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$70K Temporary Poem Along Truckee River Raises Questions

December 3, 2023 1:03 pmDecember 4, 2023 2:27 pm

A temporary art project along the Truckee River, funded in part by the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, City of Reno, Washoe County, and Nevada Humanities, was designed to raise questions. One question we have is why a temporary, mile-long poem (that costs $70,000) is necessary? Nevada Policy also raises and...

Democrats Kill Opportunity Scholarships For Hundreds of Low-Income Students

August 10, 2023 3:15 pmAugust 12, 2023 5:11 pm

In an unanimous vote, the Democratic majority on the Interim Finance Committee (IFC) refused to approve Governor Lombardo’s proposed $3.4 million to protect hundreds of Opportunity Scholarships for low-income students. Republican members of the committee unanimously approved the funding. During the lengthy hearing, numerous parents, students, and organization stressed the...

NV Leg Update: 169 New Laws, 24 Vetoes, Signed By Governor Lombardo

June 2, 2023 2:24 pmJune 4, 2023 7:38 pm

Over 1000 bills were introduced this legislative session and of those, 169 bills have been signed into law, 91 bills have passed both houses and await the Governor’s signature, and 24 bills have been vetoed. Of the 169 bills that have been signed into law, here are just a few...

Sex-Change Surgery On Children, Funded By Taxpayers, Advances To Senate Finance Committee

May 22, 2023 8:21 pmMay 30, 2023 2:32 pm

Senate Bill 163 requires health insurance companies and Medicaid to cover treatment, including sex-change surgery, relating to gender dysphoria and gender incongruence for minors less than 18 years of age. According to SB163, the diagnosis and medical treatment of such conditions must be prescribed by “medical providers” such as voice therapists...

SB277: A Mixed Bag Of Bipartisan Provisions For Cannabis Sales, Licensees, And Taxes

May 22, 2023 9:31 amMay 22, 2023 9:33 am

SB 277 is set to be heard again by the Senate this morning, before the Committee on Finance, in hopes that it will make its way to the Assembly prior to the conclusion of this session. The convergence of such a mixed bag of provisions doesn’t happen often and can...

Democrats Fast Track Gun Bills To Governor’s Desk

May 16, 2023 11:02 amMay 16, 2023 1:26 pm

Despite record amounts of legislation filed, very few bills have made it to Governor Lombardo’s desk. As the Governor’s education reforms including school safety, school choice and opportunity scholarships sit idle, a trio of gun bills have been fast-tracked by the Democratic majority, passed on party-line votes, and now await...

NV Dems Advance Gun Control Legislation

May 5, 2023 2:27 pmMay 12, 2023 8:36 am

This morning, Senate Bill 171, sponsored by Senators Dallas Harris, Pat Spearman and Fabian Doñate passed out of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary along party lines. The bill prohibits gun purchases, ownership, or possession by a person convicted of a misdemeanor for a hate crime, or attempting to commit a...