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Rent Control Debated In Nevada Legislature

April 10, 2023 4:24 pmApril 17, 2023 10:36 am

On Friday, Democratic State Senator Pat Spearman introduced Senate Bill 426, The Neighborhood Stabilization Act, which prohibits landlords from increasing rent during the first year of tenancy and ties rent increases to the state’s cost-of-living index, as determined by the state housing authority, for the area surrounding a unit. The...

Democrats Back National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

April 10, 2023 12:48 pmMay 18, 2023 2:55 pm

Last week, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections held a public hearing on AJR6 the the National Popular Vote interstate compact. The compact would require that Nevada’s electoral college votes would go to the Presidential candidate with the largest share of the popular vote. In March 2023, the National Popular...

OPINION: TrackerGate May Reveal More Than Identity Of PI Client

April 10, 2023 11:42 am

Public Figures are just that–public figures. When a citizen decides to run for public office, they choose to forego certain privacies. Tracking a public figure, whether they are actors, singers, athletes, or politicians, has been happening for centuries as it is one of the main ways the public at large...

Tax Hikes Consume Nevada Legislature

April 7, 2023 2:05 pmApril 14, 2023 10:08 am

The many reasons why people from all over the country, especially from California, move to Nevada is due to the fact that we do not have a state income tax as prohibited by the Nevada Constitution. Yet, Nevada Democrats mimic the policies of their California colleagues in the numerous tax...

Democratic Judiciary Chair Prohibits Question From Assemblyman Gray During Gun Control Hearing

April 6, 2023 3:47 pmApril 7, 2023 2:05 pm

Republican Assm. Kenneth Gray (AD-39) was interrupted by Democratic Chairwoman Assm. Brittney Miller (AD-5) during the joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate Judiciary committees’ questioning on AB355, a gun control bill ,in part, that raises the purchase, ownership, and handling of semi-automatic guns to 21 years of age. Displaying a...

Assembly Republican Caucus Unites Against ‘Controversial’ Gun Legislation

April 6, 2023 1:12 pmApril 6, 2023 3:48 pm

Legislative Update: April 6, 2:37 PM: Although a representative from Everytown claims that a person under 21 could go hunting with their parent, the representative did confirm that a parent would be criminally charged, according to statute, if they took their child to recreationally shoot or practice with a firearm. ...

Senator Rosen Announces Reelection Campaign

April 5, 2023 4:30 pmApril 12, 2023 4:11 pm

Highlighting her bipartisanship and acknowledging that Nevada is a battleground state, Senator Jacky Rosen announced her reelection campaign for the US Senate. In her first campaign video, Sen. Rosen lists her priorities in the following order: reducing costs for the middle class, defending abortion rights, tackling the climate crisis and...

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