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CCSD Files Motion Against Parents on Mask Mandate Case

January 6, 2022 11:26 amJanuary 11, 2022 9:36 am

Following the mask mandate imposed on Nevada public school children by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and the Clark County School District (CCSD), parents filed a lawsuit in federal court in August 2021 seeking an injunction and damages. CCSD parents Monica Branch-Noto and Tiffany Paulson filed the lawsuit claiming civil rights...

Republicans leading generic ballot at ‘historic’ levels

January 4, 2022 6:10 amJanuary 6, 2022 5:37 pm

The latest polling numbers are not ringing in a Happy New Year for Democrats. According to CNBC, Republicans now sport a historic 10-point advantage when Americans are asked which party they prefer to control Congress, holding a 44%-34% margin over Democrats. That’s up from a 2-point Republican advantage in the...

Sisolak Encourages Board of Health to Ignore Legislative Committee and Uphold Vaccine Mandates for College Students

December 31, 2021 11:26 amJanuary 5, 2022 6:52 am

In a tweet, Governor Sisolak encouraged the Nevada Board of Health to ignore the votes of the Nevada Legislative Select Interim Committee, which held a vote to extend vaccine mandates for state employees and all university students and staff. The mandate was issued for 120 days by the Nevada Board...

Senator Harry Reid Dead at 82

December 29, 2021 5:35 amDecember 30, 2021 12:00 pm

Harry Reid died at home on Tuesday evening following a battle with cancer. His rise through the ranks of state politics to the apex of Washington—a rise that made him the most influential Nevadan in United States history—revealed the toughness of the boxer he had been as a student at...

Nevada Democrats should have the courage to defend their actual beliefs

December 23, 2021 12:42 pmDecember 30, 2021 12:01 pm

A temporary vaccine mandate enacted by the Nevada System of Higher Education was recently suspended after all Nevada Republicans on the Legislative Commission voted against making it permanent. The vaccine, of course, remains readily available to all those who wish to take it, but Democrats made clear that forcing everyone...

Washington Examiner: A Perfect Storm is Forming Against Democrats in Nevada

December 13, 2021 9:29 amDecember 16, 2021 11:55 am

A new column by the Washington Examiner notes that a “perfect storm is brewing for Republicans in Nevada” as large numbers of voters leave the Democratic Party. It notes the problems would worsen for the Democrats should Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt prevail in his efforts to win his party’s nomination....

Cortez Masto Featured by New Site Targeting ‘Schumer Democrats’

December 9, 2021 8:15 amDecember 9, 2021 8:57 am

Midterm elections ordinarily favor the party that does not control the presidency. That’s especially true in a president’s first term, as was seen during the Republican waves of 1994 and 2010. George W. Bush didn’t suffer similar setbacks in 2002, as the nation still reeled from the attacks of Sept....