Washoe County Archives - Page 28 of 29

Franklin Project Mailer Names and Shames Washoe Commissioner Bob Lucey

April 18, 2022 9:57 amApril 29, 2022 4:33 am

If you like your politics nasty and personal, there’s a new Independent Expenditure outfit in town for you. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The Franklin Project seems to take inspiration for its naming and its in-your-faceness from The Lincoln Project. But unlike...

An Interview with Republican Assemblyman PK O’Neill

March 3, 2022 5:36 pmMarch 4, 2022 7:30 am

Raised in Northern Virginia, PK O’Neill would watch Congress in action on the weekends. “It built a familiarity and interest in politics, ” O’Neill told The Globe. During his 40+ year career in law enforcement, O’Neill had his share of interacting with elected officials, but when he came to Nevada...

Nevada Housing Authority Earmarks $300 Million for Affordable Housing

February 17, 2022 5:26 pmFebruary 23, 2022 12:39 pm

In the past year, rents have skyrocketed throughout Nevada. On average, rents in Las Vegas and Reno have increased 24% and 19% respectively. Nationally, the average increase for a one-bedroom apartment is 11.6%. Governor Steve Sisolak and his Democratic constituents and some of his challengers want to solve this problem...

UNR Students and Faculty Protest to Reinstate Mask Mandate

February 16, 2022 12:55 pmFebruary 18, 2022 9:01 am

A small group of students, faculty and supporters led a protest on the University of Reno (UNR) campus yesterday to reinstate the mask mandate lifted by Governor Sisolak on February 10th. Approximately 50 people were in attendance at the protest organized by the Nevada Graduate Student Workers who started a...

Washoe County Stands By Testing Lab Under DHHS Investigation

February 8, 2022 1:17 pm

As reported by The Globe, University of Nevada Reno cancelled its contract with Northshore Clinical Labs due to “dissatisfaction.” Last week, The Globe reached out to UNR withe questions as to the details of their dissatisfaction, but our inquiry went unanswered. As reported by KNRV on January 19th: A former Northshore Clinical...

UNR Terminates Contract With Testing Lab Under DHHS Investigation

February 2, 2022 3:10 pmFebruary 3, 2022 6:05 pm

In a news release sent Tuesday afternoon, University of Nevada Reno (UNR) stated that they have terminated their contractual relationship with Northshore Clinical Labs, based in Chicago, Illinois, for its COVID-19 testing due to “dissatisfaction.” The termination was effective immediately as of February 1. Testing will resume on February 3rd....

Homeschooling in Nevada Surges Following Shutdowns and Mandates

December 10, 2021 1:47 pmDecember 13, 2021 3:23 pm

Prior to the Government-imposed school shut downs in 2020, a mere 2.5 percent of Nevada households were homeschooling their children. As of this fall semester, it’s reported that number has soared to 13.1 percent. Parents witnessed, first hand, the radical race and sex ed agendas their kids were being exposed...