Sondra Cosgrove
@sondracosgrove.bsky.social
Long-time Las Vegan
History Professor College of Southern Nevada
Executive Director Vote Nevada
Civics Queen (yes there is a crown)
https://vote-nevada-blog.org/
History Professor College of Southern Nevada
Executive Director Vote Nevada
Civics Queen (yes there is a crown)
https://vote-nevada-blog.org/
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Mariah Carey is performing a free show on the Las Vegas Strip. Here’s how you can grab tickets.
Here’s how to see Mariah Carey perform for free on Las Vegas Strip
Mariah Carey is performing for free on the Las Vegas Strip. Here’s how you can grab tickets.
neon.reviewjournal.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Mariah Carey is performing a free show on the Las Vegas Strip. Here’s how you can grab tickets.
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President Trump is back to threatening to strip citizenship from Americans whose politics he doesn't like. Back in July I wrote for Cato about why by and large he can't do that.
Can the White House Denaturalize Domestic Opponents?
Three times within a few weeks, the Trump White House has entertained the idea of stripping citizenship from domestic political adversaries. The law makes that very difficult.
www.cato.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
President Trump is back to threatening to strip citizenship from Americans whose politics he doesn't like. Back in July I wrote for Cato about why by and large he can't do that.
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In October, Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport recorded its steepest passenger decline since January 2021, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported.
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READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3587517
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In October, Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport recorded its steepest passenger decline since January 2021, the Clark County Department of Aviation reported.
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3587517
READ MORE: lvrj.com/post/3587517
Vote Nevada PAC is circulating petitions to include the following subsection:
12. To fully participate in all publicly funded elections without limitation, including, but not limited to, any requirement to affiliate with any private organization, such as a political party.
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12. To fully participate in all publicly funded elections without limitation, including, but not limited to, any requirement to affiliate with any private organization, such as a political party.
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ivn.us
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Vote Nevada PAC is circulating petitions to include the following subsection:
12. To fully participate in all publicly funded elections without limitation, including, but not limited to, any requirement to affiliate with any private organization, such as a political party.
ivn.us/posts/3-thin...
12. To fully participate in all publicly funded elections without limitation, including, but not limited to, any requirement to affiliate with any private organization, such as a political party.
ivn.us/posts/3-thin...
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State courts need to put an end to this nonsense. Here's how they should use state constitutions to invalidate mid-decade redistricting: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
State courts need to put an end to this nonsense. Here's how they should use state constitutions to invalidate mid-decade redistricting: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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My old friend Paul Bardack recently joined with William Patrick Nichols to create the State and Local Human Rights Center, a D.C.-based group focused on advancing human rights by calling attention to the ways state constitutions can protect those rights.
To Protect Human Rights, Look to State Constitutions
In the face of federal retrenchment in the protection of human rights, state constitutions provide an often overlooked way to protect rights now under assault.
www.americanbar.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
My old friend Paul Bardack recently joined with William Patrick Nichols to create the State and Local Human Rights Center, a D.C.-based group focused on advancing human rights by calling attention to the ways state constitutions can protect those rights.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, Azzi Fudd has rediscovered just how good she can be.
Azzi Fudd was a can’t-miss basketball star. Then she had to prove it again.
Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, she has rediscovered just how good she can be.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, Azzi Fudd has rediscovered just how good she can be.
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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BREAKING @npr.org: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who rose to prominence as one of President Trump's biggest defenders and recently became one of his biggest critics, is leaving Congress effective 1/5/26.
After break with Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign
Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an "America First" conservative who has clashed with President Trump and her party, said Friday she would resign from Congress Jan. 5, 2026.
www.npr.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
BREAKING @npr.org: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who rose to prominence as one of President Trump's biggest defenders and recently became one of his biggest critics, is leaving Congress effective 1/5/26.
It originally included a line saying Prop. 50’s map would only be operative if “Texas, Florida, or another state adopts a new congressional district map that takes effect after August 1, 2025 and before January 1, 2031” That language was struck from the final version.
Court Rejects Texas’ Mid-Decade Map, California’s Redraw Unaffected
A federal court’s ruling against Texas’ mid-decade redistricting won’t unravel California’s Prop. 50 map, which lawmakers insulated by removing trigger language tied to other states’ actions.
www.governing.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
It originally included a line saying Prop. 50’s map would only be operative if “Texas, Florida, or another state adopts a new congressional district map that takes effect after August 1, 2025 and before January 1, 2031” That language was struck from the final version.
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Breaking: The U.S. will sell F-35 jet fighters to Saudi Arabia, Trump said, a clear signal that the crown prince has been rehabilitated in the eyes of the White House on.wsj.com/4rcNXQT
Trump Says U.S. Will Sell F-35 Jet Fighters to Saudi Arabia
The announcement comes a day before the Saudi leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is due to meet with the president at the White House.
on.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Breaking: The U.S. will sell F-35 jet fighters to Saudi Arabia, Trump said, a clear signal that the crown prince has been rehabilitated in the eyes of the White House on.wsj.com/4rcNXQT
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Around 70 percent of states in the contiguous U.S. have seen declining snowfall in recent winters, although parts of the West and some of the South have experienced more snow.
See how snowfall is changing across the United States here:
See how snowfall is changing across the United States here:
Column | How snowy could it be where you live this winter? Look up your area.
Swaths of central and eastern states have received much less snow than average over the past five winters – a trend that may continue this season.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Around 70 percent of states in the contiguous U.S. have seen declining snowfall in recent winters, although parts of the West and some of the South have experienced more snow.
See how snowfall is changing across the United States here:
See how snowfall is changing across the United States here:
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Four bills have passed both chambers of the Nevada Legislature and could soon be signed by the governor as a special legislative session enters its fourth day on Sunday.
Special session Day 4: crime, film studio bills pass Nevada Assembly
Four bills have passed both chambers of the Nevada Legislature and could soon be signed by the governor as a special legislative session enters its fourth day on Sunday.
www.reviewjournal.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Four bills have passed both chambers of the Nevada Legislature and could soon be signed by the governor as a special legislative session enters its fourth day on Sunday.
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The bill also appears to drastically cut back the number of houses that could be built and would require that the developer be hired for other related work, without a formal bidding process.
Nevada lawmakers want $25M more for Windsor Park project
Nevada legislators want more money for the development of a housing tract.
www.reviewjournal.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The bill also appears to drastically cut back the number of houses that could be built and would require that the developer be hired for other related work, without a formal bidding process.
If you feel you are not being treated fairly in our #nvleg representative government, Vote Nevada PAC has a ballot question you may want to support. vote-nevada-blog.org/2025/11/08/v...
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
If you feel you are not being treated fairly in our #nvleg representative government, Vote Nevada PAC has a ballot question you may want to support. vote-nevada-blog.org/2025/11/08/v...
ivn.us
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Get into the holiday spirit (yes, already), get outdoors for a day of reciprocity, enjoy a museum for free and check out a new band in this week’s round-up.
Top 10 things to do in Las Vegas this week
Get into the holiday spirit (yes, already), get outdoors for a day of reciprocity, enjoy a museum for free and check out a new band in this week’s round-up.
neon.reviewjournal.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Get into the holiday spirit (yes, already), get outdoors for a day of reciprocity, enjoy a museum for free and check out a new band in this week’s round-up.