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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....

Gov. Lombardo Proclaims February 6 ‘Ronald Reagan Day’ in Nevada

February 6, 2023 5:53 pm

February 6th, President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, has now been designated “Ronald Reagan Day” through proclamation by Governor Joe Lombardo. Today would have marked President Reagan’s 112th birthday. The proclamation, in part reads: WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background, having been employed as an entertainer, Union leader, corporate...

Gov. Lombardo Issues Exec Order Demanding Audit of Public Schools

February 6, 2023 4:04 pmFebruary 13, 2023 2:18 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2023-005, which directed the Division of Internal Audits in the Governor’s Finance Office to review Nevada’s 17 public school districts and the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority. In part, the order reads: WHEREAS, Nevada currently operates 763 public schools that serve more than...

Despite Lombardo’s $2B Education Budget, Dem Legislators Propose Additional $250M

February 3, 2023 1:03 pmFebruary 10, 2023 9:15 am

During his State of the State address, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced he was budgeting a historic $2 billion in new funding for public education, an increase of more than 22 percent from the current biennium. Adopting the Democrats’ “Pupil Centered Funding Plan”, this investment will be weighted and distributed based...

Republican Caucus Of The Assembly Calls For Common-Sense Election Integrity Measures

January 31, 2023 11:18 amFebruary 2, 2023 11:12 am

In an op-ed submitted to the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ), the leadership of the Republican Caucus of the Assembly, consisting of Jill Dickman, Rich DeLong, Danielle Gallant and P.K. O’Neill, pens a strong case to roll back transformative election laws passed unilaterally by the Democratic majority during the pandemic. The leadership...

Gov. Lombardo Announces Three New Board and Commission Appointments

January 30, 2023 11:21 amJanuary 31, 2023 11:18 am

On Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo announced three new board and commission appointments. Governor Lombardo announced his appointments of Brian Krolicki to the Nevada Gaming Commission, Adriana Guzmán Fralick to the Cannabis Compliance Board, and Donna Bath to the Commission on Judicial Selection. Krolicki, former Nevada State Treasurer (1999-2006) and Lieutenant...