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Washoe County Commissioners Consider 600K Contract to ‘Non-Partisan’ Elections Group

March 27, 2023 1:34 pmMarch 27, 2023 4:59 pm

The agenda of the Washoe County Commission meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, includes a vote to approve a $600,000 contract for the Elections Group who was selected to “conduct an operational review of the 2022 election processes and staffing and make recommendations to the County Manager to improve the operational effectiveness...

Bipartisan Bill Criminalizing Private Investigator Practices Advances in Legislature

March 23, 2023 11:42 amMarch 24, 2023 1:05 pm

In response to a private investigator legally placing a tracking device on two Washoe County elected officials’ vehicles, Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in introducing a bill that would ban this legal procedure unless the private investigator receives consent of the owner or lessor of the vehicle. https://twitter.com/NVGOPAssembly/status/1638626657308393472?s=20...

Reno Councilman Reese Charged with Ethics Violations

March 22, 2023 1:27 pmApril 5, 2023 2:33 pm

Reno City Councilman Devon Reese (he/him) has been cited by the Nevada Ethics Commission for two of five ethics violations after a complaint was filed. (see below) When not serving as an At-Large councilman, Vice Mayor Reese is a practicing attorney with Hutchinson and Steffen which, according to the complaint,...

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...