PLANista Monthly Meetup: On the first Thursday of every month, we will host our monthly PLANista meetup where the PLAN team will update everyone on different issues. This organizing meeting will cover campaigns ranging from Mass Liberation to Environmental Justice to Immigration and more. RSVP here. 6th Annual DACA Survey: The Center for American Progress; the U.S. Immigration Policy Center at the University of California, San Diego; United We Dream; and the National Immigration Law Center have launched the sixth annual survey of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Each year, our survey has revealed the profound impact that the program has had on the lives of recipients and their families, and informed policymakers, advocates and decision makers about the many benefits of the program. This year’s survey will take a closer look at the potential harms DACA recipients could face if the program is terminated. Apple: We read that Apple became the first US company to reach a $2 trillion market cap last week, and remembered that $89 million gift to them from Governor Sandoval and the Nevada Legislature in 2012, which is the 3rd highest subsidy to Apple in the US and the 1st ever tax subsidy given by the Office of Corporate Subsidies er Economic Development. It was an easy lift for Apple, which had no problem buying access to secure the deal, touted to stimulate a billion dollar investment in Reno, which never materialized. How ironic that $89 million is almost exactly equal to the amount of cuts the Legislature recently made to UNR ($26 million), UNLV ($36 million) CSI ($20 million) and TMCC ($7.4 million.) Expect tuition rates to skyrocket even further until our state values people over profits. | |
Michele Fiore is Bad for Business: Send a message to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to remove Michele Fiore from their board. Fiore was recently forced to resign from her position as Mayor Pro-tem because of her penchant for making racist comments. Fiore cannot represent Las Vegas on the world stage, it is time to remove her from LVCVA. Send a message today! | |
