Yucca Mountain could one day produce a dividend for Nevadans, according to Jim Marchant, who’s running for the Republican nomination in Congressional District 4.
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Record Democrat turnout doomed Nevada Republican candidates in last month’s election. That turnout was driven, in part, by the left’s dislike for President Donald Trump.
Nevada’s Public Employees’ Retirement System is still fighting a Supreme Court decision requiring them to turn over public pension records.
Nevada education needs more money combined with accountability, but it’s too early to promise funding for Education Savings Accounts, according to Republican gubernatorial candidate and current Nevada attorney general Adam Laxalt.
The federal government should create a high-risk pool for individuals with pre-existing conditions. Susie Lee, the Democrat running for Congressional District 3 is against ICE. That’s according to Danny Tarkanian, the Republican nominee for CD3.
Increasing Nevada’s Renewable Portfolio Standard with the passage of Question 6 won’t increase the cost of electricity.
Minority parents in Nevada strongly support school choice, and elected officials are taking notice. School choice is also a way to help modernize education. That’s according to Valeria Gurr, director of Nevada School Choice Coalition.
Nevadans need Education Savings Accounts, but not tax increases or new gun control measures. That’s according to Republican state Senate District 8 candidate Dan Rodimer.
Animal traps be illegal on public lands, and Nevada should increase the gaming tax to hike education spending, according to Bryce Henderson.
Republican Attorney General candidate Craig Mueller says his primary opponent has been “inert” in the face of increasing crime. Mueller also pledged to take on the federal government if it came after Nevada’s recreational marijuana industry and fight to get federally owned lands returned to the state.
Americans for Prosperity, the nation’s largest grassroots conservative group, has yet to decide if it’ll support Sen. Dean Heller but will back attorney general Adam Laxalt’s bid for governor.
Stormy Daniels is a “distraction,” not an impeachable offense. Social media companies shouldn’t arbitrarily discriminate against conservatives, and Republicans who voted for the omnibus spending package should be ashamed of themselves. That’s according to Congressional District 3 candidate and former TV reporter Michelle Mortensen.
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Brent Jones has at least three major differences with his primary opponent Sen. Michael Roberson.
Society should ban military-style weapons, although defining which firearms that includes is a work in progress. That’s according to Denise Hooks, the college student facilitator of March for Our Lives Las Vegas, which is happening on Saturday.
President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed often produces chaos. With just one tweet on Friday, however, he reordered Nevada politics and increased Republican chances in two key races.
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