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Step-By-Step Guide: How to Participate Virtually at the Nevada Legislature

by Annie Black February 25, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – Our friend and conservative champion Janine Hansen of Nevada Families for Freedom has published an excellent step-by-step guide for how you can participate in the legislative process even as legislative leaders continue to ban the public from entering the building…

Simple Step by Step Instructions

  • Go to leg.state.nv.us
  • You must know the Committee, Meeting time and the specific Bill number.
  • Click on “Scheduled Meetings” on the right-hand side of the top blue bar.
  • Scroll down to the Date, Time and the Specific Committee.
  • Click on the Name of the Committee.
  • A screen will come up with the Date, Time, and Committee name.
  • Below that is a box that says “Additional Meeting Details.”
  • There are four boxes. Click on the fourth box “Participate.”
  • A white screen will pop up which says “Participate.”
  • Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on “Participate.”
  • A new screen will appear. Enter you First Name, Last Name, Phone number and Email and any other details you want to include.
  • Below that it says “Are you here for an “Agenda Item” or “Public Comment”?
  • If you plan to speak on a specific bill check “Agenda Item”. If you plan to speak during public comment (not on the specific bill) check “Public Comment.”
  • All Testimony is being limited strictly to two minutes. Prepare your remarks accordingly.
  • When you check “Agenda Item” another screen will come up. Click on “Bill or Budget” and Click on the Bill number you wish to address.
  • Next to “Bill or Budget” is “Position” click on the down arrow. Click on “Support”, “Oppose” or “Neutral” for the bill you will be testifying on.
  • Below “Bill or Budget” is another box which is “Representing”. If you are representing an organization type it in there. If you are representing yourself, just type self.
  • Next to the “Representing” box is “I wish to speak on this item”, Check that box.
  • If you are speaking on more than one item then click on the blue box “+Add this item.” Otherwise, do not click on “+Add this item.”
  • Below is a white box, Click on “I’m not a robot.” Follow instructions.
  • Click on blue box on right hand corner “Submit.”
  • New Screen comes up, “Meeting Participation – Success.”
  • It tells you who to contact if any of the information is incorrect.
  • It tells you an Email will be sent confirming your participation, giving you the number to call and the meeting ID which you will have to enter.
  • In the green box below, it also has the phone number to call and the meeting ID.
  • When the meeting starts, they may have multiple items on the agenda. If you want to be sure to speak you must call in by the time the meeting starts or you can try when the item comes up on the agenda. They often change the order of agenda items for the hearing.
  • When your Bill is opened for testimony those in favor go first, those opposed next and neutral last. The phone manager will say all those who want to speak in favor press “star *9” and when they are finished, he will say all those opposed press *9. You will be placed in a queue (online waiting list), waiting for your turn.
  • You will be able to listen to all the testimony on the phone.
  • When the phone manager announces the last 3 numbers of your phone number it is your turn to testify.
  • You may also be asked to press *6 to unmute yourself or they may unmute you.
  • Give your name and spell it. Then give your two-minute testimony. Be polite.
  • There is a 45 second delay between the video broadcast of the Committee hearing online and the hearing on the phone.
  • They usually allow up to 30 minutes for testimony (it could be less) so if you do not have an opportunity to participate please send in written testimony which will be added to the Legislative Record. However, usually everyone can testify.
  • If you do speak you should also send in your written testimony.
  • If you have difficulty, for instance if they say “no such meeting number exists”, you can call the Help line: 775-684-1300 or Email helpdesk@lcb.state.nv.us.

How to Submit Written Testimony on a Bill

  • Go thru the first 4 steps on the “How to Testify” list. Then on the far-right side next to the name of the Committee click on “Agenda”.
  • The Committee agenda will come up. At the bottom is the email of the committee. Submit your written testimony to the email for the Committee. Include the number of the bill, your name and address.

How to Submit your Opinion on a Bill

  • Go thru the first 7 steps on the ”How to Testify” list.
  • There are four boxes, Click on the third box “Submit Opinion”. Fill out the form.

