Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

Conservation Groups File Lawsuit Against Placer County

November 30, 2023 3:00 pmNovember 30, 2023 3:23 pm

The Friends of West Shore, TahoeCleanAir.org, and North Tahoe Preservation Alliance have filed a lawsuit (see below) against Placer County, CA for failing to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in approving new amendments to its Tahoe Basin Area Plan (TBAP). The conservation groups claim the lawsuit is...

CCSD Under Federal Investigation For ‘Possible Civil Rights Violations’

November 30, 2023 12:54 pmNovember 30, 2023 3:00 pm

Clark County School District (CCSD), the fifth largest school district in the country, has been added to a growing list of school districts and colleges under federal investigation for “possible civil rights violations,” according to the Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights added CCSD...

Bidenomics: Nevadans Need An Extra $13K To Afford The Basics

November 29, 2023 1:48 pmNovember 30, 2023 12:55 pm

The average Nevadan household must spend an additional $13,296 annually just to maintain the same standard of living they enjoyed in January of 2021, right before inflation soared to 40-year highs, according to a recent analysis of government data. To break it down further, Bidenflation adds up to an ongoing...

Assembly Dems Back Union Electrician For District 10

November 29, 2023 11:46 amNovember 29, 2023 2:00 pm

Assembly Democrats have announced Venise Karris as their endorsed candidate for Assembly District 10, a vacant seat formerly held by Assemblywoman Sabra Smith Newby who resigned in August to become a deputy city manager for Las Vegas. The seat was formerly held by Democratic Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen who was appointed...

Democratic Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong Announces Candidacy for Las Vegas City Council

November 28, 2023 2:46 pmNovember 29, 2023 11:46 am

This morning, Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong (AD-6) announced that she will not seek re-election after serving two terms in the Assembly. Instead, Summer-Armstrong will pursue a Las Vegas City Council seat (Ward 5) currently held by Cedric Crear who is running for mayor. https://twitter.com/Shondra_Summers/status/1729515491071512876 In her announcement she highlights her public...

Judge Rejects Petition To Enshrine Abortion In Nevada Constitution

November 27, 2023 11:33 amNovember 28, 2023 2:47 pm

Carson District Court Judge James Russell rejected an initiative petition filed by Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom PAC that would have enshrined abortion in the state constitution citing that the petition violated state law requiring an initiative petition to be of a single subject. The initiative, if passed, would have expand...

Election Worker Protection Case Refiled In Federal Court

November 27, 2023 9:46 amNovember 27, 2023 11:35 am

Back in June, The Globe exclusively reported that four plaintiffs, represented by Attorney and Republican National Committeewoman Sigal Chattah, filed a lawsuit against Republican Governor Joe Lombardo and Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar challenging the legality of Senate Bill 406 known as the Election Worker Protection Bill. The legislation...