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Dem Leadership May Block Hearing For Educational Choice Scholarships

March 15, 2023 11:23 amMarch 16, 2023 10:43 am

In a report by Dana Gentry of the Nevada Current: Democratic State Sen. Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro is declining to say whether she’ll allow legislative hearings on a bill introduced in the Senate last week to implement Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s plan to augment public funding to help families pay private...

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...

GOED Unanimously Approves $330M In Tax Abatements For Tesla Expansion

March 2, 2023 12:02 pmMarch 3, 2023 11:03 am

This morning, The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board (GOED) voted unanimously to approve a set of four tax abatements totaling $330 million over 20 years for Tesla’s planned $3.6 billion capital investment in Storey County. Tesla contends that the new Gigafactory will bring 3,000 jobs to the region offering...

Governor Lombardo Signs Bill, Urges Support for Charter School Transportation Funding

February 28, 2023 11:04 amFebruary 28, 2023 3:35 pm

Yesterday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 124, ending a mining tax prepayment in the current the fiscal year, rather than the first year of the next biennium. This measure will effectively transfer roughly $70 million from the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2023 to the State Education Fund in Fiscal...

Governor Lombardo Signals Support For Cannizzaro’s Abortion Bill

February 20, 2023 1:15 pmFebruary 21, 2023 3:39 pm

Last Thursday, in a wide-ranging and fair interview with Joe Schoenmann on KNPR, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signaled his bipartisan support of Democratic Senate Majority Leaders Nicole Cannizzaro’s legislation, SB 131, which is unanimously sponsored by her Democratic colleagues. SB 131 seeks to codify former Governor Sisolak’s executive order issued in...

Governor Lombardo Promises Bill To Increase Penalties on Fentanyl

February 17, 2023 11:44 amFebruary 17, 2023 12:52 pm

After five officers were hospitalized after possible Fentanyl exposure during a drug bust at State Line in South Lake Tahoe, and a video obtained and released of the encounter, Governor Joe Lombardo announced he will “introducing a bill that makes fentanyl possession in ANY amount a category B felony.” https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1626034642456563713?s=20...

Poll: 74 percent of Nevadans Support Voter ID

February 10, 2023 10:49 amFebruary 13, 2023 2:41 pm

A poll conducted by OH Insights for the Nevada Independent reflects that 74 percent of polled Nevadans support Governor Lombardo’s call to require identification to cast a ballot. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Nevada is one of fifteen states that requires no documentation to cast a ballot....