WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
Las Vegas, Nev. -U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) secured $2,422,000 in grants for law enforcement projects. The funding comes from the Department of Justice's Byrne Jag Grant Program and will be distributed to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the City of Henderson, and the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
"Local law enforcement is the backbone of public safety in Nevada, but too often our officers are being asked to do more with less," said Senator Cortez Masto. "From improving training to modernizing equipment, this critical funding will support police officers from Reno to Henderson. I'll never sto...