Nicole Cannizzaro Archives

NV Supreme Court Rules Abortion Ballot Initiative Constitutional

April 18, 2024 4:19 pmApril 18, 2024 5:04 pm

Overturning a district court’s ruling, the Nevada Supreme Court sided with the plaintiff, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom (NRF), to move forward with a ballot initiative, the Reproductive Freedom Amendment, that would enshrine “reproductive freedom” into the Nevada constitution. NRF previously announced they had gathered 110,0000 signatures, 50 percent of their...

State Senator Dina Neal Under FBI Investigation

April 4, 2024 2:50 pmApril 12, 2024 2:29 pm

Democratic Nevada State Senator Dina Neal (SD-4) is under FBI investigation according to a follow-up report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal (RJ). Last May, the Review-Journal reported that Neal was under investigation after a College of Southern Nevada professor claimed she had pressured him to direct federal money toward businesses...

Judge Rules Nevadans Must Pay for Medicaid Abortions

March 20, 2024 1:44 pmMarch 29, 2024 11:10 am

A Clark County judge has ruled that Nevada Medicaid must cover abortions, citing the newly-passed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as justification for the ruling. The ACLU represented plaintiff Silver State Hope Fund who provides funds for abortion to those who travel to Nevada for the procedure. The ACLU argued that...

UNR President Sandoval Enters ‘What is a Woman’ Fray

March 14, 2024 3:54 pmMarch 20, 2024 11:20 am

Yesterday, University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval sent an internal memo (see below) to faculty, students and staff in response to a comment made by Regent Patrick Boylan in relation to trans-women athletes. During a Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting on March 1, Regent Boylan...

Oral Arguments Scheduled for Nevada Policy’s Separation of Powers Lawsuit

January 12, 2024 4:24 pmJanuary 15, 2024 3:49 pm

Oral arguments have been scheduled by the Nevada Supreme Court for February 2, 2024 for Nevada Policy’s Separation of Powers lawsuit against four Nevada lawmakers. Defendants include Democratic members of the State Assembly Brittney Miller and Selena Torres and Democratic State Senators Dina Neal and James Ohrenschall. Following Nevada Policy’s...

534 Women Traveled to Southern Nevada Last Year for An Abortion

January 5, 2024 4:54 pmJanuary 8, 2024 10:39 am

Reproductive rights, namely abortion, will be the centerpiece of Democratic campaigns throughout the country and in Nevada for the 2024 election. Although abortion has remained a centerpiece of many Democratic campaigns for decades, the recent overturn of Roe V. Wade has spurred broad, partisan and bipartisan legislation. In fact, a...

National Taxpayers Union, Senator Titus Sues State Officials Over Public Option

January 4, 2024 11:48 amJanuary 12, 2024 2:48 pm

The National Taxpayers Union and Republican State Senator Robin Titus (SD-17) filed a lawsuit yesterday (see below) challenging the constitutionality of SB420, a law passed unilaterally by the Democratic majority which established a public health care option to be implemented in Nevada by 2026. Spearheaded by Democratic Senator Nicole Cannizzaro...