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Mike’s Reno Report nailed it: Kate Marshall posting a New York Times article about Iowa City’s fare-free bus program isn’t policy — it’s aesthetic politics, the political equivalent of putting a plant in the background of your Zoom call to appear grounded and responsible. A repost is cheap. Leaders
Read the articleHere’s the latest: Washoe County just inked a two-year contract with County Manager Kate Thomas, paying her nearly $339K a year — only marginally lower than her predecessor, who earned $341K. And yes, that’s happening while the county is juggling a $27 million budget deficit.
Read the articleWelcome to Reno, where even the charities that pick up the slack for the city might soon pay for the privilege. The latest target: local nonprofits — you know, the ones filling the gaps that government can’t manage, the ones feeding seniors, sheltering people, and fighting fires in the social safety
Read the articleRemember 2016? When Washoe County voters were told schools were literally crumbling around our children and the only thing standing between students and structural collapse was a sales tax hike wrapped in a shiny PR campaign called “Save Our Schools.” What voters weren’t told: – Enrollment was alre
Read the articleWell, mark your calendars — Picon just agreed with the Nevada Press Association. We know. We’re shocked too. Apparently, the Nevada Legislature has enrolled itself in a crash course titled “How to Lose an Election in 3 Easy Bills,” and Assembly Bill 3 is the final exam. Nothing says “we care abou
Read the articleWashoe District Judge Kathleen Sigurdson will remain on the Michael Leonard lawsuit involving Devon Reese, Alex Velto, and Conor McQuivey. A motion had challenged her impartiality, but Judge Barry Breslow ruled there was no evidence of bias sufficient to warrant removing her from the case. He noted,
Read the articleSomething strange is happening at the Washoe County Senior Advisory Board — and seniors deserve to know exactly what’s going on. At the October 8, 2025 meeting, the board discussed moving current District 5 representative Pam Roberts into the suddenly vacant District 1 seat. On paper, that looks li
Read the articleSome politicians get things done. Some politicians pretend to get things done. And then there’s Commissioner Clara Andriola, who manages to take credit for things that were done before she even found the parking lot. If political boasting were an Olympic sport, she’d have more gold than Michael Phe
Read the articleReno just lost another print newspaper. Again. The Reno News & Review (RN&R) announced this week that it’s ending its print edition — the second time in recent years it has done so. For longtime readers, it’s déjà vu. First the racks disappeared and the paper went digital-only. Then
Read the articleWashoe County seems to have cracked the code on “senior engagement.” Spoiler alert: it’s called volunteerism. Yep — somewhere in the Human Services Division, someone must have decided that seniors don’t need fun, stimulation, or community. Nope. What they really need is to stuff envelopes, run erra
Read the articleSince we’re already having a petty day (thank you, City of Reno T-shirt inquiry), let’s move right along to our next question of the week — this one courtesy of four-time Reno mayoral candidate Eddie Lorton. Eddie took to Facebook recently to raise a “quorum concern” about several Reno City Council
Read the articleWe couldn’t help but notice those matching shirts the Reno City Council members wore at the Veterans Day Parade — very coordinated, very official-looking. Cool City of Reno swag. Here’s our question: did taxpayers pick up the tab for those?
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