Steve Yeager Archives - Page 10 of 12

Democrats Back National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

April 10, 2023 12:48 pmMay 18, 2023 2:55 pm

Last week, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections held a public hearing on AJR6 the the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The compact would require that Nevada’s electoral college votes would go to the Presidential candidate with the largest share of the popular vote. In March 2023, the National Popular...

Assembly Republican Caucus Unites Against ‘Controversial’ Gun Legislation

April 6, 2023 1:12 pmApril 6, 2023 3:48 pm

Legislative Update: April 6, 2:37 PM: Although a representative from Everytown claims that a person under 21 could go hunting with their parent, the representative did confirm that a parent would be criminally charged, according to statute, if they took their child to recreationally shoot or practice with a firearm. ...

Legislative Dems Propose 25 Percent Pay Increase For State Employees

March 30, 2023 2:11 pmMarch 30, 2023 5:46 pm

Going beyond Governor Lombardo’s budgetary proposal to increase state worker pay by 12 percent over two years and executive bonuses of $2,000 per year, Legislative Democrats countered his budgetary recommendations with a significant compensation and benefit increases for state workers in order to fill “unprecedented vacancies.” Currently the state job...

Governor Lombardo Introduces Election Integrity Bill

March 29, 2023 9:29 amMarch 29, 2023 1:55 pm

As promised during his State of the State address, Governor Lombardo has introduced Senate Bill 405 which upends the sweeping changes to election laws the Democratic majority passed during the pandemic without a single Republican vote. https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1620489276113960961?s=20 Lombardo’s proposal includes: photo identification to vote; the last four digits of a...

Assemblywoman Jauregui Introduces Bill Raising Age Limit For Gun Possession

March 20, 2023 2:56 pmApril 6, 2023 12:58 pm

Today, Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui introduced Assembly Bill 355 which raises the age limit from 18 to 21 for semi-automatic gun possession and handling. The bill, in its current form, also bans hunting for persons under the age of 21. Her Democratic colleagues Speaker Steve Yeager and Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno...

Bipartisan Outrage In Carson City Over ‘Discriminatory’ Valentine

March 7, 2023 4:51 pmMarch 14, 2023 9:59 am

If you had given up hope for bipartisanship in the Nevada legislature, fret no more as Senate Republicans shared in the delayed Democratic outrage over a ‘discriminatory’ valentine sent in part of a school choice event last month during the legislative session. Three weeks ago, advocates for school choice, on...

NV Democratic Party Chair Convicted of Felony in 1996

February 28, 2023 2:24 pmMarch 1, 2023 10:33 am

An investigation by 8 News has revealed that Nevada Democratic Party Chair, Judith Whitmer, was convicted of felony grand theft in the 1990’s. Whitmer pled “Nolo Contendere” which accepts a conviction but does not admit guilt. Per their report: The chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party is a felon...