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Lombardo Appoints Vaughn Hartung As Chair Of Nevada Transportation Authority

March 15, 2023 9:33 am

Governor Joe Lombardo announced his appointment of Vaughn Hartung to the Nevada Transportation Authority (NTA) and designated him as the NTA’s new chair. Hartung announced his resignation from the Washoe County Commission yesterday afternoon. A tweet by Washoe County Tuesday said the resignation was effective today, March 15. https://twitter.com/washoecounty/status/1635784138954518528?s=20 “Chair...

SB 96 Eliminates 3 Percent Property Tax Cap

March 14, 2023 1:00 pmMarch 15, 2023 11:24 am

As reported by The Globe, the Democratic majority has proposed legislation to eliminate the property tax cap, currently at 3 percent, to a nearly- tripled 8 percent, should Democrats and Republicans pass Senate Bill 96. Currently, property taxes on homes for most Nevadans cannot be increased more than 3 percent...

Disability Community On Defense Over Last Minute Hearing Of Assisted Suicide Bill

March 14, 2023 11:45 amMarch 14, 2023 1:00 pm

The Globe has received a tip that Nevada’s disabled community has been disproportionately affected by last-minute legislative maneuvers related to Senate Bill 239, a 37 page bill which permits assisted suicide in Nevada. As of 7:30 am this morning, the legislative docket did not have a hearing scheduled. However, by 8:30...

AG Ford And The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder

March 13, 2023 4:01 pmMarch 20, 2023 3:06 pm

George Orwell presciently wrote, “Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing.” According to the Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder, Orwell’s work of fiction inches closer to reality in a final and disturbing report approved and released...

NRCC Releases 2024 Congressional Targets in Nevada

March 13, 2023 1:53 pmMarch 13, 2023 4:01 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has released a top target list for the upcoming 2024 general election, seeking to expand their razor thin majority in the House by targeting vulnerable, incumbent Democrats. Congressional District’s one, three and four held by Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford, respectively,...

Magic Mushrooms May Become Legalized in Nevada

March 10, 2023 12:38 pmMarch 13, 2023 1:53 pm

What a long strange trip it has been this legislation session as a series of bills have been introduced and referred to their respective committees. From banning restaurants from serving water unless requested, a severely-amended ‘Homeless Bill of Rights’, a $60 million general fund request to build a $60 million...

Democrats Move To Eliminate Parental Consent For Minors To Receive STD Prevention And Contraception

March 9, 2023 6:45 pmAugust 1, 2024 7:45 am

Today, the Judiciary Committee heard SB 172, a bill that would eliminate parental consent by authorizing a minor to give express consent to certain health care providers for provision of services for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, including the prescribing, dispensing or administration of a contraceptive drug or device, without...

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