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Washoe County Commissioners Approve Reno Toy Run Donation After ‘Swastika’ Controversy

August 20, 2024 4:19 pmAugust 20, 2024 5:32 pm

In a 4-1 vote, the Board of Washoe County Commissioners voted to approve a $10,000 donation to the Reno Toy Run, an event of the Northern Nevada Confederation of Clubs (NNVCOC), for the 2024-2025 fiscal year after the Branded Few motorcycle club announced they would be changing their symbol worn...

OPINION: The Washoe County CARES Campus Is A Top-To-Bottom Fraud and Failure

August 20, 2024 12:01 pmAugust 21, 2024 4:34 pm

The Washoe County CARES Campus (WCCC), is the public agency tasked with solving our county’s homeless problem. It is a top-to-bottom fraud and failure. Aiding the destruction of many lives it purports to help, it has made our county’s homeless problem exponentially worse. From 2017 to 2024, metropolitan Reno’s general...

NV Dems Draft Legislation Allowing Felons To Register Voters

August 19, 2024 2:59 pmAugust 19, 2024 3:08 pm

A new report from the Nevada Current reveals that Democrats in the state legislature will push for legislation allowing felons to become “field registrars” to help register voters for Silver State elections. Currently those convicted of theft or fraud are barred from working in these positions. During a meeting last...

Average Nevada Household Spending $32,554 More Due to Inflation Since January 2021

August 19, 2024 12:53 pmAugust 26, 2024 12:06 pm

According to Consumer Price Index data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) estimates that Nevada households are paying an extra $1,175 on basic household goods and services. Cumulatively, the average Nevada household is spending $32,554 more due to inflation since January 2021. The cumulative...

OPINION: Fighting Fire With Fire: The Demise of Prometheus

August 17, 2024 1:43 pmAugust 19, 2024 12:53 pm

As the wildfire crisis in the American West reaches a tipping point, it’s time for a candid conversation about the role of federal agencies in managing forests and fighting this plague of devastating fires. LAKE TAHOE, NV. As the American West grapples with an unprecedented wildfire crisis, a sobering reality...

OPINION: ‘No Tax On Tips’ Is Suddenly Popular With the Tax-And-Spend Democrats

August 16, 2024 3:48 pmAugust 17, 2024 1:44 pm

“No tax on tips. All of a sudden, out of the blue,” said President Trump during a press conference yesterday at his property at Bedminster, New Jersey. He was, of course, referring to his November opponent stealing his groundbreaking, populist policy proposal: workers won’t be taxed on the tips they...

OPINION: The Biden-Harris FDA Is Putting Our Children At Risk

August 16, 2024 1:50 pmAugust 16, 2024 1:50 pm

As an Associate Pastor and retired 20-years youth pastor, youth sports coach, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, and 40-years of military and Department of Defense service, I am incredibly passionate about protecting children. That’s why I am disappointed and angry, although, not surprised, by the FDA’s failure to stop the...