Collecting or harvesting? Ballot practice not a factor in 2022 elections
Ballot collecting provisions that were passed during the pandemic and made permanent in 2021 aren’t being utilized in the 2022 elections. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/collecting-or-harvesting-ballot-practice-not-a-factor-in-2022-elections-2670272/
North Las Vegas clerk rejects petition to put rent control on ballot
Citing insufficient valid signatures, North Las Vegas rejected a petition to put rent control on the November ballot. The Culinary Union, which authored the petition, has vowed...
Less than 1 year left to obtain Real ID before deadline
Beginning May 3, 2023, anyone who doesn’t have a valid passport or military ID must obtain a Real ID in order to fly domestically in the U.S....
What does Biden’s student loan relief plan mean for Nevada?
After Biden announced this week a plan to cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debts for people making less than $125,000 a flurry of mixed responses...
Biden cites ‘societal guilt’ on guns on Sandy Hook anniversary
Twenty students and six teachers died in the 2012 massacre at the Newtown, Connecticut, school which shocked the nation. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/biden-cites-societal-guilt-on-guns-on-sandy-hook-anniversary-2694106/
COVID-19 numbers show slight declines, increase in hospitalizations
On the final day of daily COVID-19 updates from state officials, Clark County added another 369 new cases and 20 deaths. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/covid-19-numbers-show-slight-declines-increase-in-hospitalizations-2543856/
Why a gas tax holiday in Nevada is unlikely
Following President Joe Biden urging states to consider a gas tax holiday as retail prices for fuel continue to near record highs, motorists in Nevada shouldn’t hold...
Democratic reps deciding how to return tainted crypto donations
All of Nevada’s Democratic representatives received donations in the last campaign cycle from executives at FTX, a bankrupt, fraud-ridden cryptocurrency company in which the CEO is facing...
City Council approves talks to redevelop Cashman Center
Council members voted for a negotiation agreement with a developer to study a medical campus that could include a children’s hospital. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/city-council-approves-talks-to-redevelop-cashman-center-2617500/
Draft opinion suggests high court will overturn Roe, report says
A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v....