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After 20 Years of Democratic Control of Clark County Commission, April Becker Sees Opportunity

December 14, 2023 3:42 pm

After Democratic Commissioner Ross Miller recently announced that he will not seek reelection, Republican candidate April Becker, with the endorsement of Governor Joe Lombardo and a shrinking Democratic electorate, sees opportunity to break the Democratic control of the powerful Clark County Commission. District C was narrowly won by Ross Miller...

Reno City Council Approves Stormwater Utility

December 14, 2023 12:36 pmDecember 16, 2023 3:20 pm

During yesterday’s monthly council meeting, the City of Reno approved a new Stormwater Utility that will charge a fee to every Reno homeowner and business. The initial monthly fee proposed is $9.82 to fund a 32-year infrastructure project at a cost of $470 million. Although the city maintains there is...

Ford Presses for ‘Fake Elector’ Statute, Confirms Investigation is ‘Ongoing’

December 13, 2023 1:11 pmJune 21, 2024 1:03 pm

During a press conference in Las Vegas yesterday afternoon, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford defended the length of the investigation into the six “fake electors” that resulted in felony charges of six, GOP-affiliated individuals. Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald, Vice Chair Jim Hindle III, Clark County GOP Chair Jesse Law,...

Washoe County Manager Makes Twice The Salary Of Nevada’s Governor

December 12, 2023 1:01 pmDecember 22, 2023 10:16 am

According to the 2020 census, Nevada is home to approximately 3.1 million people. The two largest counties, Clark and Washoe are home to approximately 2.4 million and 480,000 people, respectively. The current manager of the Silver State is Governor Joe Lombardo who makes $163,474 per year. The current County Manager...

Lawsuits Filed To Block Ballot Initiative Aimed To End Gerrymandering

December 11, 2023 3:58 pmDecember 11, 2023 4:00 pm

After the Democratic majority in the Nevada legislature commissioned an unknown consultancy agency to redraw Nevada’s political maps, the majority hastily passed the new maps on a party line vote to the behest of progressive activists and republican lawmakers. Yes, you read that right. Progressive activists and Nevada republicans opposed...

After NV Democrats Overhaul Criminal Justice System, Retail Theft Soars In Silver State

December 11, 2023 1:48 pmDecember 18, 2023 2:50 pm

Since the Democratic majority. led by Steve Yeager, passed Assembly Bill 236 in 2019, the Silver State has seen a 15 percent increase in property crimes and a staggering 39 percent increase in drug-store thefts on the Las Vegas Strip. At the time, Attorney General Aaron Ford was “intimately involved”...

President Trump To Hold ‘Commit To Caucus’ Rally in Reno

December 8, 2023 4:30 pmDecember 16, 2023 3:23 pm

President Trump will hold a “Commit to Caucus” rally in Reno, Nevada on December 17 at 2pm at the Reno Sparks Convention Center. This marks former President Trump’s first visit to Northern Nevada since he announced his re-election campaign. Tickets for the event can be found here. The former president...

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