Thank you, Janine!!!

From the AnnieGram Mailbag

  • “Hi, Annie. I love your video because it’s upbeat and gives Nevadans hope for our future.  BTW, you have a marvelous soothing voice too!  Go, Annie, Go!!! – Francine Huffman

  • “Five out of five stars for your video. Keep it for when you run for governor.” – Jeannette Wiley

  • “Your video is on target! I harken back to our founders who told us that an unconstitutional law, statute, mandate, etc. is null and void on its face and should be ignored.  I am ignoring all such edicts by our tyrant governor and think everyone else should as well.” – Craig Schmidt

  • “Thank you for everything you are doing for the people of Nevada. We need more people like you in our Government. You have our unconditional support.” – Steve & Christina Balek

  • “Please keep doing the great job you are doing. We need more representatives like you.” – Robert Brown

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister.  Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.” – Associated Press, 2/25/21

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 25, 2021 0 comment
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Danger Zone: Two “Right to Cheat” Election Bills

by Annie Black February 25, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – On December 21st I wrote the following about the Democrats’ dead-of-night bill (AB4) during the special session back in August that completely undermined the security of our elections in Nevada…

“AB4 was sold to us as just an ‘emergency’ measure due to COVID-19, but you can bet some legislators are going to try to make these changes permanent.  Instead, we should repeal AB4 in its entirety.”

Happy to report my conservative colleague, Republican Assemblyman Andy Matthews, plans to introduce just such a repeal bill, explaining recently to reporter Riley Snyder…

“Right now under our system, it’s designed in a way that makes it much, much easier than it should be to cheat if one wanted to.  And so, we can go back and forth all day on, did no one cheat, did one person cheat, did 200,000 people cheat?

“We don’t know; no one knows; you don’t know; I don’t know. Because we have a system that’s designed in such a way that we can’t know. So my job as a legislator, it’s to make sure that we have the proper systems in place to make sure that we do have an election that’s secure.”

The bad news, however, is that Democrats control the Legislature and intend to make these “right to cheat” election changes permanent.  Indeed, on Wednesday Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson announced his plan to do just that…

“In 2020, Nevada showed the country we are still a critical battleground state and Democrats showed we are willing to fight for every voter to be heard. … That is why, as we are just days into a new legislative session, I am sponsoring a bill to make expanded vote by mail permanent.”

And Democrats in Congress are trying to force similar dangerous changes on every state in the country.  The Heritage Foundation and FreedomWorks detail some of the worst provisions of Nancy Pelosi’s HR1…

  • Forces states to implement early voting, automatic voter registration, same-day registration, online voter registration, and no-fault absentee balloting.
  • Requires states to automatically register all individuals on state and including many ineligible voters, and illegal immigrants.
  • Requires states to allow 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds to register. Combined with a ban on voter ID, this would allow underage individuals to vote.
  • Requires states to count ballots cast by voters outside of their assigned precincts, a recipe for election fraud.
  • Forces states to accept absentee ballots received up to 10 days after Election Day.
  • Legalizes “ballot harvesting.”
  • Effectively bans state voter ID laws.
  • Requires states to restore the ability of felons to vote the moment they are out of prison.

“This so jerry-rigs the election process,” observes Steve Moore of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, “we wonder why, now that Democrats control all of the power in Washington, they don’t just outlaw elections altogether.”

Existing law in Nevada allows anyone to CHOOSE to vote-by-mail by requesting an absentee ballot.  Automatically mailing ballots to people who don’t request them is a recipe for the disaster and will only continue to call the integrity of our elections into question.

Repeal AB4 and kill HR1.

