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Elko County Considers Hand Count For General Election Ballots

August 5, 2024 2:39 pmAugust 6, 2024 10:54 am

According to the Elko County Board of Commissioners meeting agenda, officials will consider hand counting ballots for November’s general election. The agenda item includes a guide to the hand count and processes for the fifth largest county in Nevada and in accordance with state law. The agenda item for the...

Allegations of Racism in Virginia City Prompts Investigation

August 5, 2024 10:09 amAugust 6, 2024 10:39 am

A Tik-Tok video that has amassed over one million views has led to an active investigation by the Storey County Sheriff’s office, and prompted Attorney General Aaron Ford and Governor Joe Lombardo to issue statements condemning alleged racist comments made to a Black man during the Hot August Nights classic...

Freedom is Disagreement: Recap of FreedomFest ’24

August 4, 2024 2:05 pmAugust 7, 2024 12:20 pm

The United States of America has historically been associated with the ideal of freedom. But in recent years, the popularity of freedom seems to be declining. Freedom of speech, we are told, is “dangerous” because it leads to “disinformation.” Many people disagree, yet they are concerned about political polarization. People...

Sen Cortez Masto Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Federal Taxes On Sports Betting

August 2, 2024 1:06 pmAugust 4, 2024 2:05 pm

Today, U.S Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss) introduced the Withdrawing Arduous Gaming Excise Rates (WAGER) Act, bipartisan legislation to eliminate federal taxes on sports betting. The WAGER act would specifically exempt legal sports betting from outdated “handle” and “head” established more than 70 years ago....

Rosen Introduces Legislation Providing Federal Funding For ‘Extreme Heat Events’

August 1, 2024 2:48 pm

Following record-breaking temperatures in Nevada, Senator Jacky Rosen has introduced legislation, the ‘Extreme Heat Emergency Act,’ that would allow extreme heat to qualify as a major disaster under the Stafford Act which recognizes fires, floods, explosions, and natural catastrophes such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes as disasters eligible for a...

AG Ford Appeals ‘Fake Electors’ Case to NV Supreme Court

August 1, 2024 1:28 pmDecember 12, 2024 4:14 pm

Attorney General Aaron D. Ford filed a motion with the Nevada Supreme Court requesting expedited consideration of the appeals filed in the “fake electors” cases. “I have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to expedite its consideration of our appeals in the ‘fake electors’ cases,” said AG Ford. “It is imperative...

Senator Dallas Harris Introduced By CA Senator Scott Wiener At Fundraising Event in San Francisco

August 1, 2024 8:57 amAugust 2, 2024 1:07 pm

During Pride Month, Democratic State Senator Dallas Harris (SD-11) traveled to San Francisco for multiple fundraising events held by Sister District San Francisco, an LGBTQ organization that “works to turn state legislators from red to blue” and “build progressive power in state legislatures.” According to her financial statements and the...

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