Nye County Archives - Page 4 of 4

Amid Election Integrity Concerns, Nevada SOS Approves Hand Counting

August 29, 2022 12:56 pmAugust 30, 2022 11:57 am

As reported by The Independent Tribune: The Nevada secretary of state’s office on Friday approved regulations for counties to hand count votes starting as soon as this fall’s midterm elections. But the revised regulations will no longer apply to the one county that has been at the forefront of the...

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 fled Castro’s Cuba, was granted asylum, and was moved by...

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, President Trump’s lawyers claimed that the machines were accessible by...

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 race and sex ed agendas their kids were being exposed...

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 temperature since 1970. This executive order has led to an...

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 Special Legislative Session, “everyone hated the new maps“, including unelected...