Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

Despite Lombardo’s $2B Education Budget, Dem Legislators Propose Additional $250M

February 3, 2023 1:03 pmFebruary 10, 2023 9:15 am

During his State of the State address, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced he was budgeting a historic $2 billion in new funding for public education, an increase of more than 22 percent from the current biennium. Adopting the Democrats’ “Pupil Centered Funding Plan”, this investment will be weighted and distributed based...

Proposed Bipartisan Bill Increases Penalties for Sex Trafficking

February 2, 2023 11:38 amFebruary 9, 2023 12:33 pm

Sens. Nicole Cannizzaro and Heidi Seevers Gansert have c0-sponsored SB 89 which revises provisions governing crimes relating to sex trafficking. According to the bill, a sex trafficker who is trying to lure children online and responds to an officer posing as a juvenile could face a Class A felony, an automatic...

Cortez Masto Calls on Feds to Investigate Egg Industry For Price Gouging

February 2, 2023 11:11 amFebruary 7, 2023 2:40 pm

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has sent a letter toLisa Khan, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, calling on the agency to investigate possible price manipulation in the egg industry. Her actions mimic that of her Democratic colleague Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.). “As grocery prices for essential items continue to rise, I echo...

Republican Caucus Of The Assembly Calls For Common-Sense Election Integrity Measures

January 31, 2023 11:18 amFebruary 2, 2023 11:12 am

In an op-ed submitted to the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ), the leadership of the Republican Caucus of the Assembly, consisting of Jill Dickman, Rich DeLong, Danielle Gallant and P.K. O’Neill, pens a strong case to roll back transformative election laws passed unilaterally by the Democratic majority during the pandemic. The leadership...

Gov. Lombardo Announces Three New Board and Commission Appointments

January 30, 2023 11:21 amJanuary 31, 2023 11:18 am

On Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo announced three new board and commission appointments. Governor Lombardo announced his appointments of Brian Krolicki to the Nevada Gaming Commission, Adriana Guzmán Fralick to the Cannabis Compliance Board, and Donna Bath to the Commission on Judicial Selection. Krolicki, former Nevada State Treasurer (1999-2006) and Lieutenant...

Treasurer’s Office to Allow Employees To Bring Newborns To Work

January 27, 2023 12:25 pm

Nevada Treasurer Zach Conine announced a pilot program that allows new parents to bring their newborns to work. Conine announced that he had two goals with this policy: https://twitter.com/ZConine/status/1618749343963713537?s=20&t=DCHajqiIs2fB5YQjUH8bdw According to the Treasurer’s office, “The Nevada Prepaid Tuition Program offers Nevada families an option to take control of rising in-state...

Sen. Cortez Masto Seeks To Reduce Gas Prices By Increasing Power Of The FTC

January 26, 2023 1:32 pmFebruary 6, 2023 6:25 pm

Nevada is the fourth most expensive state when it comes to gas prices, partially due to AB525 which automatically raises Nevada’s fuel tax by the exact amount of any reduction at the federal level. In his recent State of the State address, Governor Joe Lombardo appealed to the Democratic majority to eliminate...