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Lombardo Throws Support Behind Donald Trump

January 18, 2024 1:08 pmJanuary 19, 2024 4:42 pm

In comments to the Nevada Independent, Republican Joe Lombardo confirmed he will be supporting former President Donald J. Trump in the November 2024 election for U.S. President and will caucus for Trump in the Nevada GOP “First in the West” caucus on February 8th. Although Lombardo earlier referred to the...

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...

Democratic Judiciary Chair Prohibits Question From Assemblyman Gray During Gun Control Hearing

April 6, 2023 3:47 pmApril 7, 2023 2:05 pm

Republican Assm. Kenneth Gray (AD-39) was interrupted by Democratic Chairwoman Assm. Brittney Miller (AD-5) during the joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate Judiciary committees’ questioning on AB355, a gun control bill ,in part, that raises the purchase, ownership, and handling of semi-automatic guns to 21 years of age. Displaying a...

NV Dems Rally For Abortion Amendment to State Constitution Amid GOP Concerns And Challenges

March 24, 2023 1:04 pmMarch 30, 2023 2:14 pm

Yesterday, a rally was held in front of the Nevada Legislature in support of SJR-7, an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights into the Nevada Constitution. Led by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, pro-abortion organizations like Planned Parenthood, National Organization for Women, Progressive Leadership Alliance, Nevada Women’s Lobby, NARAL, Nevada Public...

Assm. Gray Introduces Bill Requiring Ballots To Be Received On Election Day

March 1, 2023 3:41 pmMarch 7, 2023 12:23 pm

Today, Republican Assemblyman Ken Gray (AD-39) introduced AB 230, which, if passed, will require that a mail ballot mailed to a county or city clerk be postmarked on or before the last day of the period for early voting and received before the time set for closing of the polls on...

Sen Scheible Sponsors Bill To Put Polling Places in Jails

February 23, 2023 12:26 pm

Democratic State Senator Melanie Scheible (SD-9) has introduced legislation mandating polling places in city and county jails. SB 162 authorizes the county clerk, county sheriff and jail administrator to establish a polling place within the jail and allows same day voting and registration on the day of the election. The law...

Poll: 74 percent of Nevadans Support Voter ID

February 10, 2023 10:49 amFebruary 13, 2023 2:41 pm

A poll conducted by OH Insights for the Nevada Independent reflects that 74 percent of polled Nevadans support Governor Lombardo’s call to require identification to cast a ballot. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Nevada is one of fifteen states that requires no documentation to cast a ballot....