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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Important news in this piece:
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
Federal judge rejects Missouri AG’s push to block referendum on gerrymandered map • Missouri Independent
A federal judge Monday refused to back Missouri’s Republican leaders efforts to block a statewide vote on a gerrymandered congressional map.
missouriindependent.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Important news in this piece:
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
—Missouri organizers say they’ve collected over 300,000 signatures to block the GOP gerrymander. (They have until Thursday to submit roughly 110,000 valid ones.)
—Federal judge rejects GOP lawsuit to toss the petition. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/08/f...
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Checking in on the economy and Nevada revenue.
"The forecast right now is holding."
"The forecast right now is holding."
Forecasters set deliberately cautious estimates, state revenues are meeting them • Nevada Current
Amid economic uncertainty, the panel charged with estimating Nevada state government revenues kept projections modest earlier this year. It appears their caution was warranted. On paper, Nevada’s reve...
nevadacurrent.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Checking in on the economy and Nevada revenue.
"The forecast right now is holding."
"The forecast right now is holding."
Reposted by Sondra Cosgrove
Foster care parents or children, our reporters want to hear from you!
TAP reporters @naomibethune.bsky.social and @emmarjanssen.bsky.social and I are gathering info for upcoming stories about the foster care system. Do you have experience working with or going through the system? We'd love to hear about it. Anonymous is OK.
Please share!
Please share!
Experience With The US Foster System
What have you gone through in the US foster care system? How has your connection to the system affected your health, access to medical care, emotional well-being, education, or other areas of life? Ho...
forms.gle
December 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Foster care parents or children, our reporters want to hear from you!
Forecasters set deliberately cautious estimates, state revenues are meeting them nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/08/f...
Forecasters set deliberately cautious estimates, state revenues are meeting them • Nevada Current
Amid economic uncertainty, the panel charged with estimating Nevada state government revenues kept projections modest earlier this year. It appears their caution was warranted. On paper, Nevada’s reve...
nevadacurrent.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Forecasters set deliberately cautious estimates, state revenues are meeting them nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/08/f...
"Yet the party continues to court billionaires while campaigning against oligarchy, a tension that undermines their credibility." data4democracy.substack.com/p/money-does...
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
data4democracy.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"Yet the party continues to court billionaires while campaigning against oligarchy, a tension that undermines their credibility." data4democracy.substack.com/p/money-does...
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When middlemen jack up the prices of products, it can be a matter of life or death. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social pulls the middlemen of the American economy out of the shadows and shows how they are profiting while buyers shoulder the cost.
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Meet the Connectors - The American Prospect
Middlemen, our economy’s most shadowy characters, sit in between buyers and sellers and get rich in the process. It can even be a matter of life or death.
trib.al
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When middlemen jack up the prices of products, it can be a matter of life or death. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social pulls the middlemen of the American economy out of the shadows and shows how they are profiting while buyers shoulder the cost.
trib.al/82GZ3y5
trib.al/82GZ3y5
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Will Hoosiers shoot themselves in the foot? If the Indiana Senate approves the state House's draft, Republicans gain two seats...but lose any chance of power in a Democratic Congress in 2027.
My latest, at Fixing Bugs in Democracy: samwang.substack.com/p/will-hoosi...
My latest, at Fixing Bugs in Democracy: samwang.substack.com/p/will-hoosi...
Will Hoosiers shoot themselves in the foot?
A look ahead at 2026 suggests that Indiana legislators would be wise to hedge their bets.
samwang.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Will Hoosiers shoot themselves in the foot? If the Indiana Senate approves the state House's draft, Republicans gain two seats...but lose any chance of power in a Democratic Congress in 2027.
My latest, at Fixing Bugs in Democracy: samwang.substack.com/p/will-hoosi...
My latest, at Fixing Bugs in Democracy: samwang.substack.com/p/will-hoosi...
Converted motels are keeping hundreds of NV children with their families and out of the system nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/04/c...
Converted motels are keeping hundreds of NV children with their families and out of the system • Nevada Current
This story is the second in a series on the connections between housing instability and child welfare. This project was supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowshi...
nevadacurrent.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Converted motels are keeping hundreds of NV children with their families and out of the system nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/04/c...
Students, faculty decry proposed tuition hikes at Nevada colleges thenevadaindependent.com/article/stud...
