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State Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday April 27, 2025 ( 14 items )  

As Musk's DOGE Cuts Mental Health Funding, Lombardo Fails to Defend His "First Priority"
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * As Musk's DOGE Cuts Mental Health Funding, Lombardo Fails to Defend His "First Priority" After saying that his " first priority " for spending the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds would be on mental health programs, Joe Lombardo dodged questions about Elon Musk's DOGE cuts to federal funding for mental health services and immunization - including free services for rural Nevadans.  more

DEADLINE: Carrie Buck Skips Numerous Floor Votes to Play Politician
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * DEADLINE: Carrie Buck Skips Numerous Floor Votes to Play Politician Carrie Buck who attacked her Jewish opponent on X during the 2024 election and falsely claimed that "1,500 dead people voted in 2020" is neglecting her day job as a legislator to play politician. Last week, Buck missed Friday's floor votes to cozy up to Donald Trump's Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, who is executing his ord  more

ICYMI: Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans Over the weekend, thousands of Nevadans gathered in Las Vegas and Carson City to protest Joe Lombardo after he was caught on tape mocking and belittling working-class Nevadans. Earlier this month, Lombardo was caught floating conspiracy theories when he told a crowd of supporters behi  more

ICYMI: Titus, Lee, Horsford: Hollywood & Wall Street Owned
WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Titus, Lee, Horsford: Hollywood & Wall Street Owned In case you missed it, Nevada's Democrats Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford have just exposed for raking in more money from New York and California liberals than from Nevadans. "Democrats Dina Titus, Susie Lee, and Steven Horsford aren't backed by Nevadans, they're bankrolled by out-of-state, out-of-touch liberal elites   more

Lombardo Enthusiastically Backed Eliminating the Dept. of Ed, Stripping Critical Funding From Public Schools
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Enthusiastically Backed Eliminating the Dept. of Ed, Stripping Critical Funding From Public Schools As Joe Lombardo rolls out his education bill, here's a reminder that Lombardo gave a full-throated endorsement of Donald Trump's move to eliminate the Department of Education and its billions of dollars of funding for public schools, which comes as the Trump administration stripped $29 m  more

Nev. Gov. Lombardo Announces Mike Dreitzer as Incoming Chairman of Nevada Gaming Control Board
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 22 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Governor Lombardo Announces Mike Dreitzer as Incoming Chairman of Nevada Gaming Control Board Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced Mike Dreitzer as the incoming Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Dreitzer will replace Chairman Kirk Hendrick, who earlier this year announced his plans to resign following the 2025 Legislative Session. "As he prepares to step down, I  more

Nev. Gov. Lombardo Introduces Nevada Accountability in Education Act
HENDERSON, Nevada, April 26 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lombardo Introduces Nevada Accountability in Education Act This morning, Governor Joe Lombardo introduced his Nevada Accountability in Education Act alongside state education leaders at Pinecrest Academy of Nevada - Sloan Canyon. Joined by Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Steve Canavero and Dr. Valeria Gurr, Senior Fellow at the American Federation for Children, Governor   more

Nevadans Slam Joe Lombardo's Offensive Comments and Threats to Vital Programs That Working Families Have Earned
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Nevadans Slam Joe Lombardo's Offensive Comments and Threats to Vital Programs that Working Families Have Earned Over the weekend, thousands of Nevadans gathered in Las Vegas and Carson City to protest Joe Lombardo and his offensive comments mocking hardworking Nevadans. Earlier this month, Lombardo was caught on tape calling his constituents' protests against Trump's devastating agenda "stupid," insi  more

NV Dems Statement on Trump's Unconditional Pardon of Michele Fiore
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 24 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Statement on Trump's Unconditional Pardon of Michele Fiore Nevada State Democratic Party Executive Director Hilary Barrett released the following statement on Donald Trump pardoning Michele Fiore: "There isn't a shred of 'law and order' left in the Republican Party after Trump pardoned Michele Fiore who was found guilty of stealing from a charity benefiting a fallen officer to pay for  more

REMINDER: Joe Lombardo's Budget Mishandlings, Incompetence Are Costing Nevadans
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Joe Lombardo's Budget Mishandlings, Incompetence Are Costing Nevadans As the 2025 legislative session nears the final 30 days, here's a reminder that Joe Lombardo's fiscal irresponsibility and incompetence are costing Nevadans. Less than two weeks after touting fiscal responsibility during his State of the State address, Lombardo fired the state's budget director after Lombardo pres  more

REMINDER: Lombardo and Trump Continue to Undermine Climate Action, Costing Jobs and Halting Projects
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 22 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * REMINDER: Lombardo and Trump Continue to Undermine Climate Action, Costing Jobs and Halting Projects On Earth Day, here's a reminder that Donald Trump and Joe Lombardo are undermining the environment and costing the state jobs and federal investments. Trump's efforts to freeze Inflation Reduction Act dollars is threatening the more than $15.5 billion in investments and the more than 20,000 go  more

Self-Proclaimed "Victim" Joe Lombardo Dodges Questions on Trump Pardon of Michele Fiore Who Stole Money Meant For Fallen Police Officers' Memorial
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 25 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Self-Proclaimed "Victim" Joe Lombardo Dodges Questions on Trump Pardon of Michele Fiore Who Stole Money Meant For Fallen Police Officers' Memorial "Gov. Joe Lombardo's office declined to comment on the pardon. He was among the donors Fiore was accused of bilking and testified at her trial." - Las Vegas Review Journal Joe Lombardo is refusing to comment after Donald Trump pardoned Michele Fior  more

Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 19 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Thousands of Nevadans Protest Lombardo After He Was Caught Mocking and Belittling Working Class Nevadans Today, thousands of Nevadans gathered in Las Vegas and Carson City to protest Joe Lombardo after he was caught on tape mocking and belittling working class Nevadans. Last week, Lombardo was caught floating conspiracy theories when he told a crowd of supporters behind closed doors that the "   more

Under Lombardo, Median Home Sale Prices Skyrocket As Pending Home Sales Plummet
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 23 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Under Lombardo, Median Home Sale Prices Skyrocket As Pending Home Sales Plummet Las Vegas Review-Journal: "Las Vegas Valley makes top 5 in pending home sales -- in a bad way" A new report found that under Joe Lombardo, pending home sales in Clark County dropped 13.4 percent year over year through the end of March, the third-highest decline in the country. This comes after home sale prices in   more