Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

Nevada Counties Certify Primary Election Results

June 27, 2022 7:47 amJune 27, 2022 12:41 pm

The primary election results were certified in all Nevada counties last Friday evening– ten days after Election Day. Esmerelda County hand-counted 317 votes after numerous complaints from the public about the voting process. However, Esmerelda County was not the only county to receive complaints. As reported by The Globe, Joey...

Joey Gilbert Refuses to Concede Nevada Governor Race

June 24, 2022 1:14 pmJune 27, 2022 10:05 am

Alleging widespread fraud, Republican governor candidate Joey Gilbert is refusing to concede the primary election after vote counts show he lost the race to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Gilbert received 27.6 percent of the vote and swept the majority of rural counties. Lombardo received 38.4 percent of the vote,...

AG Ford Claims GOP Opponent ‘Wants To Imprison Women Who Seek Out An Abortion’

June 24, 2022 10:32 amJune 27, 2022 7:44 am

In a lengthy Twitter rant delivered in response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) claimed “shady” GOP opponent Sigal Chattah “has said she wants to prosecute and imprison women who seek out an abortion.” https://twitter.com/AaronDFordNV/status/1540361185576353793?s=20&t=49HqNl-ldcoifi9WaczDkA Chattah was quick to respond:...

Sen. Scott Hammond Calls for Audit of Coronavirus Relief Aid

June 23, 2022 6:04 pm

Nevada State Senator Scott Hammond (R-SD18) submitted a letter to the State Legislative Commission requesting an audit of all state spending made under the governor’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, alleging that some spending may have been “corrupted by politics.” The letter, in part, reads: The Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security...

Rep. Susie Lee Claims Democrats Are Passing Bills to Fight Inflation

June 23, 2022 10:36 amJune 23, 2022 11:04 am

In a tweet, Rep. Susie Lee claims that “Republicans are playing politics with inflation and Democrats are passing bills to fight it.” The Lower Food and Fuel Cost act is the Democrats latest attempt to reduce skyrocketing prices seen at the grocery store and the gas pump. https://twitter.com/RepSusieLee/status/1539041984089923585?s=20&t=j1pSGWeMjpo9KIFb7Qn4YA On her...

FBI Seizes NV GOP Chairman’s Phone

June 23, 2022 10:35 amJune 24, 2022 10:55 am

Last night, Channel 8 news dropped a bombshell that FBI agents reportedly served a search warrant on Nevada’s top GOP official, Michael McDonald, who was among Nevada GOP officials subpoenaed by the January 6 House select committee. Chairman McDonald was one of many GOP officials targeted by the FBI, the...

Gov. Sisolak targeted in $2 Million Ad Blitz

June 22, 2022 1:06 pmJune 22, 2022 1:26 pm

Get Families Back to Work released a new TV and radio ad hammering Governor Steve Sisolak for shutting small businesses down and supporting higher taxes on hardworking Nevadans. The entity’s officers are affiliated with the Republican Governor’s Association and have invested a reported $2 million dollars to tip the scales...