2012 January-February News
Housing Settlement Just the First Step in Bringing the Banks to Justice
2/26/2012 — PLAN’s Director, Bob Fulkerson writes about the foreclosure settlement deal in the LV Review Journal. Read the article HERE.
PLAN’s Michael Ginsburg Joins Hugh Jackson on The Agenda to Discuss the Nevada Mining Industry’s Taxes and the Foreclosure Settlement
2/24/2012 — Hugh Jackson of the The Agenda is joined by Michael Ginsburg to discuss the new mining tax ballot initiative and the legal challenges it will face along with the upside of the Nevada joining with 49 other states to sign off on the mortgage servicing settlement. Watch the entire show HERE.
PLAN’s Laura Martin Speaks About Foreclosures in Nevada and the Foreclosure Settlement
2/23/2012 — Laura Martin talks to Rick Smith about the 49-state settlement with the largest servicing providers. Listen to entire show HERE.
State. Local Leaders Speak Out About Sen. Raggio
2/25/2012 — Statements of condolence on the passing of Senator Bill Raggio. Read the whole story HERE.
Some Happy News on Valentine’s Day
02/14/2012 — Domestic Partnerships in Nevada are going strong, they have a higher success rate than marriage. Maybe its time to revisit our consitutional ban on marriage? Check out the Las Vegas Sun’s Valentine’s Day story HERE.
AG Settlement a Down Payment on Justice
02/09/2012 — Here’s a statement on the foreclosure settlement that includes some facts. Curcial to the success of this settlement is public education. We’ve seen a lot of people argue over what’s not even in the statement, click HERE to find out what it actually does.
Howard Watts III on The Agenda with Hugh Jackson
01/19/2012 — PLAN organizer sat down with Hugh Jackson, aka the Gleaner, on The Agenda to talk about voter suppression. Watch the clip on our youtube page.
Bob Fulkerson has a chat with Tim Crowley on KNPR
01/19/2012 — PLAN executive director Bob Fulkerson was interviewed on KNPR (Las Vegas’ NPR station) ‘State of Nevada’ with Nevada Mining Association President Tim Crowley. Listen to the audio HERE.
PLAN to Vice President Biden: Investigate these banks!
01/19/2012 — Vice President Joe Biden arrived at Galena High School in Reno, NV and was greeted by a group of PLAN activists demanding the Obama Administration do everything in their power to investigate the Wall Street banks who wrecked our economy, one lousy mortgage at a time. The Reno Gazette Journal has the story HERE
Progressive Radio is Coming to Nevada!
01/05/2012 — The FCC has granted PLAN a broadcasting license. Reno News and Review has the story on PLAN radio HERE.
