Senator
Cortez
Masto
Unveils
"Innovation
State"
Initiative
This
year,
Senator
Catherine
Cortez
Masto,
member of the Senate
Committee
on
Commerce,
Science,
and
Transportation,
launched
her
“Innovation
State”
initiative,
a
platform
to
accelerate
innovation, attract investments,
create
jobs,
and
make
Nevada
a
leader
in
developing
new
technology.
The
Senator
has introduced
several
bills
that
would
create
more
opportunities
and
resources
for
American
cities
to
become SMART
Communities,
encourage
young
women
to
pursue STEM
careers,
safely
integrate
critical Unmanned
Aircraft
Systems
use,
maintain
America’s
competitiveness
in artificial
intelligence
(AI), and expand
broadband
access to
urban
and
rural
Nevada.
In
March,
the
Senator
joined
Axios’
Mike
Allen
in
Washington,
D.C.
to discuss
Nevada’s
leadership
on
the
issue
of
SMART
Communities
and
highlight
the
innovative
work
happening
throughout
the
state
of
Nevada,
including
by
the
Nevada
DOT
and
Washoe
and
Southern
Nevada
RTCs.
Senator
Cortez
Masto
also
played
an
important
role
in
helping
the
City
of
Reno
and Flirtey,
a
Reno-based
drone
delivery
startup,
be selected
in
the
highly
competitive
Federal
Aviation
Administration
(FAA)
Unmanned
Aircraft
Systems
(UAS)
Integration
Pilot
Program.
Finally,
Senator
Cortez
Masto
took
to
the
Senate
floor
to defend
Net
Neutrality
and
tout
its
importance
to
Nevada’s
education
system
and
small
businesses.
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