SPOTLIGHT
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An unseen problem with the Electoral College – it tells bad guys where to target their efforts • Nevada Current
Over the past four years, Congress and state governments have worked hard to prevent the aftermath of the 2024 election from descending into the chaos and threats to democracy that occurred around the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A new federal law cleaned up ambiguities that could allow for election subversion. New state laws have been enacted across the country to…
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The world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding collapse of the 1930s • Nevada Current
The past decade and a half has seen upheaval across the globe. The 2008 financial crisis and its fallout, the COVID-19 pandemic and major regional conflicts in Sudan, the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere have left residual uncertainty. Added to this is a tense, growing rivalry between the U.S. and its perceived opponents, particularly China. In response to these jarring…
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The Democratic makeover and Nevada • Nevada Current
Throughout much of last week’s Democratic National Convention, multiple observers commented on the convention’s aggressive appeals to independent voters and Trump-weary Republicans. Those of you who subscribe to the Daily Current newsletter may recall the newsletter’s email subject line Tuesday morning was “Democrats to nation: We like you.” By the end of the convention, the message out of Chicago had…
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Democrats, Lombardo both deserve detention for their free lunch food fight • Nevada Current
My 9-year-old can get free breakfast and lunch every school day. No questions asked. That fact may come as a surprise to Nevadans who have seen recent hemming and hawing about how mean ole Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill last session that would have funded free lunch for all students. Democrats, it appears, are so starved to make…
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Supreme Court to consider outlawing sleeping outside even if no inside space is available • Nevada Current
Ed. note: Las Vegas and Henderson are among numerous cities nationwide that have filed amicus briefs in support of the Grants Pass law against sleeping in public even if people have nowhere else to go. On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of homelessness. It…
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The Democrats’ Midwestern charm offensive • Nevada Current
In the critical contest to appeal to swing-state voters in the Upper Midwest, the Kamala Harris campaign could not have come up with a better running mate than Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz if they made one in a lab. At the Democrats’ love fest in Chicago, where speakers laid out their optimistic, inclusive vision of America, Walz played the Ode…
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Reducing the impact of standardized tests in schools • Nevada Current
Students are returning to K-12 classrooms for the fall semester. Most before Labor Day during the “dog days” of summer; even though this may be detrimental to academic performance. Public schools will continue to accept the same tired criticisms and unrealistic expectations; they shouldn’t. State standardized test scores from the prior school year will be released after students have moved…
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On Bahsahwahbee, Nevada voters want action by the Biden-Harris administration, not promises • Nevada Current
The Biden-Harris Administration committed to standing up for tribal sovereignty, preserving our public lands and cultural sites, and ensuring our national parks tell America’s complete story. The Administration even asked for Tribal-led conservation campaigns. Our tribes have delivered for them just that with Bahsahwahbee, a place in eastern Nevada where our people – our families – were murdered during religious…
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Yucca 2025 • Nevada Current
Some Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives went full-on blast-from-the-past last week, re-upping the idea of putting the nation’s nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. And so at a Senate Energy Committee hearing Tuesday, Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto had U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirm yet again that nope, the Biden administration has zero interest in…
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The case for public civics education • Nevada Current
When election polling numbers hit the news every morning, some of us worry about voters who are not engaged and so aren’t represented in those numbers. For me, it’s more than worrying over whether they will vote, it’s why they may not vote that’s troublesome. Nevada is a very transient state, with many people moving in every month, meaning more…
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