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The Fuentes Family of Nye County Fight The Feds

July 29, 2022 1:51 pmJuly 29, 2022 4:56 pm

For over a decade, Victor Fuentes, a Cuban immigrant and Nevada land owner, has been sparring with the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildfish over water and land rights in a rural area of Nye County. 37 years ago, Fuentes...

Nye County Votes to Ditch Dominion Voting Machines

March 16, 2022 1:45 pmMarch 17, 2022 6:56 am

In a unanimous vote yesterday, the Nye County Commission officially requested County Clerk Sandra Merlino ditch Dominion voting machines in favor of paper ballots. Since the 2020 election, Dominion voting machines have come under intense scrutiny from Republicans. In 2020,...

Homeschooling in Nevada Surges Following Shutdowns and Mandates

December 10, 2021 1:47 pmDecember 13, 2021 3:23 pm

Prior to the Government-imposed school shut downs in 2020, a mere 2.5 percent of Nevada households were homeschooling their children. As of this fall semester, it’s reported that number has soared to 13.1 percent. Parents witnessed, first hand, the radical...

Rural Activists and Conservationists Protest Solar Projects in Nevada

November 30, 2021 3:54 pmApril 3, 2022 8:31 am

In 2019, Nevada voters mandated the state derive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. In response, Governor Steve Sisolak issued an executive order that aims to meet that ambitious goal, specifically citing a 5.7 degree increase in...

First Lawsuit Filed Over Democratic Redistricting Plan (SB-1)

November 26, 2021 11:17 amNovember 29, 2021 6:45 am

As reported by The Nevada Globe, SB-1, the unpopular redistricting bill signed by Governor Steve Sisolak, is headed to the courtroom. In an interview with Assm. Jim Wheeler and from our on-the- ground reporting from Carson City during the 33rd...