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North Las Vegas Proposes Bill Removing Citizenship Requirement For Police Officers

January 23, 2023 11:48 amJanuary 24, 2023 1:05 pm

In a move similar to California and Utah, and to address police recruitment challenges, the North Las Vegas city council has proposed Assembly Bill 30 which would remove the citizenship requirement to patrol the streets. According to Fox 5 news: “When we started looking at what the state had done...

Governor Lombardo To Deliver State of The State This Evening

January 23, 2023 8:35 amJanuary 23, 2023 11:48 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo will give the State of the State this evening out of the Legislative building in Carson City. During his inauguration ball this past weekend, the governor expressed optimism in his remarks, saying that the “sun is shining on Nevada.” During his victory speech, Governor Lombardo promised that...

Lombardo’s Licensing Reform Plan Will Help Nevadans Get Back To Work

January 18, 2023 7:00 amJanuary 23, 2023 8:46 am

It appears Governor Joe Lombardo was serious when he said he was going to help Nevadans get back to work, as evidenced by his recent executive order addressing Nevada’s burdensome system of occupational licensing laws. Nevada’s licensing laws for lower-income jobs are the most oppressive nationwide. These laws require people to...

Subpoenas Seek To ID Who Hired Investigator to Track Reno Mayor’s Vehicle

January 17, 2023 2:33 pmJanuary 27, 2023 10:07 am

Back in December, Reno mayor Hillary Schieve said in an interview with The Nevada Independent that a mechanic found a tracking device while working on her vehicle. She brought the device to the Sparks police department and they were able to determine that it had been purchased by private investigator David...

Biden DOE Loans $700M For Rhyolite Ridge Lithium Mine

January 16, 2023 4:30 pmJanuary 17, 2023 2:33 pm

President Biden’s Department of Energy has loaned $700 million to ioneer for its Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project in Nevada. Notably, this would be the first loan under the DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program for mineral extraction. According to reports, ioneer has spent about $100 million over the last...

Sigal Chattah Elected As GOP National Committeewoman For Nevada

January 16, 2023 11:46 amJanuary 26, 2023 6:53 am

Attorney Sigal Chattah defeated Pauline Lee (222-147) to be the new Republican National Committeewoman for Nevada this past weekend during the first, post-election meeting of the Nevada Republican Central Committee in Ely, Nevada. There was an attempt for a resolution to vote “no confidence” in GOP National Chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel,...

Lombardo Signs Executive Orders Freezing And Suspending New Regulations For Occupational Licensing

January 13, 2023 3:09 pmJanuary 23, 2023 11:50 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo issued two new executive orders (see below) freezing and suspending new occupational and professional regulations. In addition, the orders require a comprehensive review of existing regulations and require occupational and professional licensing boards to show cause. Lombardo has issued these orders in order to promote economic...