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School Choice, Budget Battles Boil Over Into Special Session Of NV Legislature

June 6, 2023 8:49 amAugust 2, 2023 1:25 pm

Last minute amendments, partisan pork bills, school choice gridlock, “behind the bar” negotiations, 32 vetoes, and budget battles marked the final weeks, days and hours of the 82nd legislative session in Carson City. Due to the partisan impasse, negotiations will continue at the capitol as the legislature heads into a...

Lombardo Vetoes Appropriations Budget

June 2, 2023 9:56 amJune 6, 2023 8:51 am

Last night, after signing off on three historic budgets this week, Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed AB520, “The Appropriations Act,” signaling that he his playing some hard ball with the Democratic majority in his battle to secure school choice and opportunity scholarships. AB520 provides appropriation from the general fund and the...

Governor Lombardo Signs Largest K-12 Education Budget In State History

June 1, 2023 10:59 amJune 1, 2023 8:28 pm

Last night, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced he had signed a “historic” K-12 budget, AB330, his Safer and Supportive Schools Act, and AB285, Democratic Assemblywoman Angie Taylor’s (AD-27) school safety legislation. https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1664314692624580609?s=20 During a press conference after the signing, Governor Lombardo stated, “I think it’s that important to the people...

Governor Lombardo Signs Bill Protecting Election Workers

May 31, 2023 10:11 amMay 31, 2023 1:47 pm

Yesterday, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 406 which makes it a felony to harass, intimidate or threaten election workers. The law also makes it a felony to disseminate personal information about an election worker without their consent. The bill received unanimous support in the legislature, with Democratic Secretary of State...

Partisan Gridlock in Carson City Signals Special Session

May 25, 2023 4:28 pmMay 26, 2023 8:14 pm

As the Globe reported, Nevada State Democrats have fast-tracked their budgets through both chambers at the expense of Governor Lombardo’s legislative priorities and proposals. In response to the latest, partisan passage of the their record-breaking budgets, Governor Lombardo, the former Sheriff of Clark County, reminded the Democratic majority that he...

State Leaders, Oakland A’s Reach Tentative Agreement

May 24, 2023 9:57 am

The Oakland A’s have been eyeing a move to Las Vegas for over a year due the fact that it’s simply harder to do business in California compared to Nevada. The A’s organization has been subject to a barrage of lawsuits filed against their plans to build a waterfront stadium...

AFC Ad Buy Calls Out NV Legislators for Trapping Hispanic Families in Unsafe Schools

May 23, 2023 11:39 amMay 23, 2023 11:43 am

The American Federation for Children (AFC) announced its plan to spend at least $250,000 on television and digital advertisements calling out Nevada legislators who rejected Governor Lombardo’s school choice proposal and have chosen to keep Hispanic families trapped in unsafe learning environments, where “kids are bullied and chased by gangs.”...