Nicole Cannizzaro Archives - Page 12 of 12

Judge Rules Education Savings Account Initiative Unconstitutional

April 28, 2022 8:30 amApril 28, 2022 7:14 am

Two ballot initiative filings related to school choice have been struck down by Carson City Judge Charles M. McGee. As reported by The Globe, Erin Phillips, President of Power2Parent, filed two ballot initiatives on behalf of the Education Freedom for Nevada PAC, in order to fund students. One initiative was...

Nevada Policy Research Institute Wins Big at State Supreme Court

April 21, 2022 3:53 pmApril 21, 2022 3:57 pm

In a unanimous decision, the Nevada Supreme Court today ruled in favor of Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) in the organization’s ongoing separation of powers lawsuit. In a landmark, precedent-setting ruling, the Court expanded its rules regarding taxpayer standing. “We hold that traditional standing requirements may not apply when an...

Nevada GOP Adds Over 24,000 New Voters

April 19, 2022 9:30 amApril 25, 2022 7:22 am

Nevada Democrats may have the majority, but they do not have a clear mandate. Many state-wide races were determined by razor-thin margins. For example, in a race for Clark County Commissioner (plagued with 139 discrepancies), candidate for Lt. Gov and Las Vegas City Council Stavros Anthony (R) lost by only...

An Interview With Erin Phillips, President of Power2Parent

March 8, 2022 2:51 pmMarch 8, 2022 4:26 pm

Erin Phillips began her journey as an advocate for kids and parents in 2014 when the Clark County Unified School District (CCSD) introduced a sex-education curriculum produced by SEICUS—Sex Ed for Social Change. (A quick overview of the all-female board and staff will helpfully inform the reader that they all...

From Lactating Rooms to Mail-In Voting. New Nevada Laws Take Effect in 2022

January 3, 2022 7:24 pmJanuary 4, 2022 7:35 am

As reported by the Las Vegas Review Journal (RJ): “A ban on the sale or possession of untraceable weapons heads a list of laws passed last session that take effect with the new year. Part of the weapons law, passed as Assembly Bill 286 in the spring, was struck down earlier in...

Nevada Democrats should have the courage to defend their actual beliefs

December 23, 2021 12:42 pmDecember 30, 2021 12:01 pm

A temporary vaccine mandate enacted by the Nevada System of Higher Education was recently suspended after all Nevada Republicans on the Legislative Commission voted against making it permanent. The vaccine, of course, remains readily available to all those who wish to take it, but Democrats made clear that forcing everyone...

Republicans Unanimously Vote To End Vaccine Mandates for State Employees and Universities

December 22, 2021 10:52 amDecember 22, 2021 12:41 pm

In the first vote by Nevada lawmakers since Gov. Sisolak declared emergency powers 22 months ago, the Nevada Legislative Select Interim Committee heard testimony and held a vote to extend vaccine mandates for state employees and all university students and staff. The Democratic-controlled Nevada Legislature refused to address any such...