Border EO is Short-Sighted and cruel

Border EO is Short-Sighted and cruel Nevada’s immigrant families want long term solution that keep families together Las Vegas, NV –– Today, just 11 days before the 12th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), President Joe Biden announced a new border Executive Order that limits asylum and does nothing to address the root …

COVID-19 Relief Bills Can’t Be Trojan Horse to End Border Asylum

COVID-19 Relief Bills Can’t Be Trojan Horse to End Border Asylum PLAN supports the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42 and calls on Senator Cortez Masto to stand with the President and Black immigrants   Las Vegas, NV–– In accordance with the Center of Disease Control (CDC), the Biden Administration has announced that the …

NHJA Statement on $300 Million Investment in Affordable Housing

    For immediate Release: February 16, 2022 Contact:  Hector Fong Jr. | 702-505-6748 | hfong@planevada.org Jackie Chiakulas | 702-556-8705 | jchiakulas@planevada.org   NEVADA HOUSING JUSTICE ALLIANCE: SISOLAK’S HISTORIC HOUSING INVESTMENT IS A DOWNPAYMENT   Systemic issues including price gouging and no-cause evictions must also be addressed to end the ongoing housing crisis    Las …

PLAN’s Statement on Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict

For Immediate release: November 19, 2021 Contact: Hector Fong Jr., hfong@planevada.org   Killer Kyle Rittenhouse allowed to Walk Free Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial shows us once again that our justice system is broken   Las Vegas, NV–– Despite killing two people and injuring a third, a jury in Wisconsin found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges. …

Nevada Immigrant Coalition celebrates hardfought legislative victories for Nevada’s working families, secured $1 million for deportation defense, remains committed to continue winning protections for immigrants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 21, 2021   MEDIA CONTACT: Bethany Khan: bkhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088  Hector Fong: hfong@planevada.org ▪ (702) 505-6748   Nevada Immigrant Coalition celebrates hardfought legislative victories for Nevada’s working families, secured $1 million for deportation defense, remains committed to continue winning protections for immigrants   Las Vegas, Nevada – The Nevada …

PLAN Statement on Senate Bill 2

We are deeply disappointed in the lack of transparency and leadership in the drafting and presentation of Senate Bill 2, which addresses the disastrous Senate Bill 242 that passed during the 2019 legislative session. We understand that during a special session things move quickly, but the hearing for this bill began before the bill text was made available to …

PLAN Statement on Assembly Bill 3

My name is Laura Martin and I‘m the Executive Director of the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. We have an opportunity before us to hold the police accountable for the violence and fear they inflict on Black communities, and communities of color. But make no mistake, AB3 is the bare minimum. It’s also worth noting …

PLAN’s Position on Nevada Legislature’s Mining Resolutions

Senate Joint Resolution 1   My name is Laura Martin and I am the executive director of the progressive leadership alliance of Nevada. We are here to testify neutral on SJR1.  In this pandemic we have no doubt supported regular cash payments on the federal level, but we fear potentially trading these (what could be) small …

Prioritizing Corporate Profits over Students Kills Public Ed Money Bill

PLAN calls on Nevada legislators to pass a joint resolution to remove the Net Proceeds on Minerals cap in Nevada’s constitution   LAS VEGAS, NV — For the second time in three days, the Nevada Legislature failed to tax the mining industry, a tax that could have helped fill a $1.2 billion dollar budget hole. …

Nevada Senate Failure to Pass Assembly Bill 4

LAS VEGAS, NV — In response to the failed Senate passage of Assembly Bill 4, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada released the following statement:   “The Republican Senate leadership failed Nevada. The same members who stood in defense of the multibillion dollar mining industry, have said little to nothing as public education, health care, …