In-person campaigning events for Trump resume in Nevada
The Nevada branch of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has resumed in-person campaigning events, such as volunteer training sessions and knocking on voters’ doors, after the COVID-19 pandemic had forced it into online-only events in March.
Spokesman Keith Schipper said in-person field operations began again on June 8. The group knocked on nearly 9,000 doors and recruited some 125 volunteers on the weekend of June 13, he added.
Schipper said volunteers and staff are required to wear masks and practice social distancing when meeting for events, working in campaign offices or knocking on doors. Volunteers are encouraged to make appointments before entering a Trump Victory campaign office.
Campaign offices are restricted to 50 percent capacity and cleaned regularly, Schipper said, but staff is still encouraged to work remotely when possible.
Trump’s campaign, and many smaller political operations throughout Nevada and the country, transitioned to online only in March as attempts to stop the spread of COVID-19 slammed the door on traditional campaign events.
The virus has seen a recent surge in Nevada and beyond, with record daily highs in local hospitalizations. In response, Gov. Steve Sisolak issued a mandatory face coverings rule last week and extended Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan until the end of the month.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Wednesday that a special legislative specialwouldconveneonjuly8 to address the state’s $1.3 billion budget hole for fiscal year 2021 that is the result of the coronavirus pandemicandensuingshutdown of businesses, including casinos, for roughly two months.
Lawmakers could also address other issues involving criminal and social justice reform during the special session.
That could include police reforms, which other states have taken up recently in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed in Minneapolis police custody, and the subsequent protests that happened across the nation.
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