Assemblywoman Annie

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“H.R. 1 – which will likely be voted on by the House next week – would seize control of federal elections from the states and make it almost impossible to detect or prevent fraud. Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made it her personal crusade and has either convinced or intimidated every single House Democrat into co-sponsoring the bill.” – Steve Moore, Committee to Unleash Prosperity

“Democrats reintroduced as HR1 a voting and campaign-finance bill that would grease that Democratic voting machine nationwide and restrict political opposition. … HR1 imposes California-style election rules nationwide…with no concern for ballot integrity.” – Wall Street Journal

“(HR1) is one of the more bold-faced assaults on the First Amendment that has come through Congress in quite some time. … This will create chaos and, in many cases, leave the fate of our democracy in the hands of the most crafty electoral lawyers instead of the will of the people.” – Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks

“HR1 will change laws to make it almost impossible for conservatives/Republicans to ever win control of the White House, the Senate, or the House again.  We don’t have months; only days/weeks to alert Americans to the evils of this bill and generate a massive outpouring of grassroots opposition to HR1.” – Richard Viguerie, American Target Advertising

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 25, 2021 0 comment
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Gov. Sisolak Can’t Keep Us Down!

by Annie Black February 24, 2021
written by Annie Black

We need to get back up. 

We need to keep fighting. 

Because that’s the Nevada Way.

February 24, 2021 4 comments
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The People Have Spoken: Repeal State Biz License!

by Annie Black February 22, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – Seems I hit a raw nerve!

Last week, I asked your opinion on the idea of completely repealing the state business license.  The responses have been overwhelmingly in favor (see a sampling below in the AnnieGram Mailbag).

Only four other states require a state business license…and Nevada’s fee is the highest.

The revenue generated by this tax/fee is relatively small … especially when compared to how Gov. Sisolak has “weaponized” the state business license to force compliance with some of his more ridiculous COVID-related “emergency” directives.

Such as REQUIRING a reservation to eat in a restaurant (as if the virus knows who has a reservation and who doesn’t).

AB120 was originally drafted to exempt businesses that make $400,000 or less from the state business license.  But after hearing from you on his issue, I now plan to amend the bill to eliminate this burdensome pain-in-the-neck government license once and for all.

The list of people who have signed up to be “Citizen Co-sponsors” of AB120 has now been updated.  You can still add your name by clicking here.

From the AnnieGram Mailbag

  • “I agree, Annie. The business tax should be repealed for all businesses, regardless of size.” – James Shedd

  • “I think it’s discriminatory to make some pay. It’s all or none pay.  I’m for no one paying.  We absolutely do not need a state license.” – Amy Groves

  • “Hi Annie. Just read your email about eliminating the business license fee for small businesses…or even better, all businesses. Thank you for putting this info out there clearly so people can understand what this idiot Sisolak is doing to abuse power. I have a small business and would love for this to go away.” – Marcella

  • “Annie, definitely time to repeal business license tax. At least something to work toward.” – Darla Lee

  • “This has been a tool that has kept my friend’s business captive in fear of losing the very business which supports not only them but others within our community by the threat of losing their license or the huge fines they have been threatened with.” – Darlene Gaston

  • “Assemblywoman Black, I hope you are able to get this through.” – Pete Falger

  • “A few years ago, a friend and I started a hobby business selling motorcycle parts and accessories. One of the prime reasons for closing was the increase in the state business license fee.” – Kenneth Brown

  • “I’m in complete agreement with you Annie! The little guy always, always gets hurt by these idiotic politicians while letting the major corporations get away with anything and everything!  We need to start standing up for ourselves, otherwise the big guys will walk all over us!” – Sue Sullivan

  • “I am all for eliminating the business license requirement.” – Kevin Knapp

  • “Dear Annie, I agree all business licenses should be done away with. That piece of paper is an authorization for the government to run your business and no one has the right to tell you how to run your business as long as you are not harming anyone.  You are definitely on the right track and you have my support.” – Craig Schmidt

  • “REPEAL!! Brilliant move.  Totally with you on this one.” – Ann DeBaufre

  • “Notwithstanding that Nevada is only one of 5 states with a state business tax, this permit/tax/fee is extremely unfair and political in that a state governor has the power to revoke a business license at will. Your bill makes 100% sense and we support you.” – Bill & Lynn Thornhill

  • “This is so wrong in so many ways. Just another overreach of his powers.” – Diane Senif

