Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

State Budget Swells By Two Billion, Gov-Elect Lombardo Sees No Need For Tax Increases

December 6, 2022 9:03 amDecember 14, 2022 10:10 am

The Nevada Economic Forum, comprised of five governor-appointed members, convened on Monday to provide a projected biennium budget and economic forecast for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Although members were divided over the expectation of a recession, gaming revenues and tax revenues have surpassed expectations. Economist Emily Mandel at Moody’s...

South Carolina Edges Nevada To Host First Democratic Presidential Primary

December 2, 2022 3:08 pm

As reported by The Globe, Nevada Democrats had been making an aggressive push, prior to and after the midterm elections, for Nevada to host the first Democratic Presidential primary outlining the growing diversity and increasing political power in the Silver State. Historically, New Hampshire and Iowa have cast the first ballots...

Rep. Horsford Elected to Chair Congressional Black Caucus

December 2, 2022 2:22 pmDecember 2, 2022 3:09 pm

Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford has been elected to chair the Congressional Black Caucus. Outgoing chairwoman Joyce Beatty (D., Ohio) said she is “confident our power and our message are in capable hands.” “Over the last 50 years, the CBC has served as the “conscience of the Congress,” helping guide the...

City of Reno Stonewalls Request For Public Safety Center Budget

December 1, 2022 1:34 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:09 am

The Globe has received a copy of an email sent to the person who filed an open records request with the City of Reno in response to our exposé that alleged the Public Safety Center was at least $14 million over budget. Days after after our exposé, the city council...

President Biden Set To Designate Avi Kwa Ame as National Monument

November 30, 2022 4:37 pm

Today, President Joe Biden pledged to designate Avi Kwa Ame “Spirit Mountain” in southern Nevada as the state’s fourth national monument. “There’s so much more that we’re going to do to protect the treasured tribal lands,” Biden said during the White House Tribal Nations Summit in Washington. “I’m committed to protecting...

Hispanic Caucus Joins Calls for Nevada To Host First Democratic Presidential Primary

November 30, 2022 2:18 pmDecember 2, 2022 2:25 pm

Nevada Democrats have been making an aggressive push, prior to and after the midterm elections, for Nevada to host the first Democratic Presidential primary outlining the growing diversity and increasing political power in the Silver State. Historically, New Hampshire and Iowa have cast the first ballots for the Democratic presidential...

Rumors Swirl As Party Activists and Embattled Candidates Seek New GOP Leadership

November 29, 2022 1:49 pmDecember 9, 2022 2:31 pm

After midterm losses which gave Democrats a super majority in the Nevada assembly and many statewide races fell short by a mere percentage or less, The Globe has heard from many reliable sources that a change in leadership is needed and that change may come from a recall effort of...