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What have the accomplishments of Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve been? The Mayor’s most visible supporter Richard Jay periodically posts a long list of the alleged accomplishments of Mayor Schieve on social media in response to negative posts or comments from detractors. Richard challenges doubters to “deny any of this with...

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) using STAR Bonds (Sales Tax Anticipated Revenue) is a mechanism where future increases in property and sales tax revenue from development are used to finance upfront infrastructure and development costs. In 2007, the City of Reno established a Tax Increment District (TID) to support the development...

Reno has a long and tumultuous history with mega-projects promising to redefine downtown, filled with ambitious visions from charismatic developers. Unfortunately, these grandiose ventures rarely fulfill their lofty promises, often leaving taxpayers burdened and the cityscape dotted with unfinished dreams. The Neon District, the latest in a long line of...

Jacobs Entertainment (JEI) is leading Reno into a real estate and financial disaster of epic proportions. They have not delivered on their promises and they want the city to help finance their ill-conceived vision of a “Neon Line” west of downtown Reno. A Buying Spree in West Reno JEI began...

When President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, critics howled about the economic pain that would follow. Headlines warned of trade wars, skyrocketing costs, and retaliatory measures. Economists predicted market instability. Political opponents called it reckless. But what if the short-term pain was part of a larger,...

Donald Trump is back in the White House, and the Republican Party is firmly his. The old-guard GOP—the party of Bush, McCain, and Romney—is dead and buried, replaced by an America First movement that is stronger than ever. But not everyone got the memo. A few holdouts from the old...

The Washoe County public libraries are harming and engaged in committing a travesty against our children. No one, let alone children, should be ambushed and unwillingly subjected to obscene and pornographic material. When it comes to library books, we expect there to be a minimum standard set of values for...