By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto My grandmother, Katherine, was one of the most important people in my life. She was smart, tough and loving. She instilled in me the work […]
Opinion
Don’t allow police to scan cellphones after wrecks
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but […]
Is this You? Choosing from Choices
Throughout any given day we all have choices to make. Easy ones like either having a third cup of coffee or stopping at two and letting your heart stop beating […]
Bill would strengthen public records law
It is time to put some teeth into Nevada’s public records law. Even though state law requires that all public records and books, except those specifically exempted as confidential by […]
Bill would shred state Read by 3 law
A gaggle of Democrats in Carson City have proffered a bill that would gut Nevada’s Read by 3 law like a fish. In 2015 lawmakers voted to require schools to […]
Is this You? Garage Shopping
I’m not the best shopper. I only use coupons when a store I go to sends me a handful. With all good intentions I put the ones I want to […]
Nevada press shield law protects bloggers
Unlike too many jobs in this country there is no such thing as a licensed journalist, but a Carson City judge has found such in the penumbra of Nevada’s press […]
BLM to cooperate with states on grouse protection
This past Friday the Bureau of Land Management released its Record of Decisions on how to protect greater sage grouse across a number of Western states, including Nevada. The BLM […]
Do not shroud public pensions in secrecy
Some lawmakers in Carson City are pushing a bill that basically declares that it is none of your business how your tax money is spent. Senate Bill 224 would make […]
Same-day voter registration invites fraud
Progressives are always clamoring to make it easier to vote. To that end Democratic state Sen. James Ohrenschall of Las Vegas has introduced Senate Bill 123 that, among other things, […]
