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Democrats Fast Track Gun Bills To Governor’s Desk

May 16, 2023 11:02 amMay 16, 2023 1:26 pm

Despite record amounts of legislation filed, very few bills have made it to Governor Lombardo’s desk. As the Governor’s education reforms including school safety, school choice and opportunity scholarships sit idle, a trio of gun bills have been fast-tracked by the Democratic majority, passed on party-line votes, and now await...

Gov Lombardo Advocates To Restore Protection In Female Sports

May 12, 2023 8:31 amMay 15, 2023 3:55 pm

Announced in a press release from the Republican Governors Association, Governor Lombardo has joined a coalition of 25 governors who are advocating to restore protection in girls’ sports in the wake of the Biden Administration’s new Title IX rules, proposed by the Department of Education, to expand the meaning of...

Opinion: There is No Excuse to Let Victim-Assistance Fund Dry Up

May 10, 2023 9:49 am

The Victims of Crime Assistance (VOCA) Fund provides direct funding to victim-survivors of domestic and sexual violence (and other violent crimes) for things like mental health counseling, wage or income loss, and emergency shelter and relocation costs, to name a few of its benefits. Victims and their families can apply...

AG Ford Claims Voter ID ‘Unconstitutional’

May 4, 2023 11:15 amMay 10, 2023 9:34 am

In a press conference held in front of the Nevada Capitol yesterday, Democratic leaders including Assemblyman Steve Yeager, Treasurer Zach Conine, Attorney General Aaron Ford and Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar presented what they believe to be solutions for Nevadans which include additional government spending on state services, state workers,...

Restorative Justice And Our Understanding Of Mental Health

May 2, 2023 11:24 amMay 3, 2023 3:02 pm

On March 14, 2023, Assembly Bill 285 was introduced by Assemblywomen Taylor, Torres, Anderson, and Hansen. After an initial amendment and several re-reads, the bill was passed by the Assembly on April 25. It was read into the Senate on the following day and is currently under review by the Committee...

School Choice Battle Brews in Carson City

April 28, 2023 2:22 pmMay 1, 2023 1:31 pm

After a legislative hearing on Assembly Bill 400, Democrats and Republicans have taken their battle outside the halls of Carson City to social media over school choice and Opportunity Scholarships. Assembly Bill 400 is Governor Lombardo’s Education Achievement, Opportunity and Investment Act, a companion to the Governor’s budget which includes...

Opportunity Scholarships, School Choice, And Literacy Take Center Stage In Legislature

April 26, 2023 2:24 pmJuly 24, 2023 2:46 pm

Yesterday, Governor Lombardo’s Chief of Staff Ben Kieckhefer held a press conference in his office highlighting two of the Governor’s bills which will be heard before their respective committees today in Carson City. On the back of Keickhefer’s office chair laid a t-shirt emblazoned with “Getting sh*t done–Joe Lombardo.” The...