Annie Black

(Annie Black) – The 2020 presidential race sure feels like déjà vu all over again. It’s widely believed by many that the 1960 presidential election was stolen from Republican Richard Nixon due to election fraud in Chicago.  When the dust settled, Democrat John F. Kennedy eked out a win in Illinois by less than 9,000

(Annie Black) – The election counting ended last Thursday.  I am now OFFICIALLY the assemblywoman representing District 19, though not sworn in yet. Yeah! Last Friday I attended a meeting of the Republican Assembly Caucus where members picked its new leadership team for the 2021 session.  After that meeting – and after thinking long and

(Annie Black) – Well, it’s all over but the counting.  And we still don’t know who won and who lost in a number of close races – some of which won’t be known until the counting stops next Thursday. Unfortunately, some folks in Mesquite’s city government missed the memo. City Manager Aaron Baker has been

(Annie Black) – Over the summer the Nevada Legislature convened in special session to fill a $1.2 billion hole created by the #SisolakShutdown in the current budget cycle.  They did it primarily by draining the state’s rainy-day fund and implementing various smoke-and-mirror budget gimmicks. That effort is going to seem like a walk in the

(Annie Black) – During my primary back in June, Mesquite City Council candidate Karen Fielding falsely accused me on Facebook of “leading” a Black Lives Matter protest in our community. Jokingly, I replied… “Apparently, Karen thinks ‘Black Lives Matter’ means me, Annie Black!” But such irresponsible and unsubstantiated accusations, leveled on social media or elsewhere,

(Annie Black) – I.  LOVE.  RACING. I’ve been going out to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) for the annual NASCAR race for years.  It’s a blast! My family and friends usually rent spots on the infield and make a whole weekend party out of it.  Always a great time.  Everybody loves it. See if