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Nevadans will vote on raising more taxes to fund K-12 education in 2022

October 13, 2021 8:30 amOctober 15, 2021 10:34 am

The largest tax increase in Nevada state history, $1.1 billion to reform K-12 education, signed into law by Republican Governor Sandoval in 2015, apparently wasn’t enough to fund the needs for education. According to reports: ‘Those who voted for the bill saw it as a major victory for education. The...

Will Nevada’s Blue Turn Cost NVGOP Chairman Michael McDonald Re-election?

October 13, 2021 5:31 amOctober 15, 2021 10:38 am

The Nevada Republican Central Committee (NRCC) Convention meets once again in Winnemucca to elect its Executive Board members and convene all county chairs and members at the Winnemucca Boys and Girls Club. Chairman Michael McDonald, first elected as Chairman in 2012, and Vice-Chair Jim Hindle will face challengers Michael Jack,...

Las Vegas City Hall Deletes Video Related to Alleged Brawl by Councilwomen

October 12, 2021 7:30 amOctober 15, 2021 10:38 am

Las Vegas has a wild reputation, so wild that the motto ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas’ was coined to protect the shenanigans of tourists who visit Sin City. Apparently, “What happens in City Hall, stays in City Hall” may now be the City Council’s motto to protect the...

Senator Ben Kieckhefer Resigns

October 8, 2021 7:15 amOctober 15, 2021 10:39 am

In an announcement that took the state by surprise, State Senator Ben Kieckhefer, (R – District 16) has resigned just over a year before being termed out in Nov. 2022. Kieckhefer released a statement that reads: “While it has been an honor and privilege to serve the people of the...

Exclusive: Redistricting Consultant Reveals How Politics and Race Shape District Lines

October 5, 2021 9:03 amApril 3, 2022 7:36 am

Dave Heller is a Redistricting Consultant for a company with the anodyne name Main Street Communications. But the work these guys perform—redrawing the maps that are used to determine who holds power in the state—is anything but innocent. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by...