Dana Resnick Gentry. Native Las Vegan. Senior Reporter for NevadaCurrent.com. Mom, grandma, and cat lady. Tips? Dana@nevadacurrent.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mwo2ywn3n22iTarmu says DeMonte’s potential conflict “goes well beyond” Ponder’s endorsement to include the support of McMahill and Wolfson, who served on the board of Hope for Prisoners and were aware of sexual misconduct allegations against Ponder in 2020 and were advised to terminate him, but took no action. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/29/attorney-and-justice-of-the-peace-vie-for-open-seat-in-district-court/29 Sep 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo2ywn3n22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mwmaluhlgc2zLong-time judge draws challenger in Clark County Dept. 30  https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/28/long-time-judge-draws-challenger-in-clark-county-dept-30/28 Sep 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmaluhlgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mwe46xmfts27 Bauhaus says her opponent’s arrest “erodes confidence in the bench. Judges should be held to a higher standard.” Lilly-Spells says the incident “illustrates that all of us are human” and has made her a better judge. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/25/lvmpd-attorney-seeks-to-unseat-judge-in-clark-county-district-court-race/25 Sep 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe46xmfts27https://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mw6xj2s5e224 In recent months, congressional candidate and Nevada Sen. Carrie Buck has scrubbed social media posts in which she exalted tariffs and the One Big Beautiful Bill, and compared women who have abortions to Adolf Hitler. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/23/buck-attempts-to-erase-social-media-record/23 Sep 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6xj2s5e224https://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mvkva5npw223Asked if he really expects Lombardo to stand up to Trump and risk the political fallout from Republican voters, Ford noted that as attorney general he “stood up to Biden,” a reference to a handful of lawsuits filed by Democratic attorneys general against the former Democratic president. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/15/business-group-abandons-lombardo-in-favor-of-ford/15 Sep 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkva5npw223https://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mvic2yjqfs2yGaudet says the reason Maxey won is simple – she’s a woman. He will appear on the ballot this cycle using his middle name, Michel, in an effort to make voters think he’s a woman. He says he’s “trying to level the playing field.” https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/14/family-court-race-features-rematch-between-maxey-and-gaudet/14 Sep 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvic2yjqfs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mun2h5dfqc24The LV Raiders and the Stadium Authority are not reading the room, say critics who contend that with Nevadans struggling to pay their bills, now is no time to sink more public money into what some contend is a vanity project. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/03/without-posing-a-single-question-stadium-authority-approves-another-75-million-in-public-funding/03 Sep 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mun2h5dfqc24https://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mukgeahei225Earlier this year, the Nevada Supreme Court found Peterson violated the First Amendment when she ordered the removal of reporters from her courtroom and altered a court transcript, a move her opponent calls “a tornado warning siren” of an activist judge. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/02/prosecutor-challenging-incumbent-in-clark-county-district-court-dept-8/02 Sep 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukgeahei225https://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mu6evbbcbs2zIn April, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that New Jersey could not prohibit prediction markets from taking bets in that state. The conflicting rulings now set up a legal battle that is likely to land before the U.S. Supreme Court. https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/ninth-circuit-win-for-nevada-over-kalshi-sets-up-potential-supreme-court-showdown/28 Aug 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6evbbcbs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mtvyrw637s2b“It hasn’t changed and never will, because the idea is to get people with disposable cash to the tables, and unfortunately, it’s usually people with illegal businesses," said gambler R.J. Cipriani. Casinos, he adds, "are just going to be more careful so they don't get caught." https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/25/wave-of-anti-money-laundering-sanctions-has-strips-attention-says-venetians-attorney/25 Aug 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvyrw637s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mthz3fmrkk2a“Legitimate concerns regarding Jon Ponder and his actions and their effect on the program were brought to the Board’s attention,” board member Kristina Wildeveld wrote in her letter of resignation. “The Board dismissed those concerns despite the significant evidence…” https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/19/hope-for-prisoners-board-was-advised-to-fire-ponder-in-2020-letter-confirms/20 Aug 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthz3fmrkk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mtfhu5dvqk2sPonder, who Trump pardoned in 2020 for his bank robberies, is accused of 20 counts, including sexual assault, coercion, and unauthorized contact with prisoners. https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/hope-for-prisoners-founder-ponder-arrested-for-sexual-assault-and-more/19 Aug 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfhu5dvqk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mtcrywnmz22mThe state’s goal, Heaslip of @kalshiofficial.bsky.social said “is not protecting consumers. It’s just a vindictive waste of taxpayer dollars at the bidding of casinos.” The Nevada Gaming Control Board contends Kalshi is flouting court orders to comply with costly geolocation requirements. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/17/kalshi-and-nv-gaming-control-board-spar-over-geolocation-mandate/17 Aug 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcrywnmz22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mt33dxhhws2cCongressional candidate Carrie Buck has a personal interest in the well-being of U.S. troops. She is the mother of an Army Green Beret and combat medic. It’s unknown if she was aware of Buschema’s fraudulent acts when she accepted his contributions. https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/buck-hitches-wagon-to-defense-contractor-who-schemed-to-defraud-taxpayers/14 Aug 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt33dxhhws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3msxvnye7ls2gOn his podcast, O’Donnell warned “We can’t be apologetic about being men and doing manly things, and having you know womanly, and you know, having families. Like, it’s like, being apologetic about that is going to cause the downfall of society.” https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/13/who-is-marty-odonnell/13 Aug 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxvnye7ls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3msswldqi5k2sTrey Delap of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling says the uproar over prediction markets “has exposed a larger problem: gambling innovation is moving faster than the public-health infrastructure designed to address it." https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/11/nevada-problem-gambling-group-cuts-ties-with-national-organization-over-kalshi-deal/11 Aug 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msswldqi5k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3msitxgajnc2iGov. Joe Lombardo has long refused to say whether he investigated allegations of sexual misconduct against Ponder when Lombardo was sheriff and then-Undersheriff Kevin McMahill served on the Hope for Prisoners board of directors. