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By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto For many Nevadans, the holidays are a time for family and celebration. Yet this time of year is also a prime opportunity for scammers, so […]
Commentary
Give Books About Nevada and by Nevadans
With Christmas rapidly approaching you may be casting about for suggestions for what to give that special Nevada friend or family member. What could be better than books about Nevada […]
Rural Republican Lawmakers Top American Conservative Union’s Legislative Scorecard
By Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent The American Conservative Union Foundation has released a scorecard of the Legislature’s 2019 session, crowning rural Republican Sen. Ira Hansen and rural Republican Assemblyman […]
Annual Basque Fry will Tout Conservative Values
With Democrats holding strong majorities in the Nevada state Senate and Assembly, as well as every statewide constitutional office save one, there seems to be a sense of urgency about […]
Nevada AG Joins Suit Over Immigrant Child Detention
Within days of the Trump administration announcing that it intended to scrap a 1997 court decree known as the Flores settlement that prohibited holding illegal immigrant children for more than […]
Rural Communities Rely on Accurate 2020 Census
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto The U.S. Constitution requires a census each decade to count every person living in the United States, yet often times geographically isolated communities have often […]
Energy Department Catches Error, Then Catches Hell
Umbrage has been duly taken. On the afternoon of July 3 Energy Department Deputy Secretary Daniel Brouillette called Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak to let him know the department may have […]
Repeal of IRS Deductions for State and Local Taxes Unfair to Nevada
Now that Democrats — who have made a career out of demanding soak-the-rich taxes in order to redistribute it to the poor — are in control of the U.S. House […]
Open Enrollment Season Underway
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto As the holiday season approaches, Nevadans have the opportunity to ensure that they have the health insurance coverage they need to protect their families and […]
Coming Legislative Session Could Resurrect Some Bad Bills
With the election of Democratic majorities in both the state Assembly and Senate, many fear that, as Yogi Berra once said, it’s going to be deja vu all over again. […]