Ken Kurson, Author at Nevada Globe

Authenticity of RNC Letter to Team Buck Confirmed

January 13, 2022 4:30 pmJanuary 14, 2022 3:10 pm

As the Globe has been reporting, the feud between rival factions of the Clark County GOP shows no signs of abating. In one corner is State Sen. Carrie Buck, who leads what some consider the traditional wing of the Republican...

Will Wave of Democratic Congressional Retirements Hit Nevada?

January 11, 2022 8:32 amJanuary 11, 2022 3:15 pm

What began as a trickle has turned into a cascade. Yesterday, Ed Perlmutter became the 26th Democratic Representative to announce that he is not running for re-election to the House this November. The move comes amid a structural map that...

Exclusive: Seaman to File Suit Against Fiore

January 6, 2022 7:45 amJanuary 10, 2022 6:03 pm

An earlier version of this story suggested that Councilwoman Seaman’s suit against Councilwoman Fiore would also target Mayor Goodman. The Globe no longer believes this to be the case. This story has been updated to reflect that evolution in understanding...

Exclusive: Tony Lane to Drop Out in CD4 and Support Annie Black

January 5, 2022 5:30 amJanuary 5, 2022 6:48 am

Anyone who watched Tony Lane go hard in the paint for the Runnin’ Rebels knew that if he followed through on his intention to run for Congress in CD4, he’d be a tough adversary. After announcing his candidacy as a...

Potomac Watch Sees Danger for Cortez Masto if Schumer Forces BBB Vote

December 22, 2021 12:30 pmDecember 23, 2021 12:10 pm

The best political podcast is Potomac Watch, produced by the Wall Street Journal opinion page. In Tuesday’s episode, host Kyle Peterson and his two most frequent guests Bill McGurn and Kim Strassel, discuss how “Joe Manchin Torpedoes Build Back Better.”...

Nevada ranks second-to-last in new survey of election integrity

December 14, 2021 9:31 amDecember 24, 2021 7:21 am

With two statewide races expected to be closely followed across the nation, and all four congressional seats up for grabs next November, a new “Election Integrity Scorecard” released today places the state 50 out of 51, ahead of only Hawaii....

Cortez Masto Featured by New Site Targeting ‘Schumer Democrats’

December 9, 2021 8:15 amDecember 9, 2021 8:57 am

Midterm elections ordinarily favor the party that does not control the presidency. That’s especially true in a president’s first term, as was seen during the Republican waves of 1994 and 2010. George W. Bush didn’t suffer similar setbacks in 2002,...