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OPINION: Las Vegas Needs A Children’s Hospital

March 22, 2023 8:02 amMarch 22, 2023 1:28 pm

When a baby is born, mothers anxiously await that first cry. That wasn’t an experience I had. When my daughter Tatiana was born, she couldn’t cry or breathe independently for the first year. Born with a severe laryngeal condition, my little girl needed a trachea and round-the-clock medical attention, followed...

EXCLUSIVE: Two Lawsuits Filed Against Washoe County School District

March 20, 2023 8:46 amMarch 20, 2023 3:04 pm

Attorneys Joey Gilbert and Sigal Chattah have filed two separate law suits against the Washoe County School District (WCSD), the Board of Trustees, and Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield on behalf of minors and their guardians claiming “neglect and deliberate indifference in their tolerance for discrimination and bullying and their failure...

Lombardo Appoints Vaughn Hartung As Chair Of Nevada Transportation Authority

March 15, 2023 9:33 am

Governor Joe Lombardo announced his appointment of Vaughn Hartung to the Nevada Transportation Authority (NTA) and designated him as the NTA’s new chair. Hartung announced his resignation from the Washoe County Commission yesterday afternoon. A tweet by Washoe County Tuesday said the resignation was effective today, March 15. https://twitter.com/washoecounty/status/1635784138954518528?s=20 “Chair...

GOED Unanimously Approves $330M In Tax Abatements For Tesla Expansion

March 2, 2023 12:02 pmMarch 3, 2023 11:03 am

This morning, The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board (GOED) voted unanimously to approve a set of four tax abatements totaling $330 million over 20 years for Tesla’s planned $3.6 billion capital investment in Storey County. Tesla contends that the new Gigafactory will bring 3,000 jobs to the region offering...

Commissioner Hartung Joins Mayor Schieve in Tracking Device Lawsuit

February 24, 2023 11:25 amFebruary 27, 2023 3:14 pm

As reported by The Globe, Reno mayor Hillary Schieve filed a civil lawsuit against private investigator David McNeely of Alpha 5 Industries, LLC, for placing a tracking device on her vehicle prior to the November election. According to News 4, Washoe County Commisioner Chair Vaughn Hartung has joined the civil...

Gov. Lombardo Joins Elon Musk To Announce Tesla’s New $3.6B Factory

January 25, 2023 4:26 pm

During his optimistic State of the State address on Monday, Republican Joe Lombardo declared that Nevada is open for business, effective immediately. Yesterday, Governor Lombardo joined Elon Musk and UNR President, former governor Brian Sandoval, to announce Tesla’s new $3.6B giga factory in Northern Nevada. In a social media post,...

Video Reveals Sparks Police Prioritized Investigation For Reno Mayor

January 25, 2023 12:57 pmFebruary 2, 2023 11:40 am

In a case that has garnered local media attention, fueled by their obsession with politics and narratives, a civil suit involving plaintiff Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve versus defendant David McNeely, a certified private investigator who has been licensed for seven years and subject to review by a state board, has...