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POLL: Rep. Susie Lee Trails April Becker By Three Points

August 15, 2022 11:26 amAugust 15, 2022 11:29 am

According to a latest poll conducted from July 23-29, Rep. Susie Lee is trailing GOP challenger April Becker by three points, nearly matching the two percent lead Becker’s internal polling showed from June. Among those polled, 55 percent strongly disapprove of the way Joe Biden is performing his job and...

The ‘So-Called’ Inflation Reduction Act

August 15, 2022 10:00 amAugust 22, 2022 11:14 am

Vulnerable Nevada Democrats have publicly praised the Inflation Reduction Act by claiming that their vote in support of the act will solve a myriad of economic and climate issues. On Friday, the Democratic majority passed the massive $740 billion piece of legislation which will now head to President Biden’s desk...

Kamala Harris Meets With Unions and State Dems in Las Vegas

August 11, 2022 11:58 amAugust 15, 2022 9:10 am

Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the United Steelworkers’ annual convention held at the MGM Grand Casino. After her speech, she met privately with Culinary Local 226 and held a roundtable with Nevada Democratic lawmakers on abortion rights. Noticeably absent were Governor Sisolak, Senator Cortez Masto and Representatives Susie Lee and...

Governor Sisolak Releases ‘Common Sense’ Ad Pledging ‘No New Taxes’

August 10, 2022 5:07 pm

Taking a trip back to 1998, “Read my lips. No new taxes.” was uttered during the Republican National Convention by GOP presidential nominee George H.W. Bush. President Bush went on to raise taxes and became a one-term president. Governor Steve Sisolak echoes a similar statement in his new campaign ad...

Report: Nevada Ranks 17th In Housing Affordability

August 8, 2022 3:30 pm

The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently released their annual “Out of Reach” report which “documents the significant gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing across the United States. The report’s central statistic, the Housing Wage, is an estimate of the hourly wage a full-time worker must...

Nevada Democrats Unanimously Support The ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

August 8, 2022 12:39 pmAugust 9, 2022 12:42 pm

Over the weekend, Senate Democrats unanimously voted to pass the “Inflation Reduction Act” with Vice President Kamala Harris delivering the tie-breaking vote. Prior to this Democratic legislative victory, Sen. Cortez Masto had only mentioned inflation once back in March 2020. During a fundraiser last year, Rep. Susie Lee stated, “I...