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Governor Lombardo To Appoint Clara Andriola As Washoe County Commissioner

April 5, 2023 11:56 amApril 5, 2023 3:47 pm

The NV Indy is reporting a scoop that Governor Joe Lombardo will appoint Reno Rodeo Foundation Executive Director Clara Andriola to replace former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. Lombardo appointed Hartung to head the Nevada Transportation Authority. Currently, the Washoe County Board of Commissioners is evenly split between Republicans Jeanne...

SOS REPORT: Ballots Rejected In Midterm Election Exceed Votes That Determined NV US Senate Race

March 30, 2023 5:45 pmApril 10, 2023 9:27 am

The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) published their review (see below) of a 2023 Nevada Secretary of State (NVSOS) report that provides an accounting of mail ballots from the midterm 2022 election. The raw data shows, according to President of PILF J. Christian Adams, that “Automatic mail ballots are a disaster...

Poll: Majority of Nevadans Support Gov Lombardo’s Election Integrity Proposals

March 29, 2023 1:47 pmApril 5, 2023 2:31 pm

Yesterday, the Nevada Democratic Party Chairwoman, Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, had some choice words for Governor Joe Lombardo in response to his election integrity proposals found in Senate Bill 405: “Not even halfway through the legislative session, Governor Lombardo is making his priorities clear: rolling back voting rights. Lombardo is more...

Governor Lombardo Introduces Election Integrity Bill

March 29, 2023 9:29 amMarch 29, 2023 1:55 pm

As promised during his State of the State address, Governor Lombardo has introduced Senate Bill 405 which upends the sweeping changes to election laws the Democratic majority passed during the pandemic without a single Republican vote. https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1620489276113960961?s=20 Lombardo’s proposal includes: photo identification to vote; the last four digits of a...

Gov Lombardo Announces Executive Action To Advance Energy Independence

March 27, 2023 2:52 pmMarch 27, 2023 3:06 pm

Hang on to your gas stoves, Nevadans. Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced an executive order (see below) outlining his “balanced” state energy policy objectives for the next decade–a multi-faceted approach to include solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, natural gas, hydrogen, and energy storage. The order also highlights energy policies that will...

Lombardo Announces ‘Safer and Supportive Schools Act’ As ‘Common Sense Reforms For School Safety’

March 22, 2023 3:59 pmMarch 23, 2023 11:43 am

During his State of the State, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo urged the Nevada legislature to fix the mess they created in 2019 when they passed AB 168, a Restorative Justice experiment signed into law by former Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak, which prohibited or limited the expulsion of students. The bill also prohibited...

Lombardo: Biden’s Avi Kwa Ame Designation Is A ‘Historic Mistake’

March 21, 2023 11:48 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo slammed the “unilateral” action of the Biden administration to designate Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument, referring to the action as a “Washington Knows Best” policy that is a “historic mistake that will cost Nevadans for generations to come. This morning, the Governor’s office released...