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The Washoe County Audit Committee Is Violating County Ordinance

August 3, 2023 9:36 am

I read with some dismay the article penned by Mark Robison of the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ) concerning the Washoe County Audit Committee that met on August 1. Robison has since updated the article to reflect that Commissioner Herman is not, in fact, the Chair of the Audit Committee but...

Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert Won’t Seek Reelection In 2024

August 1, 2023 12:34 pmAugust 7, 2023 6:12 pm

The Nevada Independent confirmed this morning that state Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert will not run for reelection in 2024 to focus on her family, telling the NV Indy: “I’ve been asked numerous times whether I was going to run for U.S. Senate and I really am focusing on family. I...

Thousands of Mail-In Ballots In Clark County Missed 2022 Election Deadline

July 28, 2023 2:54 pmJuly 31, 2023 11:21 am

According to a report from Channel 8 news, nearly 5000 mail-in ballots were uncounted in Clark County due to late postmarks. Channel 8 reports: An audit of the Clark County Election Department found nearly 5,000 voters submitted their mail-in ballots too late in the 2022 midterm election, leading their votes...

Reno Releases Redistricting Maps For New Sixth Ward

July 28, 2023 12:39 pm

The redistricting process in the City of Reno is moving into its final phase as four final map options have been released to residents. Yesterday, city staff and FLO Analytics, the independent data analytics firm that serves as the consultant on the project, presented the four maps to the public....

Commissioner Alexis Hill Proposes User Tax on Tahoe Basin Drivers

July 25, 2023 1:48 pmAugust 1, 2023 12:35 pm

What happens when federal and local government agencies build a billion dollar, concrete tourist attraction in North Lake Tahoe, without adequate parking, and that hugs a narrow, two-lane highway? If you guessed traffic congestion, you must have been graced with a little common sense–or, you’re unfortunate enough to have been...

WCSD Introduces 4th, 5th Graders to ‘Bodies with Vulvas and Penises’

July 20, 2023 5:30 pmJuly 28, 2023 2:56 pm

The Washoe County School District’s (WCSD) sex-ed curriculum (S.H.A.R.E) for 4th and 5th graders (9-11 years old) teaches, in part, that “bodies with vulvas typically reach puberty before bodies with penises.” The curriculum rarely mentions female and male. This new curriculum is not an adopted state standard, but could be...

Douglas County School Board Fires Legal Counsel, Hires Joey Gilbert

July 20, 2023 11:58 amJuly 27, 2023 3:01 pm

*This article has been updated with Attorney Joey Gilbert’s comment to The Globe After 6 1/2 hour meeting yesterday morning, dominated by public comment, the Douglas County School Board voted 4-2 to hire former GOP candidate for Governor, Attorney Joey Gilbert as their new counsel, replacing Maupin, Cox & Legoy...