Changes go into effect this year.
Opinion
To the editor:
Nevada voters directly elect state and local judges — judges who can affect our lives and liberties just as much as members of the other two branches of government.
Two seats on the state’s highest court are on the ballot this year, with one incumbent hoping to return and two newcomers seeking to replace a retiring justice.
To the editor:
There are three contested races in local justice courts, the first contact most potential defendants have with the system.
I rarely write for my company’s newspapers and had no intention of doing so during this year’s presidential campaign, but after watching last week’s debate I was compelled to put some facts into print so our readers can make an informed decision in this election.
The ruling political class hates the referendum and initiative process — a provision that allows citizens to vote directly on changes to the law or state constitution, bypassing Legislatures often beholden to well-heeled special interests.
Federal handouts to failing financial firms have spawned a single, cynical question from an outraged electorate: Where’s my bailout?
Technically, there are three weeks until the real Election Day. But the race in Nevada realistically hits its big deadline this week.
The state’s financial picture continues to worsen as the nation’s economy slips toward recession.
A campaign finance “watchdog” outfit last week filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against two groups — one pro-Republican and the other pro-Democrat — alleging they violated the law by airing political ads during the current presidential campaign.
Newspapers have a long, honorable tradition of playing a vital role in the important debates and dialogues in this country.
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Las Vegas is now part of an unfortunate club. It’s one of many cities where a viral video has been shot revealing the ruinous results of soft-on-crime policies embraced by Democrats.
CRT adherents don’t see two individuals, they see two representatives of their class. Deobra Redden is Black, so he’s oppressed. Judge Mary Kay Holthus, who’s white, is the oppressor.
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