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Puerto Rico get hit with earthquakes
Beginning in late December 2019, a series of earthquakes struck the southern coast of the island of Puerto Rico. Since then, the island’s faced almost 800 earthquakes, with varying magnitudes reaching up to 6.4. Puerto Rico’s weak infrastructure couldn’t hold up following the continuing earthquakes, having already been weakened by the effects of Hurricane Maria…
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Justice for Puerto Ricans: 2 years after Hurricane Maria
On September 20th, 2017, Hurricane Maria tore through communities in Puerto Rico devastating the Island. Red tape and willful neglect by the federal government have blocked an adequate relief response. Many people have died due to government dysfunction and corruption. Now, #2YearsAfterMaria, we stand together to remember those we have lost with a unified display…
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Puerto Ricans in Nevada can now transfer their territory license to a Nevada license!
Lea este artículo en Español On July 1st 2019, Puerto Ricans in the Las Vegas Valley and across Nevada rejoice along with other drivers from US Territories as they were eligible to transfer their territory license for a Nevada license. Previously in Nevada, people moving from Puerto Rico or another US territory were not able…
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Nevada finishes their 80th Legislative Session with many victories Make the Road Nevada
June 5th 2019 The 80th Nevada legislative session has come to an end and with it comes an array of victories for Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) and our members! After a long 120 days of lobbying for bills that were aimed to help working families in Nevada, members had the opportunity to participate in…
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Make the Road Nevada Continues its Efforts for a Better Nevada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nevada’s Legislative Session Wraps up Las Vegas, NV – Since the beginning of the 80th Nevada legislative session, Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) members focused their organizing efforts to pass policies around economic, immigrant, and housing justice. In coalition with partners like Time to Care Nevada (TCNV) and the Nevada Immigrant Coalition…
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Make the Road Nevada 2019 mid-Legislative Session update
May 9th 2019, the Nevada legislative session has been winding down, with less than a month remaining, Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) has been working towards bills that aims for Nevadans to have a better quality of life. MRNV’s members have been busy going to committee hearings, lobbying trips and reaching out to their state Legislators.…
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PRESS RELEASE: Southern Nevada’s Congressional Delegation Respond to the Ongoing Crisis in Puerto Rico
For Immediate Release: REPRESENTATIVES FROM SOUTHERN NEVADA’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION COMMENT ON THE ONGOING CRISIS IN PUERTO RICO Las Vegas, NV – Today, Make the Road Nevada hosted a roundtable with members from the community and representatives from Southern Nevada’s congressional delegation to talk about the current needs in Puerto Rico and how Congress can step in…
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Cancel Puerto Rico’s Debt #CanceltheDebt
March 13th 2019 Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) and Puerto Rican members in Las Vegas came together to voice the concerns they have about the six billion dollar debt attributed to Puerto Rico. On September 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria, the deadliest natural disaster to hit US soil. The hurricane amounted in…
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PRESS RELEASE: Make The Road Nevada Unveils their 2019 Economic Justice Agenda
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Make The Road Nevada Unveils their 2019 Economic Justice Agenda Las Vegas, NV – Over the weekend, Make the Road Nevada (MRNV) celebrated their one year anniversary. Since day one, they have focused on building power in the Latinx community. In their one year celebration, the organization not only highlighted their first…