The House Natural Resources Committee just pushed through its chunk of the budget reconciliation process, carving out $18.5 billion in savings, blowing past its $1 billion goal. Tucked inside is Rep. Mark Amodei’s amendment, a lifeline for Nevada, where the feds control a staggering 84.9% of the land. This amendment
Nevada is gasping for water, and the federal government is botching the rescue. Lake Mead, Southern Nevada’s lifeline, sits at 37% capacity, projected to hit ~30% by late 2025. The Colorado River, feeding Mead, is choked by federal mismanagement and over-allocation, hiking bills for Las Vegas families and threatening rural
Nevada’s legislative session has unleashed a trio of bills, SB451, AB530, and AB69, that threaten the core Republican principle of limited government and taxpayer sovereignty. These measures, which extend or perpetuate taxes without voter consent, are a betrayal of the people’s trust and a direct assault on fiscal responsibility. Republicans
Nevada’s S.B. 460, pushed by Senate Democrats on April 29, 2025, is a bureaucratic nightmare dressed up as education reform. This massive bill, packed with mandates, commissions, and unfunded costs, threatens to crush local schools, trample parental rights, and destroy school choice. With Nevada’s education system already the worst in
Nevada stands at a precipice. This Tuesday, May 6, 2025, our legislators will vote on Senate Bill 100 (SB 100), a proposal that cloaks itself in election efficiency but reeks of a blatant power grab by the Secretary of State. This bill, with its hollow Amendment 345, assaults the autonomy
In a stunning escalation of political rhetoric, Illinois Democrat Governor JB Pritzker stood before a crowd in New Hampshire and declared that “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.” The message wasn’t vague, it wasn’t accidental – it was a chilling call to arms. Pritzker’s words were deliberate, dangerous, and
Governor Joe Lombardo recently released a new proposal to fix Nevada’s broken schools, which have gotten worse since he was elected. It’s called the Nevada Accountability in Education Act, and there’s only one thing wrong with it. It’s guaranteed to be a complete failure. Here’s why. Any successful school must have
Nevada’s 2025 legislative session is a battleground, two bills, SB155 Amendment 498, AB530 Amendment 210, are poised to strip citizens of their rights, wallets. These aren’t just policy tweaks, they’re assaults on accountability, self-governance. Here’s the unfiltered truth about these bills, why Nevadans must act now. SB155 Amendment 498 is
On April 29, 2025, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba unleashed the Election Integrity Task Force, a federal juggernaut to secure New Jersey’s elections. With primaries looming, this bold move targets voter fraud to restore trust in the ballot box. Nevada, a battleground state with its own electoral scars, should take notes
After retiring from a 20-year middle school teaching career in the Bay Area, my wife and I moved to Sparks. I really missed working with middle school students, so I signed up to substitute teach in the Washoe County School District (WCSD). WCSD has daily shortages of dozens of substitute