Megan Barth

Meet Tera Anderson, Mayoral Candidate for the City of Las Vegas

June 1, 2024 6:32 pmJune 7, 2024 2:29 pm

Meet Tera Anderson, mayoral candidate for the City of Las Vegas and a second-generation Nevadan who is no stranger to working with the city on land development and infrastructure projects. Yet, she is a stranger to running for office in that this is the first time she has appeared around...

RFK Jr Drafts Lawsuit Against Nevada Over Ballot Access

May 31, 2024 12:28 pmMay 31, 2024 4:08 pm

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drafted a lawsuit (see below) against Nevada Secretary of State (SOS) Francisco Aguilar due to his office providing incorrect information to the independent candidate when he began the petition process to appear on the ballot in the Silver State. At that time, a staffer incorrectly...

Pull Up A Barstool, Susie Lee’s Stock Trades Catch Dave Portnoy’s Eye

May 30, 2024 2:52 pmMay 31, 2024 12:29 pm

The Globe has extensively covered Nevada Democratic Congresswoman Susie Lee’s (CD-3) history of timely stock trades and legislative votes that have benefited Lee and her ex-husband’s financial portfolio. Yesterday, a stock purchase caught the eye of Dave Portnoy, president of BarStool sports (and father to Miss Peaches). Portnoy was tipped...

Washoe County DA Files Lawsuit Against USPS

May 29, 2024 9:50 pmMay 30, 2024 2:53 pm

After receiving authorization from the Washoe County Board of Commissioners yesterday, and on the bipartisan heels of Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) and Governor Joe Lombardo’s (R) press conference in front of the United States Postal Service’s processing and distribution center in Reno, Nevada, the Washoe County District Attorney’s office has...

Former J6 Officers Stump For Biden in Nevada

May 29, 2024 9:37 pmJune 4, 2024 4:46 pm

Former U.S. Capitol police officers Sgt. Aquilino Gonell and Officer Harry Dunn will campaign for President Joe Biden in Las Vegas today as part of a battleground state blitz to talk about the January 6th “insurrection” and the threat Donald Trump poses to “democracy,” according to the Biden-Harris campaign. The...

Jewish Student Files Federal Lawsuit Against UNLV, Alleges ‘Unchecked Spread of Anti-Semitism’

May 28, 2024 5:19 pm

Plaintiff Cory Gerwaski, an observant jewish student at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) has filed a federal lawsuit (see below) against the university, Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), UNLV President Keith Whitfield, and a variety of student groups alleging that the ‘”unchecked spread of antisemitism” has caused him...

GOP Assembly Candidate’s Past Financial Filings Raise Concerns

May 24, 2024 10:30 pm

It’s campaign season. A season that puts every candidate under the spotlight and rightful scrutiny. GOP primary candidate for Assembly District 21 (AD-21) Dr. Jon Petrick‘s past financial filings with the Nevada Secretary of State have raised some questions and concerns. We have no “horse in this race,” however, we...