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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.”...

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...

OPINION: Ballot Question 1, The ERA That ERAses Women

November 7, 2022 2:36 pmNovember 14, 2022 11:44 am

According to Ms. Magazine, “Advocates are fighting to make Nevada the 27th state by passing the most comprehensive ERA in the country. If passed, the Nevada ERA would be the first time that an equal rights amendment explicitly protects people on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender...

On Tax Day, Rep. Horsford Says System is ‘Rigged’ for Wealthy

April 18, 2022 11:57 amApril 25, 2022 7:43 am

It’s that time of year. Tax season brings predictable pain and anxiety to millions of Americans. But just as predictably, mid-April brings Democratic elected officials out to say that the wealthy “don’t pay their fair share.” Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. On a...

Nevada Senate Race Swings from Lean Democrat to Toss Up

November 20, 2021 3:28 pmNovember 24, 2021 8:49 am

Following CNN and University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, the Cook Political Report has shifted its rating for Nevada’s Senate Race from ‘Leans Democrat’ to ‘Toss-up.’ Per The Hill: “The Cook Political Report is shifting three hotly contested 2022 Senate races toward the GOP and into the toss-up column, a move...

Sunday Night of the Special Session: Democrats Release Revised Redistricting Maps

November 15, 2021 5:51 pmNovember 18, 2021 8:49 am

Around halftime of the Raiders-Chiefs game, Democrats released their ‘revised’ redistricting maps in Senate Bill 1 (SB1) for the Congress, Senate and Assembly. They took a beating even worse than the Raiders. After much dissent from progressive activists, the ACLU, and Republicans, revisions were made. However, it’s safe to say...

Despite Activist and GOP Pushback, Redistricting Maps Pass On Party Line Vote

November 13, 2021 9:42 pmNovember 18, 2021 5:59 am

A polite word to describe the second day of the special legislative session would be contentious. Setting the stage for Saturday, Republicans on Friday evening released their own maps and statement, declaring Democrats are “egregiously railroading through redistricting maps that guarantee them 60 percent of seats, violating equal representation of...