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Rev Al Sharpton Demands AG Ford Investigate Prominent GOP Donor

July 30, 2024 12:25 pmAugust 2, 2024 1:08 pm

The Rev. Al Sharpton has asked Attorney General Aaron Ford to investigate Don Ahern, the former CEO of Ahern Rentals Inc. In a letter to Ford, Sharpton claims Ahern displayed “an alarming pattern” of racism and violence as CEO of the company. In 2022, Ahern’s company was acquired by United Rentals...

RFK Jr To Appear on Nevada Ballot

July 29, 2024 12:27 pmJuly 30, 2024 12:25 pm

Election officials announced (see below) that they have verified enough signatures for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for President. Earlier this month, Team Kennedy had submitted over 30,000 signatures to appear on the ballot, of which 22,238 were verified on the...

John Lee Tapped For ‘Young Guns’ Program by NRCC

July 29, 2024 9:14 amJuly 29, 2024 12:45 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today announced John Lee is on the initial list of 26 candidates for the 2024 Young Guns program. The Young Gun program mentors and supports candidates in races across the country and works to provide them with the necessary tools to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic...

Bipartisan Coalition Funds New Las Vegas Campus For Victims of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking

July 26, 2024 4:06 pmJuly 29, 2024 1:05 pm

Today, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, Treasurer Zach Conine, and Interim Finance Committee Chairwoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno, and Chair of the Senate Finance Committee Marilyn Dondero Loop announced that the State of Nevada has finalized funding for a new campus in Southern Nevada that will increase services for victims of domestic violence...

Ranked-Choice Voting, Open Primary Seminars To Be Held in Reno And Las Vegas

July 26, 2024 11:21 amAugust 1, 2024 2:50 pm

As Nevadans prepare to vote in the 2024 general election, voters will be asked to vote again on a ballot initiative, Question 3, that would fundamentally transform the way Nevadan’s vote in a primary and in an election. But will an open primary and ranked-choice voting increase voter participation and...

Rosen Campaign, NV Dems Label Purple Heart Recipient Sam Brown A ‘Grifter’ For Sharing His Personal Story

July 25, 2024 6:17 pmAugust 1, 2024 6:40 am

The Nevada Democratic Party Spokesperson Katharine (KC) Kurz and the Communication Director of Senator Jacky Rosen’s campaign Johanna Warshaw have accused U.S. Senate GOP candidate Captain Sam Brown of grifting off of his life story in an upcoming biography entitled, “Alive Day.” According to the book’s website, the book is...

Washoe County Libraries Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour

July 25, 2024 2:18 pmJuly 25, 2024 6:48 pm

This article has been edited to include a comment from Brad Bynum, Washoe County Library spokesperson/Marketing and Communications Assistant. A press release (see below) from Our Center, an LGBTQIA+ advocacy nonprofit and organizer of the controversial “Drag Queen Story Hour ,” announced that all future drag events in Washoe County...