Megan Barth

Report: Nevada Public Schools Are Rated The Worst In The Nation

February 7, 2023 2:37 pmFebruary 14, 2023 5:49 pm

According to the second edition of Scholaroo’s States with the Best & Worst Education report – the first national study to analyze the nation’s public school system through 43 metrics ranging from high school graduation rate, expulsion rate, and college entrance – Nevada students have one of the worst student performances...

Bipartisanship and History Highlighted On First Day of Nevada Legislature

February 6, 2023 6:23 pmFebruary 13, 2023 2:42 pm

The 82nd session of the Nevada Legislature began today with the majority and minority leaders calling for bipartisanship. Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, was voted Speaker of the Assembly where Democrats hold a super majority. In his opening remarks, he appealed for bipartisanship by asking members to “to solve more problems...

Gov. Lombardo Proclaims February 6 ‘Ronald Reagan Day’ in Nevada

February 6, 2023 5:53 pm

February 6th, President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, has now been designated “Ronald Reagan Day” through proclamation by Governor Joe Lombardo. Today would have marked President Reagan’s 112th birthday. The proclamation, in part reads: WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background, having been employed as an entertainer, Union leader, corporate...

Gov. Lombardo Issues Exec Order Demanding Audit of Public Schools

February 6, 2023 4:04 pmFebruary 13, 2023 2:18 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2023-005, which directed the Division of Internal Audits in the Governor’s Finance Office to review Nevada’s 17 public school districts and the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority. In part, the order reads: WHEREAS, Nevada currently operates 763 public schools that serve more than...

Despite Lombardo’s $2B Education Budget, Dem Legislators Propose Additional $250M

February 3, 2023 1:03 pmFebruary 10, 2023 9:15 am

During his State of the State address, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced he was budgeting a historic $2 billion in new funding for public education, an increase of more than 22 percent from the current biennium. Adopting the Democrats’ “Pupil Centered Funding Plan”, this investment will be weighted and distributed based...

Proposed Bipartisan Bill Increases Penalties for Sex Trafficking

February 2, 2023 11:38 amJuly 26, 2024 4:02 pm

Sens. Nicole Cannizzaro and Heidi Seevers Gansert have co-sponsored SB 89 which revises provisions governing crimes relating to sex trafficking. According to the bill, a sex trafficker who is trying to lure children online and responds to an officer posing as a juvenile could face a Class A felony, an...

Cortez Masto Calls on Feds to Investigate Egg Industry For Price Gouging

February 2, 2023 11:11 amFebruary 7, 2023 2:40 pm

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has sent a letter toLisa Khan, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, calling on the agency to investigate possible price manipulation in the egg industry. Her actions mimic that of her Democratic colleague Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.). “As grocery prices for essential items continue to rise, I echo...