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Sen Rosen Labels Opponents As ‘Far Right Extremists’

August 8, 2023 2:49 pmAugust 15, 2023 4:32 pm

The political hyperbole is in overdrive a bit early this election season as Senator Jacky Rosen is not missing any opportunity to label her opponents as “far-right extremists” and extreme MAGA. Seems a bit extreme, but then again, pejoratives are a part of political rhetoric. https://twitter.com/RosenforNevada/status/1688610067032190980?s=20 Anyone that has been...

Gov Lombardo Hands ‘Huge Victory’ To Democrats, Signs Abortion Bill

May 30, 2023 4:21 pmMay 31, 2023 8:31 am

This afternoon, Governor Lombardo has handed a “huge victory ” to Nevada Democrats and their activists as he signed Senate Bill 131 into law. SB131, an abortion bill first filed and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6), passed the Assembly along party lines and passed the Senate with Republican...

VP Kamala Harris To Visit UNR for Abortion Discussion

April 17, 2023 10:33 am

Vice President Kamala Harris will be taking a break from her border czar duties to become the leading White House voice on abortion rights in the wake of a federal judge’s controversial ruling in Texas on mifepristone, the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe V. Wade, and a decision by the...

NV Dems Move to Enshrine Abortion Rights Into Nevada Constitution

March 19, 2023 11:40 amMarch 20, 2023 8:47 am

Citing the U.S Supreme Court’s decision on Roe V. Wade, a group of 40 Democratic legislators led by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro introduced a measure last Thursday to enshrine abortion protections in the Nevada Constitution. “The Supreme Court failed Nevadans when it upended fifty years of law to overturn Roe...

NV Dems Unanimously Sponsor Radical Abortion Bill

February 17, 2023 12:51 pmFebruary 20, 2023 1:25 pm

In a move prompted by the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe V. Wade, Senate Majority leader Nicole Cannizzaro introduced her first bill of the 2023 legislative session, SB 131, which specifically eliminates the ability of any healthcare licensing board to investigate or disqualify unsafe abortionists from practicing in Nevada. Although...

House Majority PAC Ad Features Doctor Criminally Charged Of Sexual Assault, Lewd Acts With A Minor

October 20, 2022 6:40 pmOctober 21, 2022 3:11 pm

The House Majority PAC, a Democratically-aligned political action committee, recently released an ad featuring Dr. Adam Levy, who is on staff at the Birth Control Care Center, the “oldest and most trusted abortion clinic in Las Vegas, Nevada.” According to his bio, Dr. Levy also has an “active clinical practice...

Sisolak On Abortion: ‘I Do Not Support Parental Notification’

October 4, 2022 8:30 amOctober 8, 2022 8:34 am

Editors Note: This story has been updated to include Sheriff Joe Lombardo’s comments. (See below) The only confirmed gubernatorial debate ahead of the November election between Steve Sisolak and Republican challenger Sheriff Joe Lombardo aired last night on Channel 3 in Las Vegas and Channel 4 in Reno. The debate was held...