Students, faculty decry proposed tuition hikes at Nevada colleges - The Nevada Independent
The board that oversees Nevada public colleges and universities is voting Friday on whether to raise student tuition and fees over the next three years to make up a $46.5 million annual shortfall attr...
thenevadaindependent.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Students, faculty decry proposed tuition hikes at Nevada colleges thenevadaindependent.com/article/stud...
"Philly’s AFL-CIO President represents 150,000 union members — many of whom can’t vote in primaries because they are registered as Independents. He demands their right to cast a ballot." thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commen...
Guest Commentary: Let All Workers Vote in Open Primaries
Many of Philly's 150,000 union members are registered independents. The AFL-CIO President wants open primaries in which these workers can vote
thephiladelphiacitizen.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"Philly’s AFL-CIO President represents 150,000 union members — many of whom can’t vote in primaries because they are registered as Independents. He demands their right to cast a ballot." thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commen...
November 2025 Nevada Voter Registration Numbers
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
November 2025 Nevada Voter Registration Numbers
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CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
CALLOUT: I am looking to interview individuals who have sought health care at crisis pregnancy centers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and want to talk about their experience. The center can be located anywhere. If you or someone you know might be interested, please email or send me a DM.
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Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a fee beginning in February, TSA announced. Here's what you need to know→ lvrj.com/post/3589175
December 1, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a fee beginning in February, TSA announced. Here's what you need to know→ lvrj.com/post/3589175
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Earth Rumbles, Dishes Crash To Floor As Gerrymandering Rips Through House https://theonion.com/earth-rumbles-dishes-crash-to-floor-as-gerrymandering-rips-through-house/
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Earth Rumbles, Dishes Crash To Floor As Gerrymandering Rips Through House https://theonion.com/earth-rumbles-dishes-crash-to-floor-as-gerrymandering-rips-through-house/
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It's fashionable to crap on primaries (a Politico headline today said the Dems' road to retaking the House was "littered" with them), but the huge field that just showed up for Mikie Sherrill's now-vacant seat is a sign that a healthy democracy is finally showing up in New Jersey.
Fourteen Democrats, one Republican file to make NJ-11 special election ballot - New Jersey Globe
The field for the special election in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, vacant since Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill resigned from the House last month,
newjerseyglobe.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It's fashionable to crap on primaries (a Politico headline today said the Dems' road to retaking the House was "littered" with them), but the huge field that just showed up for Mikie Sherrill's now-vacant seat is a sign that a healthy democracy is finally showing up in New Jersey.
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New York City will get three mega-casinos after a state commission awarded licenses to Mets owner Steve Cohen and two other proposals.
Steve Cohen Wins Approval for Casino Near Mets Stadium
The baseball-team owner and billionaire investor gains one of three licenses awarded to operate casinos in New York City.
on.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
New York City will get three mega-casinos after a state commission awarded licenses to Mets owner Steve Cohen and two other proposals.
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Trump has commuted the sentence of David Gentile, 59 yo resident of Long Island, who defrauded people of $1.6B in a phony investment scheme.
Gentile spend just seven days in prison for a seven year sentence.
Grift sees grift
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Gentile spend just seven days in prison for a seven year sentence.
Grift sees grift
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Trump has commuted the sentence of David Gentile, 59 yo resident of Long Island, who defrauded people of $1.6B in a phony investment scheme.
Gentile spend just seven days in prison for a seven year sentence.
Grift sees grift
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Gentile spend just seven days in prison for a seven year sentence.
Grift sees grift
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Surprise bipartisan bill to rein in corporate homeownership signals issue isn’t going away nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/01/s...
Surprise bipartisan bill to rein in corporate homeownership signals issue isn’t going away • Nevada Current
For the first time in Nevada, a bipartisan supermajority of state lawmakers petitioned to add their own topic to an ongoing special session called by the governor. The issue seen as important enough t...
nevadacurrent.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Surprise bipartisan bill to rein in corporate homeownership signals issue isn’t going away nevadacurrent.com/2025/12/01/s...
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Pope Leo XIV calls creation of Palestinian state “the only solution” to Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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Pope Leo XIV calls creation of Palestinian state “the only solution” to Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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December 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Pope Leo XIV calls creation of Palestinian state “the only solution” to Israeli–Palestinian conflict
youtu.be/pTSUl6BW_3k
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