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CCEA Endorses GOP State Assembly Candidate Over Incumbent Democrat

March 26, 2024 4:07 pmMarch 27, 2024 11:33 am

The Clark County Education Association (CCEA) has entered Washoe County politics with their endorsement of GOP candidate Diana Sande in Assembly District 25 over Democratic incumbent “union leader” and Washoe County teacher Selena La Rue Hatch. The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) is backing La Rue Hatch. Since 2014, the...

Lombardo Vetoes Appropriations Budget

June 2, 2023 9:56 amJune 6, 2023 8:51 am

Last night, after signing off on three historic budgets this week, Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed AB520, “The Appropriations Act,” signaling that he his playing some hard ball with the Democratic majority in his battle to secure school choice and opportunity scholarships. AB520 provides appropriation from the general fund and the...

Embracing School Choice: A Win-Win for Nevada’s Economy and Business Community

June 1, 2023 12:15 pmJune 1, 2023 1:10 pm

In today’s rapidly evolving world, education holds the key to unlocking human potential and fostering a skilled workforce. Our education system must be readily equipped to achieve this. Unfortunately, it’s no secret that Nevada’s education system is failing our children – our future workforce – in this regard. Nevada’s current...

Governor Lombardo Signs Largest K-12 Education Budget In State History

June 1, 2023 10:59 amJune 1, 2023 8:28 pm

Last night, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced he had signed a “historic” K-12 budget, AB330, his Safer and Supportive Schools Act, and AB285, Democratic Assemblywoman Angie Taylor’s (AD-27) school safety legislation. https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1664314692624580609?s=20 During a press conference after the signing, Governor Lombardo stated, “I think it’s that important to the people...

AFC Ad Buy Calls Out NV Legislators for Trapping Hispanic Families in Unsafe Schools

May 23, 2023 11:39 amMay 23, 2023 11:43 am

The American Federation for Children (AFC) announced its plan to spend at least $250,000 on television and digital advertisements calling out Nevada legislators who rejected Governor Lombardo’s school choice proposal and have chosen to keep Hispanic families trapped in unsafe learning environments, where “kids are bullied and chased by gangs.”...

NV Dem Chairwoman: ‘I Wish I Could Legislate What Parents Do’

May 1, 2023 2:48 pmMay 8, 2023 1:39 pm

A scoop picked up by Washington Free Beacon reveals Nevada Democratic Chairwoman and State Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno (AD-1) regrets that she cannot ‘legislate what parents do’ during a Wednesday committee hearing on Assembly Bill 400, Governor Lombardo’s Education Achievement, Opportunity and Investment Act. The main components of AB400 are School Choice,...

Opportunity Scholarships, School Choice, And Literacy Take Center Stage In Legislature

April 26, 2023 2:24 pmJuly 24, 2023 2:46 pm

Yesterday, Governor Lombardo’s Chief of Staff Ben Kieckhefer held a press conference in his office highlighting two of the Governor’s bills which will be heard before their respective committees today in Carson City. On the back of Keickhefer’s office chair laid a t-shirt emblazoned with “Getting sh*t done–Joe Lombardo.” The...