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The Globe Interviews Michael Shellenberger: What Are The Real Causes of Homelessness?

August 27, 2024 10:39 amSeptember 16, 2024 2:33 pm

Homelessness is a big problem in California, probably more so than in any other state. Californians make up about 10 percent of the U.S. population, but half of all unsheltered people in the U.S. live in California. Images of sprawling homeless encampments in cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco,...

New DCSD Superintendent Walks Into the Fire As A ‘Cycle Breaker’

August 26, 2024 3:56 pmAugust 26, 2024 8:13 pm

Douglas County School District (DCSD) has faced a number of controversies, lawsuits and headlines since the 2022 election, an election which ushered in a new slate of conservative trustees and lead to the resignation of former Superintendent Keith Lewis. With the hiring of a new superintendent, Frankie Alvarado, the trustees...

Election Integrity Group Announces Clark County Has Removed Commercial Addresses From Voter Rolls

August 26, 2024 8:15 amAugust 27, 2024 4:37 pm

This article has been updated to reflect a recent statement from PILF. Last June, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed a petition of mandamus to compel Clark County election officials, specifically Registrar Lorena Portillo, to investigate and fix commercial addresses on the county’s voter roll. Prior to the writ...

Washoe County Commissioner Mike Clark and County Manager Eric Brown Clash Over Reno’s Community Assistance Center

August 23, 2024 4:25 pmAugust 26, 2024 8:17 am

During last week’s Reno city council meeting, Councilmember Jenny Brekhus revealed an email (see below) from a county employee to Commissioner Mike Clark which stated that the City of Reno was not interested in a proposal from the County to rehabilitate the former Community Assistance Center (CAC) in order to...

Dark Money, Disinformation and Nevada Democrats

August 22, 2024 4:25 pmAugust 30, 2024 12:38 pm

Two recent articles have exposed the vast amount of dark money and disinformation fueling Nevada Democrats, their campaigns, and their progressive news outlets for years. This week, the Nevada Independent reported how the Hopewell Fund is a major, dark money funding source for progressive initiatives throughout Nevada. In 2018, KNPR...

Rupert Murdoch’s Trust Battle Cloaked in Secrecy, ‘Our Nevada Judges’ Sues For Press Access

August 22, 2024 12:22 pmAugust 27, 2024 4:40 pm

Rupert Murdoch, the media titan who owns Fox News, The New York Post, Wall Street Journal, News Corp and other media outlets in Britain and Australia, has been embroiled in a legal battle with his three heirs over his desire to amend the family’s trust. The battle is playing out...

Governor Lombardo Fact Checks NV Dems Over ‘Free’ School Meals Legislation

August 21, 2024 4:34 pmAugust 22, 2024 12:22 pm

During the last legislative session, Democratic Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui (AD-41) sponsored AB 319, a “free” universal breakfast and lunch program for all Nevada students, irrespective of family income. The bill was drafted to extend the expiration of the “free” school meal program funded by federal waivers granted during the pandemic...