduates this spring. Inspirational stories Siweya's make college graduation season a special time in Las Vegas, an annual reminder of the remarkable minds in our community, and the commitment of students to academic achievement.
Widely expected, former legislator and second term North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee announced his run for governor Monday. He is the first GOP candidate to jump in the race.
Nevada Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday they were “disheartened” by a state Supreme Court ruling that a pair of tax measures legislators passed in 2019 were unconstitutional because they did not pass by a two-thirds majority.
Nevada Democratic legislative leaders said Thursday they were “disheartened” by a state Supreme Court ruling that a pair of tax measures legislators passed in 2019 were unconstitutional because they did not pass by a two-thirds majority.
When most people picture an investor, they probably think of a man in a suit and tie, heading to his job on the trading floor at Wall Street. He’s a millionaire, maybe even a multimillionaire. But it’s not entirely accurate.
When President Joe Biden said in late March that he would nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to a federal appeals court, some braced for an intense confirmation fight.
When President Joe Biden said in late March that he would nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to a federal appeals court, some braced for an intense confirmation fight.
On the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, director Chloé Zhao won two statuettes for Nomadland, her epic tale of a group of baby-boomers adrift in the great American West, and was nominated in no less than six categories. Rewarded in the United States, Chloé Zhao on the other hand became an outcast in her country of origin.
Sunday evening, during the 93rd Oscars ceremony, the filmmaker Chloe Zhao won the title for best director for Nomadland, an epic tale about a group of baby boomers drifting in the big American West. But in her country, she became an outcast.
There has been a series of recent developments in the relationship between the United States and Taiwan, including the signing of the memorandum of maritime patrol by the United States and Taiwan, and the first public visit to Taiwan by the US ambassador in 43 years. It is reported that the Biden administration is preparing to publish guidelines to relax restrictions on the exchanges between US and Taiwan officials. Analysis believes that this is not only a continuation of Trump's Taiwan policy, but also a symbol of the Biden administration's tough policy line toward China. Beijing continues to react fiercely.
Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore, who had reported contributing just $500 to her political action committee Future for Nevadans since 2017, recently disclosed she actually loaned the PAC more than $41,000.