  • “I support your proposed removal of the business licensing fee/tax for both small and large businesses.” – Thomas Carmichael

  • “Small businesses should be exempt from filing or paying this tax. Who is more downtrodden than a small business owner hanging on by an economic thread, with grim prospects for survival?” – Fred Voltz

  • “Annie, not only is the license unfair, it gives undo power to the governor.” – John McCormick

  • “Right you are, Annie Black! I totally support the repeal of the business license fee for ALL business owners and it’s a good tool to take away some of our imbecile governor’s power.” – Teryl Asikainen

  • “Great idea. Absolutely perfect example of how this is a weapon of retaliation. I would like to start a business myself. Tough for a little guy.” – Anonymous

  • “Hi Annie. Keep up the fight.  You’re doing great!  I have several clients that want to start their own business and you’re right, the state license application is ridiculous.  Way too confusing.  We need more small businesses not less and need to stop throwing up roadblocks to aspiring new business owners.” – Don Stieler

  • “Completely agree and fully support your efforts in this critical matter.” – Dennis Broska

  • “AB 120 makes sense in multiple ways. Bringing companies to Nevada will bring much more revenue than the biz license. Let’s make Nevada business friendly!” – Lee Verling

  • “Dear Annie, I am with you 100% in the complete elimination of NV business licenses and fees.
  • This is pure genius! I want to see NV businesses open full capacity as of yesterday.  They don’t need the hardships that Sisolak continues to create.  Do it, strip him if his powers! – Janice Jones

  • “Sisolak needs to be stripped of his emergency powers ASAP. Enough already.” – Mary Pfeiffer

  • “Sisolak is not our state leader; he is our elected public servant. We the people through the legislature need to take away anything he is using that continues this crippling of our people, our state.” – Vicki Arnold

  • “Being a former business owner, I applaud your efforts. I wish someone would have done it years ago!!” – Kerry Noble

  • “I agree with you that Sisolak has too much power. I would call it drunk on power.” – Jan Pantone

  • “You are spot on. We, as voters, definitely found a true gem in all of this diabolical so-called ‘leadership.’  Thank you for truly representing us.” – Jim H.

  • “I think it’s a great idea, however, make sure that it is based on NET income and not gross receipts. Keep doing what you’re doing, and thank you!” – Jennifer (Arton) Tegnerud

  • “Please carry on the fight. Please keep us updated.  There is much that needs to be done.  You only win a war by winning one battle at a time.” – Dennis Biggs

  • “Hi Annie. I support any efforts you take in the legislature to eliminate the State Business Tax and encourage you to take steps to do so.” – Meg Ghera

  • “Hi, Annie. Go get ‘em!  You have our support.” – Carol and Gordy Shepherd

  • “First off thank you for your outstanding representation of our district. It is finally time to say I’m proud to be from Assembly District 19. The stupid business tax should be repealed and should’ve never been put into law in the first place. Thank you for taking it head on!” – Rick Crain

  • “I wholeheartedly agree with your reasoning for the repeal, Annie!! And it is so much appreciated to have you, as a dedicated and hands-on patriot, in our Legislature.” – Tom Morris

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Yesterday, February 21, was a grim anniversary.  It was just a year ago that Italy’s government did something no democracy had ever done before.  Something that the World Health Organization had expressly recommended against only four months earlier. But which within the space of just a few weeks suddenly became the universal and unassailable ‘scientific’ response to the Coronavirus pandemic: quarantine entire populations, not just the vulnerable.” – Steven Moore, Committee to Unleash Prosperity

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 22, 2021 0 comment
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Time to Repeal “Weaponized” Biz License in Nevada?

by Annie Black February 20, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – There are 50 states.  And of those 50 states, only five penalize businesses by forcing them to pay for a state business license.  Nevada is one of them.  And charges the highest fee/penalty/tax.

A bill I’ve introduced, the “Emergency Small Business Relief Act” (AB120), would exempt small businesses that make less than $400,000 a year from paying for a state business license.

