Kristen Hackbarth

6 days ago | thisisreno.com | Kristen Hackbarth

Officials with the Nevada Immigration Coalition (NIC) said this week agents from federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are conducting operations in northern Nevada and have detained an estimated 30-35 individuals. The suspected enforcement action has led to the cancellation of next week’s planned Immigrant Lobby Day at the Nevada Legislature.

3 weeks ago | thisisreno.com | Kristen Hackbarth

A bill making its way through the Nevada Legislature that would have created a pathway for consolidating three of northern Nevada’s firefighting agencies was passed in the Senate on Tuesday, but not before being stripped of the consolidation measures. Senate Bill 319, introduced by Sen.

4 weeks ago | thisisreno.com | Kristen Hackbarth |has a Master

Washoe County’s board of commissioners on Tuesday were unified in their frustration with the county’s budget process and what they said was pressure to approve a tentative budget due to the state on the same day. That tentative budget includes a more than $8 million deficit for the next fiscal year, despite a hiring freeze and other reductions. To read this article for FREE, please sign in to your account or sign up for a free account.

1 month ago | thisisreno.com | Kristen Hackbarth

An estimated 60 people from across the political spectrum on Tuesday protested against tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump outside of the Bruce R. Thompson Building in downtown Reno, which houses the local offices of Nevada’s senators. The rally, organized by Indivisible Northern Nevada, was planned with just 24 hours notice and timed for the day before deeply unpopular tariffs enacted by Trump are set to take effect on April 9.

1 month ago | thisisreno.com | Kristen Hackbarth

Nevada’s Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard a new bill that would set guidelines to protect access to materials in school libraries across the state. Assembly Bill 416 was introduced by Las Vegas District 5 Assemblymember Brittany Miller who said the law is needed to preserve free speech. Primary sponsors also include northern Nevada’s assembly members for District 25 Selena La Rue Hatch and for District 30 Natha Anderson and Clark County’s District 18 member Venicia Considine.