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A Rat in the Nevada Republican Assembly

January 11, 2023 3:19 pmJanuary 23, 2023 8:48 am

Last Sunday, I was invited to give a presentation to the fourteen members of the Republican Assembly Caucus led by Minority Leader PK O’Neill. It was understood that I was one of many presenters that evening, the meeting would be private, and the information shared would be in confidence. I...

Washoe County School District Awards $105,000 To Controversial Equity Consultant

January 9, 2023 5:42 pmJanuary 11, 2023 3:19 pm

Although Fairfax County, VA is 2,674 miles from Washoe County, the school boards are seemingly much closer in education leadership, philosophy, and spending tax-payer money on the same equity consultant and company. The Washoe County Superintendent of Education Dr. Susan Enfield entered into a consulting contract with Performance Fact Inc....

Bipartisan Legislation On The Nevada Horizon?

January 9, 2023 1:37 pmJanuary 17, 2023 8:37 am

As Governor Lombardo heads the executive branch of the Silver State, he is facing a Democratic majority in the Legislature who will convene on February 6th in Carson City. Currently, there are nearly 900 bills on the legislative docket. Not surprisingly, many of these bills have to do with education...

Governor Lombardo Signs First Executive Order Rescinding And Repealing All COVID Mandates

January 6, 2023 5:46 pmJanuary 9, 2023 1:37 pm

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed his first two executive orders this afternoon. One order repealed and rescinded the pandemic mandates from the Sisolak administration, and the second addresses state worker shortages as many state employees have not resumed normal, in-person office operations since March 2020 and many employees retired during...

City of Reno Nominates Stockton Deputy Police Chief To Serve As Next Chief of Police

January 6, 2023 3:03 pmJanuary 6, 2023 5:46 pm

After an extensive search through the use of a consultancy firm, the City of Reno has announced that they are nominating someone outside of the Reno Police Department, and the state, to serve as Reno’s next Chief of Police. Kathryn Nance, the Deputy Police Chief of Stockton, CA, will be...

Judge Rules Lawmakers With Public Jobs Don’t Violate State Constitution

January 6, 2023 9:27 amJanuary 13, 2023 3:10 pm

As reported by The Globe, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) filed a second lawsuit against state lawmakers for violating the state constitution by serving in the legislature as government employees. Following their state Supreme Court victory in April, which allowed all citizens to bring constitutional separation of powers challenges...

City of Reno Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Rising Costs For $70 Million PSC Budget

January 3, 2023 2:56 pmJanuary 11, 2023 5:47 pm

The Globe broke the story back in mid October, from information received from a whistleblower, that the Public Safety Center (PSC) was $14 million over budget in Phase One. The PSC, located at 911 Kuenzli Dr, was the former headquarters for the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ). The Council approved and...