Attorney General Aaron Ford is using his gubernatorial campaign tour to have person-to-person conversations.
He stopped in Carson City on Wednesday.
One of the most common issues people have asked him about is the decrease in SNAP benefits and the increase in people who need them.
One woman who attended his Carson City campaign stop says, "More people that need food assistance are not getting it, and they're cutting off people that do qualify."
It's not just SNAP benefits that people are concerned about, but any food assistance programs being impacted, including ones that feed students at school.
Ford says one in four children in Nevada doesn't know where their next meal is going to come from. "Instead of guaranteeing school meals like Governor Lombardo could've done, he vetoed the bill, and then he prioritized $25 million in brand new office furniture."
Some Nevadans are also frustrated with NV Energy's new demand charge they plan to implement in April.
Ford says he's already working on stopping that from happening, "We are trying to convince the PUCN to say that NV Energy cannot do that."
People also discussed the proposed expansion of film tax credits, the lack of permanent, sustainable jobs, and the increased costs of childcare.
He says his campaign is all about understanding the main concerns Nevadans have and how he should address them as the next possible governor.
"Everything is more expensive, everything is up right now, whether it's gas, whether it's groceries, whether it's rent, whether it's medical bills, whether it's unemployment, and these are things Nevadans all across the state have talked to me about, and those are things we're going to address," said Ford.
Ford says the Governor vetoed several pro-worker bills during the most recent legislative session. This includes declining extended paid family leave and raising weekly wages protected from debt collection for Nevada workers.
"I think at the end of the day Nevadans deserve a Governor who's going to be working for the entire Nevadan family, who's going to be addressing needs that they have voiced out loud that they want to be addressed. Not someone who's afraid to stand up to Donald Trump, not someone who's going to kowtow at every turn to Donald Trump," said Ford.
We have reached out to Governor Lombardo for a comment, but have not heard back yet.
