Legislature Archives - Page 17 of 50

Opinion: Fair Maps Nevada Ballot Initiative Would Provide Fairness to Legislative Redistricting

April 15, 2024 3:26 pmApril 22, 2024 1:25 pm

As an optometrist, one of my primary goals is to help people see more clearly. The primary goal of this article is to help people see more clearly when it comes to the importance of an upcoming ruling from the Nevada Supreme Court where they are considering an appeal that...

President Biden Promises $5 Trillion In Tax Increases If Reelected

April 15, 2024 1:08 pmApril 15, 2024 3:27 pm

President Biden has promised to build America from the “bottom up” during his presidential campaign and as President of the United States, however, building from the bottom up has included signing Democratic and bipartisan legislation that has increased the national debt to $34 trillion. Since 2022, the amount of borrowing...

GOP State Senate Candidate Comes Under Fire For Past Comments

April 12, 2024 2:04 pmApril 15, 2024 1:08 pm

Josh Leavitt, State Senate Candidate for District 18, formerly represented by Scott Hammond who termed out and has endorsed Leavitt, is coming under fire for some past comments he had made on a podcast in relation to President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump. During a 2020 podcast,...

LG Stavros Anthony Elected RLGA Finance Chair

April 5, 2024 1:18 pmApril 8, 2024 1:20 pm

The Republican Lieutenant Governors Association (RLGA), a caucus of the Republican State Leadership Committee, announced its 2024 Executive Committee. In 2022, the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) made a significant $300,000 investment to help elect Stavros Anthony as the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada–a stunning upset to flip that seat from...

State Senator Dina Neal Under FBI Investigation

April 4, 2024 2:50 pmApril 12, 2024 2:29 pm

Democratic Nevada State Senator Dina Neal (SD-4) is under FBI investigation according to a follow-up report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal (RJ). Last May, the Review-Journal reported that Neal was under investigation after a College of Southern Nevada professor claimed she had pressured him to direct federal money toward businesses...

GOP Candidate Rafael Arroyo Earns AFP Action Endorsement for Assembly District 41

April 3, 2024 10:42 amApril 3, 2024 12:11 pm

Later today, Americans for Prosperity Action will announce their endorsement of GOP candidate Rafael Arroyo for Assembly District 41 (AD-41). If Arroyo advances from the GOP primary on June 11th, he will face Democratic incumbent Sandra Jauregui for a critical Assembly seat to the Republican legislative minority. AFP Action Senior...

Judge Rules Nevadans Must Pay for Medicaid Abortions

March 20, 2024 1:44 pmMarch 29, 2024 11:10 am

A Clark County judge has ruled that Nevada Medicaid must cover abortions, citing the newly-passed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as justification for the ruling. The ACLU represented plaintiff Silver State Hope Fund who provides funds for abortion to those who travel to Nevada for the procedure. The ACLU argued that...