Megan Barth

Democrats Back National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

April 10, 2023 12:48 pmMay 18, 2023 2:55 pm

Last week, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections held a public hearing on AJR6 the the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The compact would require that Nevada’s electoral college votes would go to the Presidential candidate with the largest share of the popular vote. In March 2023, the National Popular...

Tax Hikes Consume Nevada Legislature

April 7, 2023 2:05 pmApril 14, 2023 10:08 am

The many reasons why people from all over the country, especially from California, move to Nevada is due to the fact that we do not have a state income tax as prohibited by the Nevada Constitution. Yet, Nevada Democrats mimic the policies of their California colleagues in the numerous tax...

Democratic Judiciary Chair Prohibits Question From Assemblyman Gray During Gun Control Hearing

April 6, 2023 3:47 pmApril 7, 2023 2:05 pm

Republican Assm. Kenneth Gray (AD-39) was interrupted by Democratic Chairwoman Assm. Brittney Miller (AD-5) during the joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate Judiciary committees’ questioning on AB355, a gun control bill ,in part, that raises the purchase, ownership, and handling of semi-automatic guns to 21 years of age. Displaying a...

Assembly Republican Caucus Unites Against ‘Controversial’ Gun Legislation

April 6, 2023 1:12 pmApril 6, 2023 3:48 pm

Legislative Update: April 6, 2:37 PM: Although a representative from Everytown claims that a person under 21 could go hunting with their parent, the representative did confirm that a parent would be criminally charged, according to statute, if they took their child to recreationally shoot or practice with a firearm. ...

Senator Rosen Announces Reelection Campaign

April 5, 2023 4:30 pmApril 12, 2023 4:11 pm

Highlighting her bipartisanship and acknowledging that Nevada is a battleground state, Senator Jacky Rosen announced her reelection campaign for the US Senate. In her first campaign video, Sen. Rosen lists her priorities in the following order: reducing costs for the middle class, defending abortion rights, tackling the climate crisis and...

Senator Carrie Buck Votes With Dems On Abortion Bill

April 5, 2023 3:41 pmMay 24, 2023 2:44 pm

Battle Born Progress, a far-left organization, cheered Republican State Senator Carrie Buck’s (SD-5) vote in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on Senate Bill 131, a bill that which specifically eliminates the ability of any healthcare licensing board to investigate or disqualify unsafe abortionists from practicing in Nevada. The bill...

Governor Lombardo To Appoint Clara Andriola As Washoe County Commissioner

April 5, 2023 11:56 amApril 5, 2023 3:47 pm

The NV Indy is reporting a scoop that Governor Joe Lombardo will appoint Reno Rodeo Foundation Executive Director Clara Andriola to replace former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. Lombardo appointed Hartung to head the Nevada Transportation Authority. Currently, the Washoe County Board of Commissioners is evenly split between Republicans Jeanne...