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WCSD Trustee Sues District Over Concealment Of Public Records

December 7, 2023 12:36 pmDecember 7, 2023 3:52 pm

There have been numerous reports on the difficulties of obtaining public information from school districts throughout Nevada. In fact, unelected school district staff have, in many cases, awarded themselves more power than the elected Board of Trustees. The Washoe County School District (WCSD) is the latest school district to empower...

Six Republican ‘Fake Electors’ Indicted by NV Grand Jury

December 6, 2023 12:29 pmDecember 11, 2023 2:43 pm

Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that six Nevadans have been indicted by a grand jury in the Eighth Judicial District Court, “due to their actions in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.” The defendants include NV GOP Chairman Michael McDonald, Vice Chair Jim Hindle III, Republican...

Lawsuit Filed to Stop Voter ID Ballot Initiative

December 6, 2023 9:27 amFebruary 26, 2024 3:15 pm

Here we go again. Yesterday, Attorney Marc Elias, former general counsel to Hillary Clinton and the DNC, announced that his team has filed a lawsuit (see below) to prevent a Voter ID ballot initiative filed by David Gibbs of Repair The Vote. This is the second lawsuit filed by Elias’s...

Lawsuit Seeks to Enforce Parental Notification for Minors Seeking An Abortion

December 5, 2023 2:51 pmDecember 11, 2023 1:50 pm

Parental notification for minor girls seeking an abortion was passed overwhelmingly by a bipartisan legislature and signed into law in 1985 by Democratic governor Richard Bryan. NRS 442.255 and NRS 442.2555 require one-parent notification with an optional judicial bypass for those situations where a teen feels endangered. The parental-notice law...

Los Angelenos Choose Las Vegas As Top Relocation Destination

December 5, 2023 1:23 pmDecember 5, 2023 2:58 pm

According to latest Redfin data, the Las Vegas Valley ranked second in the nation for people relocating from other states. The report notes that Los Angelenos are choosing Las Vegas as their top relocation destination. During October, the valley added 4,000 residents, behind Sacramento which ranked number one with 5,000...

President Biden to Visit Las Vegas on Friday

December 4, 2023 2:27 pmDecember 5, 2023 1:23 pm

According to an advisory sent by the White House, President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Las Vegas this Friday. The president will continue on to Los Angeles, California. Details regarding the president’s visit to Las Vegas were not provided. The president and his team have been touting “Bidenomics”...

$70K Temporary Poem Along Truckee River Raises Questions

December 3, 2023 1:03 pmDecember 4, 2023 2:27 pm

A temporary art project along the Truckee River, funded in part by the Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, City of Reno, Washoe County, and Nevada Humanities, was designed to raise questions. One question we have is why a temporary, mile-long poem (that costs $70,000) is necessary? Nevada Policy also raises and...

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