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Nevada AG Vows To Protect The Rights of Undocumented Immigrants In Contact With Law Enforcement

November 20, 2024 2:59 pmNovember 20, 2024 3:27 pm

Following yesterday’s announcement that Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office “will be a bulwark” against any effort by the Trump administration “to impose unconstitutional mandates, override our system of checks and balances, or intrude upon the rights of any Nevada resident,” his office released two “Know Your Rights” documents to...

NV SOS Announces Bipartisan Effort to Improve Nevada’s Election Laws

November 19, 2024 3:43 pmNovember 20, 2024 3:03 pm

This post has been updated with comments and an update from the counsel of the Nevada GOP Brian Hardy. In a press release, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (D) revealed that he will work with Governor Joe Lombardo (R) and state lawmakers to improve Nevada’s election laws during the...

Nevada AG Ford Highlights Potential Defense Against Trump Administration

November 18, 2024 3:18 pmNovember 20, 2024 2:05 pm

Fresh off the trail from the Harris-Walz campaign, Attorney General Aaron Ford (D-NV) highlighted his concerns of an incoming Trump administration in a social media post-election statement and warns that “we will be a bulwark against any effort to impose unconstitutional mandates, override our system of checks and balances, or...

Washoe County Commissioner Mike Clark Cites Conflict of Interest, Abstains From Certifying 2024 Election

November 15, 2024 3:59 pmNovember 18, 2024 3:19 pm

The majority of Washoe County commissioners certified the 2024 election in a 3-1 vote, with Commissioner Mike Clark citing a conflict of interest as reason he would abstain from voting. He was not present when the vote was taken after a brief recess for legal counsel to review Clark’s conflict...

Senators Cortez Masto, Rosen Announce Over $15M To Help Nevadans Pay Skyrocketing Energy Costs

November 14, 2024 2:01 pmNovember 15, 2024 3:59 pm

Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) announced that Nevada will receive over $15 million in funding they secured through the most recent government funding bill and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help Nevada families lower/pay their...

AT&T Finally Gets The Lead Out of Lake Tahoe

November 13, 2024 1:50 pmNovember 14, 2024 2:17 pm

A four-year saga appears to be coming to a close, and Lake Tahoe is emerging as the ultimate victor. After finalizing a settlement, AT&T is removing the inactive lead telecommunication cables from “The Jewel of the Sierras.” By the end of this month, thanks to an agreement reached between...

Senator Nicole Cannizzaro Named Majority Leader for Fourth Consecutive Session

November 13, 2024 12:54 pmNovember 14, 2024 1:23 pm

First elected as Senate leader in 2019, Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6) has been selected by her Democratic colleagues to serve a fourth consecutive legislative session as Senate Majority Leader. She is the longest serving majority leader since Senator Bill Raggio last held the position during the 2007 session. Cannizzaro was first...