SIDENOTE: The names of “Annie’s Army” supporters who have signed on as “Citizen Co-sponsors” of the bill are now published.  Click here to see your name.

But now I’m thinking of amending our bill to exempt ALL Nevada businesses from this fee.  In fact, what we really should do is repeal it altogether.

And it’s not just the money.

Even businesses that are exempt from the fee/tax still have to fill out and submit a bunch of paperwork that is, at best, confusing.  And definitely time-consuming.  Time that could be better spent growing the business and hiring more people.

But the #SisolakShutdown has exposed an even more important reason to completely repeal this fee…

As you’ve probably read, a number of Nevada’s rural counties have passed resolutions declaring they will no longer enforce the governor’s COVID directives.  Which is a good thing.

However, because of the state’s business license requirement, the governor still has the power to revoke those state business licenses for any business that fails to comply.

So the state business license isn’t just an unnecessary expense and annoying example of useless red tape, it’s a Damocles Sword the governor is holding over the heads of every business owner in the state.

Gov. Sisolak has clearly abused his “emergency” powers.  And he’s weaponized the state business license to force people to submit to his dictatorial decrees.

When children play with a dangerous toy, we take the toy away from them.

I think it’s time to do the same to Gov. Sisolak by taking away his ability to use the state business license as a tool for forcing compliance with his unconstitutional orders.

What do you think?  Shoot me an email: Annie.Black@asm.state.nv.us

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The New York State Senate is poised to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of some of his emergency pandemic powers and add an oversight commission to review the decisions the governor makes. … The legislature gave Cuomo the emergency powers nearly a year ago, in early March 2020. But now, many say it’s time to end them.

“Senator Alessandra Biaggi is the sponsor of a bill that would rescind the special authority granted to Cuomo. She said while it made sense to have one person making quick decisions in the chaotic early days of the pandemic, it’s outlived its usefulness.” – Karen DeWitt, NCPR, 2/18/21

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 20, 2021 0 comment
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The New Annie-Bill is Here! The New Annie-Bill is Here!

by Annie Black February 16, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – My first bill on your behalf has now been officially introduced.

Assembly Bill 120 (AB120) would mean businesses making less than $400,000 a year would no longer have to pay the state business license fee.

Instead of penalizing small businesses that are being devastated by the Sisolak Shutdown, we’d being giving them some relief.

If you’d like to have your name listed below as an official “Citizen Co-Sponsor” of the “Emergency Small Business Relief” bill, click here

I’ll keep you posted as the bill makes its way through the legislative process.  Thank you for your support and active involvement in making Nevada great again!

Sisolak’s Abuse of Power

From our friends at NPRI…

Governor Sisolak is misleading the public by claiming that his ongoing emergency powers are authorized by state law, according to a new report published today by the Nevada Policy Research Institute.

“A statute that merely authorized the Governor to cooperate with other state and federal government agencies during an emergency does not permit Governor Sisolak to control the conduct of private citizens in their own homes,” Nevada Policy Vice President Robert Fellner said.

The Governor is simply wrong when he claims that this statute provides him with the authority to control the conduct of private citizens in their own home, according to Fellner.

Click here to read the full article.

Other Bills to Keep an Eye On

  • AB134 would repeal some of the election changes made last August (AB4) during the special session
  • AB137 and SB101 deal with requiring photo ID to vote
  • SB121 would change Nevada’s elections to “jungle primaries” like in California. We do NOT want this!

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“We have said it before: the $128 billion to reopen schools that the education blob is insisting on in the ‘stimulus’ bill is a ransom note. The kids are the hostages. This $128 billion demand is on top of the still unspent $54 billion Congress already approved to public schools – supposedly to open them safely.” – Stephen Moore, Committee to Unleash Prosperity

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 16, 2021 0 comment
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Action Alert: Oppose Harry Reid Airport, Mandatory Multicultural Studies & the Legislature’s Lockout

by Annie Black February 15, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – Saddle up, Annie’s Army!

