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Democratic Socialists Booted From Leadership Of NV Democratic Party

March 6, 2023 11:09 amMarch 8, 2023 4:00 pm

On Saturday, Assemblywoman Daniel Moreno-Moreno unseated embattled Chair Judith Whitmer in a vote of 314-99 to to lead the Nevada Democratic Party. The entire Unity slate seized control of the state party from the hands of the Democratic socialists who overthrew the party in 2021 and divided the party between...

City Of Reno Proposes Stormwater Utility Tax

March 3, 2023 11:02 amMarch 6, 2023 11:25 am

The City of Reno is proposing a Stormwater Utility that would require residents, businesses, and schools to pay a “fee”, otherwise known as a tax, to maintain and improve stormwater infrastructure. According to the City of Reno website, the average fee per homeowner would be an initial $13.49 per month...

GOED Unanimously Approves $330M In Tax Abatements For Tesla Expansion

March 2, 2023 12:02 pmMarch 3, 2023 11:03 am

This morning, The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board (GOED) voted unanimously to approve a set of four tax abatements totaling $330 million over 20 years for Tesla’s planned $3.6 billion capital investment in Storey County. Tesla contends that the new Gigafactory will bring 3,000 jobs to the region offering...

Homeless Bill Of Rights On Legislative Docket

March 1, 2023 10:31 amMarch 2, 2023 12:03 pm

The Las Vegas Democratic Socialists of America (LVDSA) is supporting and advocating for a Homeless Bill of Rights and their comrades in the Nevada Legislature have submitted a bill to meet their demands. State Senators Melanie Schieble, Edgar Flores, Skip Daly, Roberta Lange, Dallas Harris, and Fabian Doñate are backing...

NV Democratic Party Chair Convicted of Felony in 1996

February 28, 2023 2:24 pmMarch 1, 2023 10:33 am

An investigation by 8 News has revealed that Nevada Democratic Party Chair, Judith Whitmer, was convicted of felony grand theft in the 1990’s. Whitmer pled “Nolo Contendere” which accepts a conviction but does not admit guilt. Per their report: The chair of the Nevada State Democratic Party is a felon...

Governor Lombardo Signs Bill, Urges Support for Charter School Transportation Funding

February 28, 2023 11:04 amFebruary 28, 2023 3:35 pm

Yesterday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 124, ending a mining tax prepayment in the current the fiscal year, rather than the first year of the next biennium. This measure will effectively transfer roughly $70 million from the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2023 to the State Education Fund in Fiscal...

Reno City Council Backs Bill Eliminating Ward 6 From City Charter

February 27, 2023 3:14 pmMarch 6, 2023 11:26 am

The City of Reno has introduced Senate Bill 12 which eliminates Ward 6 established by the legislature in 2017. The bill also authorizes the city council, without election, to authorize, convert to, and acquire broad and undefined “green infrastructure projects” and changes current statute language to gender-neutral terms. The city...