Tag: Joe Lombardo

All Eyes On Sen. Rosen As Senate Considers DC’s ‘Revised Criminal Code Act’

Recently, the District of Columbia’s Democratic city council overrode Mayor Bowser’s veto of the Revised Criminal Code Act which would overhaul the city’s criminal code by reducing maximum sentences for violent crimes, eliminating nearly all mandatory minimum sentences, and expanding rights to jury trials by those accused of misdemeanors. “Anytime...
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Lombardo Signs Executive Orders Freezing And Suspending New Regulations For Occupational Licensing

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo issued two new executive orders (see below) freezing and suspending new occupational and professional regulations. In addition, the orders require a comprehensive review of existing regulations and require occupational and professional licensing boards to show cause. Lombardo has issued these orders in order to promote economic...
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Left-Of-Center Group Awards An ‘A’ Grade to Legislature For Election Reforms

Under the guise of the pandemic, the Democratic legislature, without a single Republican vote, ushered in sweeping changes to Nevada’s election laws. Legislation passed in 2021 legalized unlimited ballot harvesting, ballots by mail to all actively registered voters, and extended deadlines for mail-in ballots that do not have legible postmarks. Although...
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