Megan Barth

‘Fierce Bipartisan Advocate’ Enters Assembly Race With Partisan Baggage

December 19, 2023 4:35 pmJuly 2, 2024 2:45 pm

Ryan Hampton, a self-proclaimed “fierce bipartisan advocate” who is endorsed by the Nevada Democratic party for Assembly District 4, vows to end toxic politics and seeks to find bipartisan solutions to “make real change for Nevada’s hard-working middle class.” Yet, Hampton’s public record indicates a strong, partisan alignment with Democratic...

AG Ford Releases First ‘Use of Force’ Incident Report

December 19, 2023 1:40 pmDecember 19, 2023 4:36 pm

The office of the Nevada Attorney General has issued the first statewide report (see below) on use of force incidents in the Silver State. In 2021, the Nevada Legislature passed Senate Bill 212, which provided a mandate for the Nevada Attorney General’s Office to review use of force data collected...

Trump in Reno: ‘Biden Is A Threat To Democracy’

December 18, 2023 2:31 pmJanuary 4, 2024 10:26 am

In expected fashion, former President Donald J. Trump blasted the Biden Administration, Democrats, and his opponents to a welcoming crowd yesterday at the Reno Sparks Convention Center. Prior to the Commit to Caucus rally, attendees waited for hours in a line wrapped around the convention center. Approximately 3,000 supporters attended...

As Percent Of Gross State Product, Nevada Ranks #1 In Clean Investment

December 16, 2023 3:07 pmDecember 18, 2023 2:31 pm

According to The Clean Investment Monitor (CIM), a joint study (see below) conducted by MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research and the Rhodium Group, concludes that Nevada ranks as the number one state in clean investment based on the percent of gross state product (GSP). GSP is the...

After 20 Years of Democratic Control of Clark County Commission, April Becker Sees Opportunity

December 14, 2023 3:42 pm

After Democratic Commissioner Ross Miller recently announced that he will not seek reelection, Republican candidate April Becker, with the endorsement of Governor Joe Lombardo and a shrinking Democratic electorate, sees opportunity to break the Democratic control of the powerful Clark County Commission. District C was narrowly won by Ross Miller...

Reno City Council Approves Stormwater Utility

December 14, 2023 12:36 pmDecember 16, 2023 3:20 pm

During yesterday’s monthly council meeting, the City of Reno approved a new Stormwater Utility that will charge a fee to every Reno homeowner and business. The initial monthly fee proposed is $9.82 to fund a 32-year infrastructure project at a cost of $470 million. Although the city maintains there is...

Ford Presses for ‘Fake Elector’ Statute, Confirms Investigation is ‘Ongoing’

December 13, 2023 1:11 pmJune 21, 2024 1:03 pm

During a press conference in Las Vegas yesterday afternoon, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford defended the length of the investigation into the six “fake electors” that resulted in felony charges of six, GOP-affiliated individuals. Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald, Vice Chair Jim Hindle III, Clark County GOP Chair Jesse Law,...