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Study: Lake Tahoe Wildfire Evacuation Times May Exceed 14 Hours

August 29, 2024 10:57 amAugust 30, 2024 12:46 pm

Yesterday, a first-ever independent Tahoe Basin Wildfire Evacuation Analysis (see below), combining artificial intelligence (AI) and real-life Sierra Nevada wildfire experience, reveals Tahoe workers, residents, and visitors to California and Nevada’s iconic Lake Tahoe could face dangerously long, potentially life-threatening wildfire evacuations. The release of the Placer and Washoe Tahoe...

Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill Allocates $500,000 To Relocate Rock Sculpture

August 28, 2024 11:36 amAugust 29, 2024 3:48 pm

This story has been updated with comments from Washoe County Media and Communications Manager Bethany Drysdale and Commissioner Mike Clark. In a “block vote” last week during the Washoe County Commissioner’s board meeting, Democratic Chairperson Alexis Hill (she/her) bundled nearly $3.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for...

Election Integrity Group Announces Clark County Has Removed Commercial Addresses From Voter Rolls

August 26, 2024 8:15 amAugust 27, 2024 4:37 pm

This article has been updated to reflect a recent statement from PILF. Last June, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a petition of mandamus to compel Clark County election officials, specifically Registrar Lorena Portillo, to investigate and fix commercial addresses on the county’s voter roll. Prior to the writ...

Washoe County Commissioner Mike Clark and County Manager Eric Brown Clash Over Reno’s Community Assistance Center

August 23, 2024 4:25 pmAugust 26, 2024 8:17 am

During last week’s Reno city council meeting, Councilmember Jenny Brekhus revealed an email (see below) from a county employee to Commissioner Mike Clark which stated that the City of Reno was not interested in a proposal from the County to rehabilitate the former Community Assistance Center (CAC) in order to...

Dark Money, Disinformation and Nevada Democrats

August 22, 2024 4:25 pmAugust 30, 2024 12:38 pm

Two recent articles have exposed the vast amount of dark money and disinformation fueling Nevada Democrats, their campaigns, and their progressive news outlets for years. This week, the Nevada Independent reported how the Hopewell Fund is a major, dark money funding source for progressive initiatives throughout Nevada. In 2018, KNPR...

Rupert Murdoch’s Trust Battle Cloaked in Secrecy, ‘Our Nevada Judges’ Sues For Press Access

August 22, 2024 12:22 pmAugust 27, 2024 4:40 pm

Rupert Murdoch, the media titan who owns Fox News, The New York Post, Wall Street Journal, News Corp and other media outlets in Britain and Australia, has been embroiled in a legal battle with his three heirs over his desire to amend the family’s trust. The battle is playing out...

Governor Lombardo Fact Checks NV Dems Over ‘Free’ School Meals Legislation

August 21, 2024 4:34 pmAugust 22, 2024 12:22 pm

During the last legislative session, Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui (AD-41) sponsored AB 319, a “free” universal breakfast and lunch program for all Nevada students, irrespective of family income. The bill was drafted to extend the expiration of the “free” school meal program funded by federal waivers granted during the pandemic...