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Michael Leonard 9/25/26 Michael Leonard 9/25/26

The City of Reno Doesn’t Enforce Its HR Rules

We were told that City Clerk Mikki Huntsman was terminated due to staff complaints. If that is true why hasn’t Reno Police Records Division Manager Shawna Allen been terminated?

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Michael Leonard 9/24/26 Michael Leonard 9/24/26

Reno Municipal Court: A System Without Pre‑Trial Justice

Reno Municipal Court handles thousands of misdemeanor cases each year, yet it operates without one of the most fundamental components of due process: a pre‑trial hearing.

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Michael Leonard 9/22/26 Michael Leonard 9/22/26

Kathleen Taylor Shifted to Television Attack Ads And Kate Marshall Responded

Reno’s mayoral race took a sharp turn this month when Kathleen Taylor escalated her campaign messaging to television attack ads targeting Kate Marshall.

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Michael Leonard 9/21/26 Michael Leonard 9/21/26

The Mysterious Removal of City Clerk Mikki Huntsman Reveals a Critical Fault Line in Reno’s Accountability Structure

The Mysterious Removal of City Clerk Mikki Huntsman Reveals a Critical Fault Line in Reno’s Accountability Structure

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Michael Leonard 9/15/26 Michael Leonard 9/15/26

How Weak Opposition Helped Shape a Decade at Reno City Hall

For more than a decade, Reno didn’t have competitive mayoral elections. And that wasn’t because Schieve was politically dominant. It was because the opposition never produced a viable challenger.

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Michael Leonard 9/14/26 Michael Leonard 9/14/26

Bruce Parks Turned a Party on Itself and Danny Tarkanian Challenged Him

Inside the Washoe County Republican Party, a battle has been unfolding, one not about winning elections, but about enforcing loyalty. This interview explains it all.

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Michael Leonard 9/9/26 Michael Leonard 9/9/26

The Hawk Fire’s Uneven Aftermath: What Burned, What Failed, Who Was Neglected

The Hawk Fire didn’t just scorch 15,000 acres northwest of Reno. It exposed a pattern — one that North Valleys residents have been warning about for years. Here’s what they told me.

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Michael Leonard 9/8/26 Michael Leonard 9/8/26

Jacobs Entertainment and The Governor’s Harbour Town Hall: Claim vs. Truth

Jacob’s (of Reno Neon Line fame) is still proposing a development in the Bahamas, but the locals are pushing back hard and he’s having to do damage control and scale back his plans.

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Michael Leonard 9/7/26 Michael Leonard 9/7/26

How a Misleading Flyer Turned Fire Victims Into Political Props in District 5

For fire victims already dealing with loss, displacement, and bureaucratic complexity, this kind of messaging is not just sloppy — it’s harmful.

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Michael Leonard 9/2/26 Michael Leonard 9/2/26

Judge Jenny Hubach and the Case for a More Accessible, Safer Reno Muni Court

For many people, Municipal Court is their only interaction with the legal system, and the tone set there ripples outward into neighborhoods, workplaces, and families.

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