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Thousands of Mail-In Ballots In Clark County Missed 2022 Election Deadline

July 28, 2023 2:54 pmJuly 31, 2023 11:21 am

According to a report from Channel 8 news, nearly 5000 mail-in ballots were uncounted in Clark County due to late postmarks. Channel 8 reports: An audit of the Clark County Election Department found nearly 5,000 voters submitted their mail-in ballots too late in the 2022 midterm election, leading their votes...

Reno Releases Redistricting Maps For New Sixth Ward

July 28, 2023 12:39 pm

The redistricting process in the City of Reno is moving into its final phase as four final map options have been released to residents. Yesterday, city staff and FLO Analytics, the independent data analytics firm that serves as the consultant on the project, presented the four maps to the public....

WCSD Passes Gender Inclusive Sex-Ed For 4th and 5th Graders

July 27, 2023 4:16 pmAugust 4, 2023 9:08 am

The Washoe County School Board, in a 5-2 vote, passed a controversial sex-ed curriculum (S.H.A.R.E) for 4th and 5th students which teaches, in part, that “bodies with vulvas typically reach puberty before bodies with penises.” The curriculum rarely mentions female and male and teaches 9-11 year olds that “Our gender...

AG Ford Doubles Down on DEI

July 27, 2023 1:33 pmJuly 27, 2023 1:38 pm

Following his anger over the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action, Democratic Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he, along with a group of 20 other attorneys general, has sent a letter to the CEOs of Fortune 100 companies assuring them that diversity and inclusion efforts are lawful and protected. (see...

Assm La Rue Hatch Plays Partisan Politics With Opportunity Scholarships

July 26, 2023 4:50 pmJuly 27, 2023 1:35 pm

In an October 30, 2022 interview on Nevada Newsmakers, Washoe County teacher and freshman Assemblywoman Selena La Rue Hatch (AD-25) refers to Opportunity Scholarships as a “small sliver” of public schools, thereby minimizing the thousands of low-income students who have benefited from the program and the hundreds who are now...

Nevadans Want a More Efficient, Not Bigger, IRS

July 26, 2023 1:47 pm

I first answered the call to public service when I decided to serve my country as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel after 20 years. I continued that service when I put my name forth as a candidate for public office. However, sometimes this...

Commissioner Alexis Hill Proposes User Tax on Tahoe Basin Drivers

July 25, 2023 1:48 pmAugust 1, 2023 12:35 pm

What happens when federal and local government agencies build a billion dollar, concrete tourist attraction in North Lake Tahoe, without adequate parking, and that hugs a narrow, two-lane highway? If you guessed traffic congestion, you must have been graced with a little common sense–or, you’re unfortunate enough to have been...

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