Here are three issues you might want to weigh in on as we celebrate President’s Day today…

“Harry Reid” Airport Should Be Grounded

The Clark County Commission is expected to vote on a proposal to change the name of McCarran International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport at its meeting tomorrow.  Some thoughts…

  • This is a complete waste of time and money, especially in the midst of a virus epidemic and budget crisis
  • Harry Reid is an exceptionally divisive political figure at a time when our state and nation are already deeply divided along partisan lines
  • When the proposal was considered during the 2017 legislative session, the bill faced widespread, overwhelming opposition and was killed
  • The only support for this proposal seems to be coming from political figures who have received favors from or made donations to Sen. Reid
  • None of the seven Democrats on the county commission ran on this issue during their campaigns; they are blind-siding voters with it
  • Any name change of such significance should only be made with a vote of the people to approve it
  • If we’re going to change the name of McCarran International Airport at all, it should be changed to Las Vegas International Airport

If you agree, please contact the Clark County Commissioners TODAY to voice your opposition.  Here are their email addresses…

Commissioner Michael Naft: ccdista@clarkcountynv.gov
Commissioner Marilyn Kirkpatrick: ccdistb@clarkcountynv.gov
Commissioner Ross Miller:  ccdistc@clarkcountynv.gov
Commissioner William McCurdy: ccdistd@clarkcountynv.gov
Commissioner Tick Segerblom: ccdiste@clarkcountynv.gov
Commissioner Justin Jones: ccdistf@clarkcountynv.gov
Commissioner Jim Gibson:  ccdistg@clarkcountynv.gov

Unchain the Doors to the Nevada Legislature

Section 4, Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution mandates: “The doors of each House shall be kept open during its session.”  Yet, using COVID as an excuse, legislative leaders have banned Nevada’s citizens from entering the Legislature’s building even under reduced-capacity limits.

Casinos are open.  Malls are open.  Grocery stores are open.  Drug stores are open.  Walmart and Target are open.  Restaurants and bars are open.  Barbershops and hair salons are open.  Gyms and tattoo shops are open.  All with COVID precautions in place.

It seems the only workplaces still completely closed off to the public these days are the Legislature and Nevada’s legal brothels.  (Insert your own joke here.)

If you think the Legislature should immediately be opened to the public under the same capacity restrictions and safety protocols as every other workplace in Nevada, please contact these legislative leaders…

Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizarro
Office: (775) 684-1475
Nicole.Cannizzaro@sen.state.nv.us

Senate Minority Leader James Settelmeyer
Office: (775) 684-1470
James.Settelmeyer@sen.state.nv.us

Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson
Office: (775) 684-8537
Jason.Frierson@asm.state.nv.us

Assembly Minority Leader Robin Titus
Office: (775) 684-8507
Robin.Titus@asm.state.nv.us

Strip Out this Multicultural Mandate

A section of a bill introduced in the Assembly (AB19) would remove “Government” as a “core academic subject that must be taught” in all public schools and replace it with “Multicultural Education.”

Worse, the bill would force homeschoolers – who have opted out of the government school system and receive no financial support from taxpayers – to do the same.

If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that too many Americans know and understand too little about how our government is run and why.  We should be increasing instruction on Government, not eliminating it.

If you agree, please contact the Chair of the Assembly Education Committee and voice your opposition to this section of AB19…

Assemblywoman Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod:
Phone: (775) 684-8847
Shannon.BilbrayAxelrod@asm.state.nv.us

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“Of course Democrats all support the name change for @LASairport. They all owe their jobs to the #harryreid machine.” – Talk show host Heidi Harris

“Free speech is for ALL Americans, not just those who agree with liberal lunacy.” – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 15, 2021 0 comment
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Yes, You CAN Fight City Hall (and the Carson City Swamp). Here’s How…

by Annie Black February 9, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – Question: Do you live in a Nevada state assembly district where your legislator pulls to the left side of the political spectrum (both R’s and D’s) and/or is unresponsive to your needs, questions or concerns?

You’re not alone.

