Celebrating 20 years of advocacy
The Children’s Advocacy Alliance is excited to commemorate 20 years of advocating for the children and families of Nevada! Over the last 20 years, we have worked diligently to ensure that every child in Nevada has the opportunity to be safe and healthy, with the ability to enter school ready to learn and succeed in life…
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The Children's Advocacy Alliance Action Team is made up of Nevadans who are passionate champions of policies and laws that help children achieve their highest potential throughout their lives — at school, at work, at home, and in their communities. We're committed advocates who take on the toughest challenges, especially for children who live in families with low-income and those who face multiple forms of discrimination — and we make change happen.
Analysis: Advocates look to 2018 midterms to restore, protect ACA
By Ric Anderson
Monday, March 26, 2018
With a voice that was nearly taken from him by a rare form of cancer in his larynx, Joe Merlino makes a powerful argument in favor of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion.
In 2014, Merlino was hospitalized after suffering an infection and complications from surgery to remove the cancer, including a condition in which his trachea shrank to just a couple of millimeters wide.
“It was like breathing through one of those little straws you stir coffee with,” he said. “Try it sometime. I guarantee it’s a terrible feeling.”…