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/07/potential-conflicts-of-interest-cloud-metro-probe-of-hope-for-prisoners-founder/07 Aug 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msitxgajnc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3msbkfm3fv22k“Any politician who stands before you and says, ‘Well, I’m going to fix inflation.’ That’s bullshit,” Gov. Joe Lombardo said at the meet and greet in Las Vegas. “And the reason why I say bullshit, you have limited resources that goes along with it.” https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/08/04/lombardo-says-hes-powerless-to-address-affordability/04 Aug 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbkfm3fv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mrpsmskhuk2hGubernatorial candidate @aarondfordnv.bsky.social stopped short of endorsing Democratic U.S. Rep. Dina Titus’ request last week that Gov. Joe Lombardo halt tax abatements to data centers on federal land until the Legislature can weigh in. Lombardo hasn't responded https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/07/28/ford-lombardo-avoid-taking-sides-on-state-tax-breaks-for-data-centers-on-federal-land/28 Jul 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpsmskhuk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mqrnmqmklc2cNevada, under @aarondfordnv.bsky.social, has indeed won $40.9 million in Medicaid fraud awards. Collecting it is another matter, says the man in charge of Nevada's Medicaid Fraud Unit. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/07/16/ford-prosecutes-twice-the-share-of-medicaid-fraud-referrals-as-the-national-average/16 Jul 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrnmqmklc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mqmmwwnqkk2zAssemblywoman Sandra Jauregui is asking for an investigation of the agency regulating security guards “following serious allegations that the Board has been violating Nevada law and giving felons access to firearms and PI (private investigator) licenses.” https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/juaregui-seeks-audit-to-learn-if-state-agency-is-licensing-felons-to-carry-firearms/14 Jul 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmmwwnqkk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mqkgbwg46c2v“When competition disappears, consumers are the ones who pay the price,” @aarondfordnv.bsky.social said in a news release, adding the merger “threatens to reduce choices, drive up costs and diminish the variety of movies and television programming available to families. https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nevada-joins-lawsuit-to-stop-merger-of-warner-bros-and-paramount/13 Jul 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkgbwg46c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mqjwcls7xc2h“If he (@JoeLombardoNV) had good people on his side, they’d be saying ‘we’ve got such significant problems in our state, that’s just not even on the horizon,'" says former State Sen. Patricia Farley, a former Republican. "Only the devout right think that birthright citizenship is a big deal." https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/07/13/nevada-republican-candidates-largely-mum-on-birthright-citizenship/13 Jul 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjwcls7xc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mq2xv4pvuc2kDemocrats for Lombardo, Dr. Rebecca Gill notes, lacks current elected officials or “very recognizable names.” The members appear to be individuals who seek to "benefit from somebody putting the brakes on structural change to Nevada’s economy.” https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/07/07/democrats-for-lombardo-might-say-more-about-the-dems-on-the-list-than-lombardo-expert-says/07 Jul 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2xv4pvuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mpqsvssrrs2w“It’s too hard to get to the point where justice is actually carried out. I won’t rest until he’s out,” Bliss Requa-Trautz of Arriba Workers Center said Thursday as she waited for Santiago Castro’s release.   https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/07/03/embattled-rule-of-law-makes-appearance-in-immigration-court-on-eve-of-nations-birthday/03 Jul 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqsvssrrs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mpohz7rirs2z“The individuals most harmed by this practice are working people, many of them in economically vulnerable positions, who are trying to meet the State’s own requirements for armed security work,” attorney Sagar Raich wrote to the AG. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/07/02/favoritism-determining-which-security-guards-carry-guns-in-nevada-critics-say/02 Jul 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpohz7rirs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mpm6aed3w22y“What purpose does a shotgun serve at the EDC or at a local apartment complex or outside of a jewelry store? What’s the purpose of carrying a shotgun?” Sen. Melanie Scheible asked Saladino. “Unfortunately, I don’t have an answer for that,” he replied. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/06/30/nevada-security-guards-illegally-carrying-rifles-and-shotguns-lawmakers-learn/01 Jul 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm6aed3w22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mpk5m6tae225Private Investigators Licensing Board Executive Director Vincent Saladino told lawmakers that security guards in Nevada are already carrying rifles and shotguns. https://nevadacurrent.com/2026/06/30/nevada-security-guards-illegally-carrying-rifles-and-shotguns-lawmakers-learn/30 Jun 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk5m6tae225https://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3movs66ufwc2jAlthough NV Energy pledged to provide customers with comparisons in May of their April bills with and without the peak demand charge, it has not happened. “The comparison tool is not available yet,” utility spokeswoman Katie Jo Collier said via email. https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/nv-energys-pledge-to-compare-bills-with-and-without-peak-demand-charge-fizzles/22 Jun 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3movs66ufwc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/danagentrylv.bsky.social/post/3mokxgczgak2vThis is the first time in the 16 years... that they did this,” said Angel DeFazio, a regular PUC session attendee, who says having people “stand outside and run the risk of having heat stroke or heat exhaustion” was intended to dissuade participation. https://nevadacurrent.com/briefs/puc-tactics-designed-to-dissuade-comment-reflect-lack-of-accountability-say-observers/18 Jun 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:fxnbadbalx2ffiimckst43kq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokxgczgak2v