Consider this very kind note I recently received from Steve Williams in Reno…

“Hi Annie.  I am very happy to see a good, strong conservative elected to our liberal-dominated legislature.  Keep raising the difficult issues and representing the values of conservative Nevadans.  I wish you were my Assembly representative.”

And this one from Janet Manning McShea…

“Wish we had an Annie Black in Las Vegas.  We need some new Republicans that will stand up like Annie in this state!”

And this one from Mary Lemke-Hancock…

“Yes, Annie, no matter where we live in Nevada, we all need you because we have no one else representing the People of Nevada.  The others have gone to the Swamp.”

Sound familiar?

Let’s face it, if you’re a conservative living in a Democrat assembly district, odds are you’re not exactly gonna get a warm embrace for your conservative issues from your elected representative.

Well, consider yourself “adopted.”

Yes, I represent Assembly District 19 in southern Nevada.  But I also represent the universal principles of limited government, low taxes and individual liberty.  And those values cross district lines throughout the state.

So lemme make you an offer…

If you have a problem or an issue that you’re elected state legislator is blowing off, contact my office and we’ll see if we can help you out.

Naturally, my priority has to be the folks I actually represent in District 19; however, many of their issues are your issues, too.  And vice-versa.

So please feel free to lean on me and reach out to my office if you have a problem or question.  I might not always be able to do something for you, but I’ll certainly try to the best of my ability.

Here’s who to contact in my office with your concerns…

Dan Burdish
Attaché to Assemblywoman Annie Black
Phone: (775) 684-8857
Fax: (775) 684-8533
Room: 4103
Email: daniel.burdish@asm.state.nv.us
401 S Carson St
Carson City, NV 89701

You’re not alone.  You’re not without representation.  I’m here.

Please…join the fight, spread the word and help us grow “Annie’s Army.”

Have your friends, family, neighbors & co-workers sign up to get my AnnieGram updates and briefings by going to www.AnnieGram.net.

From the AnnieGram Mailbag

“Thank you, Annie.  Your courage, honesty and integrity should be the benchmark for every politician elected to serve the people.  I confess, you are the first politician in years who has restored my faith in the system.  Don’t ever quit, Annie.  You have made us all extremely proud.” – William Brent

“Hi Annie!  I just wanted to thank you for truly working for the people.  You are making a difference, and you are so courageous.  I thank God for people like you that muster the strength to face against, well, snakes … yes, that’s a good word for it.” – Ava Brockman

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“Our budget is in good shape because we never shut down our state.” – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, 2/9/21

“The United States is finally starting to unify over our common enemy, the Teachers Unions.  As you know, they are the primary source of systemic racism as well as the biggest obstacle to a successfully reopened economy.” – Scott Adams

“The (Nevada Legislature) needs to make the tough decisions to raise revenue this session.” – Tax-hiking socialists at Battle Born Progress

Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 9, 2021 0 comment
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Ever Wonder Why So Many People Hate the DMV?

by Annie Black February 6, 2021
written by Annie Black

(Annie Black) – Last July I spent some time interviewing people forced to stand in line at the DMV in triple-digit temperatures just to get an appointment to come back to complete their business.

Unlike Carson City, Las Vegas, Henderson and Reno, rural DMV’s do not offer online reservations for appointments.

In mid-December, I shot a letter to DMV Director Julie Butler asking that online reservations be extended to rural DMV offices, noting the DMV “is there to service our residents, not the other way around.”

On January 21, Director Butler sent me a response.  Let’s just say it was…inadequate.  Lots of bureaucratic excuses; no solutions.

“Retaining our staff,” Ms. Butler wrote, “has also been difficult as we have dealt with our employees having COVID, helping their children with distance learning, and now having to take once-a-month furloughs.”

That part really ground my gears.  It’s as if the citizens they’re supposed to be serving aren’t experiencing COVID challenges themselves while being forced to endure the inconvenience of being required to travel to the DMV in-person JUST TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT to come back.

Also, because of a deal cut with the governor last summer, government employees are only taking one furlough day every OTHER month…not once-a-month…while many of the citizens they’re supposed to serve have lost their jobs completely.

