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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...

Daily Beast Story Swipes at Rep. Susie Lee and GOP Candidate April Becker

December 10, 2021 7:15 amDecember 11, 2021 12:29 pm

In a passive-aggressive report from The Daily Beast, the PPP loans taken by numerous politicians—namely Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV) and her leading challenger, April Becker—are causing The Beast some concern. Alluding to taxpayer protection, The Beast claims that these loans should not be forgiven, but paid in full to protect...

AUDIO: Congressional Candidate Receives Abusive Phone Message

December 7, 2021 1:44 pmApril 3, 2022 8:33 am

Press play to hear the phone message left for Congressional candidate April Becker. (Warning: foul language) April Becker, who is looking to secure the Republican nomination and take on incumbent Democrat Susie Lee in November, received a particularly vicious message on her campaign phone this week. It’s a man voice...

Rural Activists and Conservationists Protest Solar Projects in Nevada

November 30, 2021 3:54 pmApril 3, 2022 8:31 am

In 2019, Nevada voters mandated the state derive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. In response, Governor Steve Sisolak issued an executive order that aims to meet that ambitious goal, specifically citing a 5.7 degree increase in temperature since 1970. This executive order has led to an...

Solar Farm Uses Twenty Million Gallons of Water in Two Months

November 28, 2021 1:00 pmJanuary 24, 2024 2:56 pm

Depending on what science you subscribe to, Lake Mead is at historic lows. So much so that Democratic politicians, including Vice President Kamala Harris, used Lake Mead as a poster child to push the Green New Deal and other tax-and-spend policies to combat climate change. As reported in The Nevada...

Wisconsin Millionaire Funds Nevada Ballot Question for Ranked Choice Voting and Open Primaries

November 18, 2021 3:21 pmJuly 26, 2024 10:40 am

As reported by the Nevada Independent, “A proposed ballot initiative filed on Friday would transform Nevada’s election system by moving to open primaries with a ranked-choice general election system. In a press statement, prominent Las Vegas attorney Todd Bice said the measure will be backed by the Institute for Political Innovation,...

In a Swing State Like Nevada, Democrats Pose as Moderates But Partner With Radicals

November 13, 2021 6:02 pmNovember 18, 2021 3:45 pm

As reported by The Globe, the solidarity between incumbent Nevada Democrats and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is evident. Although the Nevada Democratic Party split into factions after the DSA took over the leadership of the state party, Harry Reid denies there is a split and refers to the...