Election 2024 Q&A: Selena La Rue Hatch, Diana Sande run for Nevada Assembly District 25
Mark Robison | Reno Gazette Journal The race between Democratic incumbent Selena La Rue Hatch and Republican challenger Diana Sande for Assembly District 25 looks to be one of the most hotly contested legislative races in Northern Nevada. In addition to the two candidate’s large amount of campaign funds raised, another sign of the race’s […]
Why AD 25 still needs a teacher’s voice | Selena La Rue Hatch
Selena La Rue Hatch | Reno Gazette Journal I decided to run for office because of my kiddos — the nearly 200 students in my World History classes. I witnessed firsthand the struggles they faced — learning in overcrowded classes of 40 students, dealing with hunger and housing insecurity, and their anxiety about the future […]
Hungry students can’t learn
Published in This is Reno 8/10/2024 Summer is coming to a close, and teachers are preparing their classrooms, parents are back-to-school shopping, and our students are enjoying the last of summer vacation. Soon, students will be back in classrooms and the cycle of learning can begin again. Unfortunately, this year the back-to-school excitement will be […]
Nevada Teachers Union Vows to Fight Public Funding for A’s Vegas Stadium
Nevada Independent Tabitha Mueller, Howard Stutz June 29, 2023 The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) launched a campaign Thursday to stop public funding for the construction of a new baseball stadium for the Oakland A’s in Las Vegas, with the statewide teachers union vowing to pursue “every possible path” to stop the use of public […]
Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada
Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada ESPN.com June 14, 2023 CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable […]
Analysis: Which lawmakers were most likely to go against their party?
Nevada Independent July 19th, 2023 By Eric Neugeboren Preview: In an increasingly polarized Nevada Legislature, most votes in the Assembly or Senate went one of two ways — unanimous, or strict party-line vote. But several votes saw a small group of lawmakers willing to buck the party line, according to an analysis by The Nevada […]
Analysis of the economics of stadiums by actual economists
Nevada Independent Sean Golonka June 4th, 2023 While images of a near-empty Oakland Coliseum, protests of the Oakland A’s ownership and confusion about new stadium sites have grabbed headlines, proponents of a hotly contested bill to establish a $380 million public funding mechanism for a $1.5 billion, 30,000-seat baseball stadium in Las Vegas argue the […]
Time to reevaluate priorities, true cost of tax giveaways
Nevada Independent Selena La Rue Hatch May 31, 2023 $380 million to a California billionaire for a baseball stadium, $4 billion for a couple of movie studios and another $330 million to a Texas billionaire for an electric car factory. Seems like corporate America has decided it’s Christmas in Nevada and Nevada taxpayers are being […]
Freshman Orientation: Selena La Rue Hatch bringing classroom experience to Assembly
Nevada Independent 2/8/23 Read More: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/freshman-orientation-selena-la-rue-hatch-bringing-classroom-experience-to-assembly
Assembly District 25 needs a teacher to help fix our problems
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL MAY, 17 2022 As a teacher in Washoe County, I can tell you that knowledge is power, and one thing we all clearly know is that our schools are in crisis. Whether it’s our per-pupil funding or chance for success, Nevada ranks near the bottom of most education metrics. I spend each […]