Then, as if to pour salt on an open wound, a notice was recently posted at the entrance of the Mesquite DMV that advised…

“Beginning February 1, Mesquite office books appointments beginning on Monday of each week for the following week.  Please visit the office on Mondays to schedule.”

So now, not only do you still have to go to the DMV office in person just to make an appointment, you can only do so on Mondays!

COVID or no COVID, this is totally unacceptable.  I mean, what if you have to work on Mondays?

Bottom line: I haven’t been able to fix this yet.  But I’m still fighting for you.  Will keep you posted.

Assemblywoman Annie

P.S.  Happy Birthday, Ronald Reagan!

Heads Up on the Coming Gerrymander

A recent story by Riley Snyder noted that the Census Bureau data needed to redraw the political district lines this year won’t be available until after July 31st.

Which means the Legislature will have to be called back into another Special Session late next summer and folks considering running for office in 2022 are going to have to wait extra time before knowing if they’re still even in the district they might be considering running for.

Hmm.  Maybe I should just consider running for a statewide office so I won’t have to worry about this?

Just kidding (I think).

QUOTES OF THE DAY

“State worker furloughs approved by the Legislature during a summer special session that were implemented Jan. 1 will not be continued in either fiscal year of the governor’s budget… State workers will also receive expanded (health care) coverage options.” – Nevada Independent

“FULL FLIGHT with 175 people on a plane from Reno to Las Vegas, middle seats & all; yet, we can’t open the Nevada State Legislature building to 25-50% capacity for public access to their representatives. I’m tired of the #hypocrisy.” – Nevada State Sen. Carrie Buck

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Annie Black is the Nevada State Assemblywoman representing District 19.  You can get more information by visiting www.electannieblack.com 

February 6, 2021 0 comment
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Rare donation goes to ‘Stop the Steal’ supporting Assemblywoman

by Annie Black February 6, 2021
written by Annie Black

(James DeHaven | Reno Gazette-Journal) – Campaign finance records show Amodei in December also made a $2,500 donation to divisive Mesquite Assemblywoman Annie Black, who attended the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally that turned violent at the Capitol.

Black responded to calls for her resignation by saying she never breached the barricades nor entered the Capitol, adding that those who did should be punished “severely.”

Amodei’s campaign contribution to Black was the first to pop up in state records since 2017, when he cut a $500 check to the Lyon County Republican Central Committee. He has made only three other donations to a state candidates over the past seven years, according to filings from the Nevada Secretary of State’s office — all to Adam Laxalt ahead of his successful 2014 campaign for attorney general.

Laxalt chaired Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign in Nevada and helped orchestrate a slew of failed lawsuits meant to stop the ballot tally in the Silver State. He’s also one of a handful of high-profile Nevada Republicans who may challenge Amodei for Gov. Steve Sisolak’s seat in 2022.

Amodei’s Dec. 30 donation to Black’s campaign arrived well after she had first gained media attention for promoting baseless election fraud claims and declining to caucus with other Republicans in Carson City.

Amodei said he didn’t know Black very well, but was impressed by her appearances at a series of GOP-hosted Lincoln Day dinners in rural Nevada two years ago.

The congressman said he was later approached by Black’s campaign consultants, who asked if Amodei could make a donation to help out with her office expenses at the state Legislature.

He said future political considerations did not play a part in the move.

“Anytime somebody from Clark County shows up at a Lincoln Day Dinner, it gets my attention,” Amodei told the RGJ. “I don’t try to tack toward anything (before a primary election).

“I know some of the base is upset with me about voting to support the election. I get that.

“But I went to a (Republican) central committee meeting in Elko two weeks ago. … I didn’t ever feel threatened and most of them clapped politely when I was done.”

Black — a former city councilwoman from Mesquite who pulled more than $21,000 out of her own pocket on the way to ousting ex-Assemblyman Chris Edwards — confirmed Amodei’s account in a brief Friday phone interview.

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