Politics + Government
Legislation to boost, fund state language access services has slow rollout
State lawmakers Thursday questioned the “really late” rollout by the governor’s Office of New Americans on implementing legislation passed last year to help state agencies update documents and services in languages other than English. Lawmakers on the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs heard updates on bills passed last year, including one expanding duties […]
Lee takes heat for voting with House Republicans on ‘open-borders’ resolution
Immigration advocates are slamming Nevada Democratic Rep. Susie Lee’s recent vote for a resolution which denounces the Biden administration for creating “the illegal alien crisis at the southwest border” by “halting border wall construction” and “mass releasing millions of illegal aliens into the country.” The resolution, introduced by Republican Rep. Nathaniel Moran of Texas, passed […]
Lombardo joins fellow GOP governors to oppose proposed auto emission standards
Gov. Joe Lombardo and 15 other Republican governors called on Pres. Joe Biden Monday to “change course on your current mandate that two out of every three vehicles be battery electrics by 2032.” In their letter, the governors cite a December fact sheet from the White House. However, the White House document the letter cites […]
Note to Republicans: Oil & gas production has never been higher than it’s been under Biden
Click the “Issues” link on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Marchant’s campaign website and the very first thing that pops up is “MAKE GAS CHEAP AGAIN!” Marchant promises to “stabilize fuel prices” by “encouraging exploration and production of our abundant natural resources.” Some of you may recall in 2022 when Marchant was hunting down the […]
Oakland A’s, recent recipients of $380m deal, contribute $112k to Nevada state lawmakers
In the months after receiving a $380 million sweetheart deal from the Nevada State Legislature, the Athletics Investment Group — better known as the Oakland A’s — gave at least $112,000 in campaign contributions to state and local lawmakers. The contributions were made public through campaign finance reports, which for lawmakers were due Jan. 15 […]
Teachers union files initiative to ask legislature, voters to legalize strikes for educators
The Clark County Education Association on Thursday filed with the state a petition to change Nevada law and allow teachers to go on strike. Nevada law currently bars all public employees from striking and establishes binding arbitration as the remedy for contract negotiations that have reached an impasse. The union-backed petition would create a carve […]
Political spin distorts immigration ‘crisis’
A few days after Whitewater, Wisconsin Police Chief Dan Meyer wrote to President Joe Biden asking for federal aid to help cope with an influx of recent migrants to his city, the right-wing news outlet Brietbart jumped on the story, publicizing the letter under the misleading headline: “Biden floods small Wisconsin town with 1,000 migrants.” This […]
Fight for congressional majorities launches against backdrop of presidential campaigns
WASHINGTON — The 2024 battle for control of Congress is underway in the states, accompanying the accelerating race for the presidency. Republicans are preparing to funnel money and staff into a select few Senate races in an effort to flip that chamber back to their control, while Democrats are looking toward the districts President Joe […]
Looking back (and a little forward): 2023 selections & reflections from the Nevada Current staff
Note: As we do near the end of every year, each writer on the Nevada Current staff took a little time to highlight some of their work from the year, and say whatever they wanted to say about it. An embarrassment of riches. That’s how I’d sum up 2023 for its news value. In case […]
No Labels says Nevada, nation open to a third-party presidential ‘unity ticket’
No Labels, a national group contemplating a third-party presidential run next year, are pushing back against criticisms from Democrats that their theoretical “unity ticket” would inevitably help former president Donald Trump. “It’s hard to claim No Labels is spoiling a race that (President Joe Biden) is losing by quite a bit,” said Ryan Clancy, chief […]
CCSD, teachers union settle contract. But bad blood is still plenty.
It’s nothing short of a Christmas miracle. After months of bitter negotiations, a handful of school closures due to “teacher sickouts,” interventions from elected officials and countless petty public jabs, the Clark County School District and the Clark County Education Association announced Wednesday they reached an agreement on a new two-year contract for the district’s […]
Think food is pricey? Wait’ll you see what authoritarianism costs.
Inflation cooled off a lot this year. But many products still cost more than they did before the economy began emerging from the pandemic and prices started heating up. So obviously voters in Nevada and the nation have no choice but to elect a clownish/monstrous insurrectionary who says he wants to be a dictator, has […]