Infrastructure

On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined Nevada Democratic Reps. Susie Lee and Dina Titus in Las Vegas to tout the Biden administration’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel for rural Nevadans struggling with slow, spotty internet service as the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill has allocated $65 billion for broadband improvements.

Not all states are equally positioned to handle the funds allocated for broadband infrastructure that will flow down from the federal government.

At an AFL-CIO town hall Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Susie Lee told union members the bill won’t just create employment but also implement penalties and incentives on projects to ensure fair and prevailing wages are offered. 

President Biden’s infrastructure plan should be celebrated as a historic moment for broadband because of the way the law treats internet access in America.

Nevadans are being asked to participate in the Nevada Speed Test, a yearlong initiative to collect broadband access and speed data.

Gov. Steve Sisolak is calling on Congress to pass the Build Back Better reconciliation bill so Nevada can meet its climate goals.

As congressional leaders hurtle toward a vote on President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” infrastructure legislation, business leaders concerned about climate change are urging passage.

An uneven, limited charging infrastructure is one major roadblock to rapid electrification of the U.S. vehicle fleet, considered crucial to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin will join Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto on a three-day, jobs-focused tour of northern Nevada next week.