Democracy Dies In Darkness: Nevada Democrats Refuse Ethics Reforms

By design, Nevada’s legislative body is exempt from open records requests, further shielding lawmakers from scrutiny or transparency. In 2015, legislators approved a bill cementing their immunity, which shields their calendars, emails and communications from public records requests. As a result, numerous ethical scandals have plagued legislative Democrats, forcing three...

Bipartisan Coalition Funds New Las Vegas Campus For Victims of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking

Today, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, Treasurer Zach Conine, and Interim Finance Committee Chairwoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, and Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Marilyn Dondero Loop announced that the State of Nevada has finalized funding for a new campus in Southern Nevada that will increase services for victims of domestic violence...

13 Nevada Legislators Funneled $33 Million To Connected Organizations

A new Las Vegas Review-Journal report details more examples of ethical concerns involving additional Senators Marilyn Dondero Loop and Dina Neal, Assemblywoman Bea Duran, and Democrat Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno, who is also an Assemblywoman and claimed she was “instrumental” in passing the bill. This comes after both Assemblyman Cameron “C.H.” Miller...

Democrats Kill Opportunity Scholarships For Hundreds of Low-Income Students

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...