KTVN: “The Sheriff says that communication with Governor’s Office has also not been the greatest.” While deaths on Nevada’s roads continue to rise, Joe Lombardo has refused to answer questions or come up with a serious plan to address state police staffing shortages. Reporting from KLAS found that under Lombardo, statewide vacancy rates for state […] The post Joe Lombardo Silent as State Police Shortages Have Deadly Consequences Across the State appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

KTVN: “The Sheriff says that communication with Governor’s Office has also not been the greatest.” Reporting from KTVN found that Joe Lombardo’s state police shortage is putting added stress on rural counties. While state police vacancies increase, Mineral County Sheriff said that communication with Lombardo’s office has “not been the greatest” and “other rural law […] The post Joe Lombardo’s State Police Shortage Puts Stress On Rural Law Enforcement Agencies appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

KSNV: “Joe Lombardo, told us he is not commenting on this topic, even though we expect a major impact financially here as he controls our economy and our government.” When asked by KSNV about prices going up in response to Trump’s newest cost-raising tariff, Joe Lombardo told reporters he “is not commenting on this topic” […] The post Joe Lombardo and Nevada Republicans Silent As Costs Go Up Following Trump’s Tariffs appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

A recent report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that in 2024, under Joe Lombardo, Nevada averaged a nearly 6% unemployment rate, the highest in the nation. Another report released by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) found that under Lombardo, Nevada’s unemployment rate is higher today than when he […] The post ICYMI: Under Joe Lombardo, Nevada Averaged the Highest Unemployment In The Nation In 2024 appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

KRNV: “Nearly two years after the union announced there would be no coverage from 2-5 a.m. … statewide vacancy rate has actually increased slightly to 44%.” Recent reporting found that nearly two years after it was announced that state police would not have the resources to patrol Reno between 2-5 a.m., the statewide vacancy rate […] The post Under Joe Lombardo, State Police Shortages Leave Reno Unpatrolled, Communities Less Safe appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

KLAS: Nevada State Police staffing crisis creates deadly consequences with few troopers patrolling Las Vegas overnight Reporting from KLAS found that under Joe Lombardo state police shortages are at crisis levels. The department reported an estimated 58% vacancy rate in the Las Vegas area with only three or four officers patrolling the Valley at night, […] The post Joe Lombardo Abandons State Police As Staffing Shortages Create Deadly Consequences with Few Officers Patrolling Las Vegas appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement on state party leadership election results: “I am honored to have been re-elected to serve the Nevada State Democratic Party for another two year term as Chair. I along with our entire Unity Slate are grateful to our SCC membership for trusting us to […] The post NV Dems Chair Statement on State Party Election Results appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

Donald Trump’s freeze of Inflation Reduction Act dollars is threatening the more than $15.5 billion in investments and the more than 20,000 good-paying clean energy jobs resulting from those investments, the sixth-most in the country. Nevada has claimed more of its potential IRA funds than any other state in the nation, including receiving over $96 […] The post Donald Trump’s Funding Freeze Threatens Thousands of Nevada Jobs, Billions In Clean Energy Investments appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

NOTE: This is an overview of recent actions, not a comprehensive roundup of everything our incredible federal Democrats are doing. Want more examples? Follow @NVDems @SenCortezMasto, @SenJackyRosen, @repdinatitus, @RepHorsford, and @RepSusieLee What Dems Are Doing: Pushing Back Against Trump’s Billionaire-First Policies, Gutting Education and Medicaid: That’s all for now! ### The post NV DEMS DIGEST: Dems Push Back on Donald Trump’s Joint Session Address Focused on Tax Cuts for Billionaires, Dismantling Dept. of Ed appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more

Donald Trump is playing political games with Nevada’s public education by threatening to sign an executive order to abolish the Department of Education, impacting hundreds of thousands of Nevada students, especially the most at-risk students. If Trump and Republicans have their way and abolish the Department of Education, it would undo critical funding for Nevada […] The post GOP’s Political Games with Department of Education Would Devastate Nevada Schools appeared first on Nevada Democratic Party ..read more