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ACLU NV Threatens Lawsuit Against Douglas County School District

May 11, 2023 6:50 amMay 12, 2023 8:34 am

The Globe obtained a letter (see below) sent to the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees from the ACLU Nevada that threatens the district with a lawsuit if the Board adopts a transgender student policy that protect sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms from biological males who identify as females or...

Assembly Dems Push For Taxation Without Representation

May 8, 2023 3:20 pmMay 9, 2023 11:02 am

Currently, Clark County Commissioners are authorized to raise gas taxes by a two-thirds majority vote every year until the year 2026. Any additional gas taxes, starting in January 2027, must be approved by a majority vote of the Clark County residents in November 2026. Assembly Bill 359, sponsored by Clark...

The Homeless Crisis in Washoe County, Millions of Dollars In Grant Funds, and the CARES Campus

May 1, 2023 10:29 amMay 2, 2023 11:25 am

There is an overwhelming lack of data Washoe County is using in order to justify the County receiving millions of dollars in federal grants. The lack of experience of County staff and questionable decisions has caused costly missteps at the expense of taxpayers and the public for the CARES Campus in...

Rural Counties Approved For Federal Funding After Major Disaster Declaration

April 28, 2023 12:06 pm

After a series of winter storms caused over $10 million in damages in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo declared a State of Emergency back in March and urged the Biden Administration to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Nevada. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, along with Congressman Steven Horsford...

Opinion: Proposed Closure Of Incline Village Middle School Causes 15 Reasons Of Concern

April 27, 2023 2:02 pmApril 27, 2023 2:35 pm

As the elected Washoe County School District Trustee (A) that serves Incline Village, I learned about the proposal to close Incline Middle School at approximately the same time the public learned of the school district’s plans. This proposal hasn’t been determined or ratified, however, I have and share the many...

Judge Finds Commissioner Justin Jones Lied and Destroyed Evidence

April 25, 2023 5:55 pmMay 18, 2023 9:11 am

Democratic Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones (District F) has been sanctioned, without fines, by Federal Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youcha, for his his willful destruction of evidence and defrauding/lying to the court in a case involving Gypsum Resources LLC. (see below) To note, Judge Youcha could have imposed fines or engaged...

Governor Lombardo To Appoint Clara Andriola As Washoe County Commissioner

April 5, 2023 11:56 amApril 5, 2023 3:47 pm

The NV Indy is reporting a scoop that Governor Joe Lombardo will appoint Reno Rodeo Foundation Executive Director Clara Andriola to replace former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. Lombardo appointed Hartung to head the Nevada Transportation Authority. Currently, the Washoe County Board of Commissioners is evenly split between Republicans Jeanne...