Megan Barth

Controller Matthews Slams Biden’s ‘Reckless’ New Mortgage Policy

May 3, 2023 3:31 pmAugust 6, 2024 11:08 am

Nevada Controller Andy Matthews joined a coalition of 34 state financial officers in signing a letter to the Biden administration criticizing a new Federal Housing Finance Agency policy that will make it more expensive for people with good credit to buy homes. Within the letter (see below), the financial officers...

Jim Marchant Announces Run For US Senate

May 2, 2023 2:47 pmMay 3, 2023 3:02 pm

According to a scoop received by The Globe from a luncheon today at the Nevada Republican Club, former Clinton advisor Dick Morris announced that Jim Marchant is running for US Senate in a bid to unseat Senator Jacky Rosen in 2024. Morris said he is “going to run his race.” https://twitter.com/NevadaGlobe/status/1653479583667343360?s=20...

Senator Krasner Receives Bipartisan Support for SB321

May 1, 2023 4:54 pmMay 1, 2023 4:59 pm

Republican State Senator Lisa Krasner (SD-16) will present Senate Bill 321 at a hearing tomorrow morning at 8 AM in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. SB321 ensures that the DNA of survivors of sexual assault is only used to help solve the crime of sexual assault or apprehend the perpetrator. The Senator...

NV Dem Chairwoman: ‘I Wish I Could Legislate What Parents Do’

May 1, 2023 2:48 pmMay 8, 2023 1:39 pm

A scoop picked up by Washington Free Beacon reveals Nevada Democratic Chairwoman and State Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno (AD-1) regrets that she cannot ‘legislate what parents do’ during a Wednesday committee hearing on Assembly Bill 400, Governor Lombardo’s Education Achievement, Opportunity and Investment Act. The main components of AB400 are School Choice,...

School Choice Battle Brews in Carson City

April 28, 2023 2:22 pmMay 1, 2023 1:31 pm

After a legislative hearing on Assembly Bill 400, Democrats and Republicans have taken their battle outside the halls of Carson City to social media over school choice and Opportunity Scholarships. Assembly Bill 400 is Governor Lombardo’s Education Achievement, Opportunity and Investment Act, a companion to the Governor’s budget which includes...

Rural Counties Approved For Federal Funding After Major Disaster Declaration

April 28, 2023 12:06 pm

After a series of winter storms caused over $10 million in damages in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo declared a State of Emergency back in March and urged the Biden Administration to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Nevada. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, along with Congressman Steven Horsford...

Opportunity Scholarships, School Choice, And Literacy Take Center Stage In Legislature

April 26, 2023 2:24 pmJuly 24, 2023 2:46 pm

Yesterday, Governor Lombardo’s Chief of Staff Ben Kieckhefer held a press conference in his office highlighting two of the Governor’s bills which will be heard before their respective committees today in Carson City. On the back of Keickhefer’s office chair laid a t-shirt emblazoned with “Getting sh*t done–Joe Lombardo.” The...