Stephen Horsford Archives

Brightline West Breaks Ground on HighSpeed Rail Between CA And NV

April 23, 2024 12:01 pm

On Earth day, a group of bipartisan officials attended a ground breaking ceremony for Brightline West, the first high speed rail system in the United States that will connect Southern California to Las Vegas, Nevada. Nevada’s Democratic congressional delegation and Republican Governor Joe Lombardo welcomed Department of Transportation Secretary Pete...

Cortez Masto Advisor Killed by Man Who Entered US Illegally

April 17, 2024 1:16 pmApril 18, 2024 2:09 pm

Elmer Rueda-Linares has been arrested in connection with the death of Kurt Englehart, a Senior Advisor to Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. Rueda-Linares entered the country illegally in March 2021 and is currently being detained in the Washoe County Jail on $100,000 bond. Mark Robison of the Reno Gazette Journal...

Strike Imminent As Culinary Union Puts Casino Industry ‘On Notice’

October 24, 2023 1:27 pmOctober 25, 2023 1:02 pm

In advance of further negotiations with MGM, Caesars and Wynn and days prior to a Wednesday evening “rally” scheduled to block traffic on the Las Vegas Strip, Culinary Union 226 has put the casino industry “on notice” that a strike is imminent if the union and the industry do not...

Gas Prices Surge to Historic Highs in Nevada

May 17, 2022 11:56 amMay 26, 2022 8:31 am

Today, gas prices surged again to near-historic highs in Nevada with no relief in sight. Nevada represents the third most expensive market, trailing behind California and Hawaii. According to AAA, the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded as reached $5.20 a gallon. The record of $5.22 a gallon was...

Reps. Lee, Horsford And Titus Financially Backed By Radical Left

April 20, 2022 12:25 pmApril 20, 2022 2:31 pm

A data dive into the FEC filings of vulnerable Nevada Democrats reveals financial support from far-left fringe organizations that have called for defunding the police, single-payer healthcare, gender-transitioning and puberty blockers for children, and support for the Green New Deal. As Nevadans continue to suffer in the Biden economy, Reps....

Commisioner Tick Segerblom Tweets To Raise Rates on Water Usage

December 21, 2021 4:37 pmDecember 22, 2021 10:56 am

Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom took to Twitter today to call for a progressive tax rate on water usage for Nevadans. Democratic Socialist Segerblom believes that a progressive rate will fund and create affordable housing. https://twitter.com/tsegerblom/status/1473314442003632140?s=20 In a series of tweets, Segerblom makes his case for higher rates on water...

Despite Activist and GOP Pushback, Redistricting Maps Pass On Party Line Vote

November 13, 2021 9:42 pmNovember 18, 2021 5:59 am

A polite word to describe the second day of the special legislative session would be contentious. Setting the stage for Saturday, Republicans on Friday evening released their own maps and statement, declaring Democrats are “egregiously railroading through redistricting maps that guarantee them 60 percent of seats, violating equal representation of...