Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

Build Back Better? Nevada Inflation Rate Hits 16 Percent

October 14, 2022 2:24 pmOctober 25, 2022 2:54 pm

The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee revealed that inflation in Nevada has reached 16 percent, nearly twice the national CPI average and hitting Nevada households the hardest. The data shows that rising prices are costing Nevada households an additional $867 a month or $10,402 a year since January 2021. In...

Republicans And Democrats Spending Millions On ‘Toss-Up’ Races

October 14, 2022 12:17 pmOctober 14, 2022 2:27 pm

Punchbowl news reports that Republicans and Democrats are saturating the airwaves by spending millions of dollars across Nevada in “toss-up” races as Republicans seek to gain control of the U.S. House, U.S. Senate and Silver State. Overall, in one week, $34M in ad buys has been spent in Nevada as...

Rep. Horsford and Sam Peters Spar Over Inflation, Abortion in CD-4 Debate

October 13, 2022 2:33 pmOctober 14, 2022 12:17 pm

Rep. Steven Horsford spent time during his recent debate (see below) with GOP challenger Sam Peters saying that Democrats are working to lower prices but that doesn’t seem to hold much water as new reports show inflation rose 8.2% year over year. https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1580536435731750912?s=20&t=C45vHQyEVITVzCPCSbMwzA With less than a month until Election...

RGA PAC Invests Another $2.8 Million In Nevada To Unseat Sisolak

October 12, 2022 1:02 pmOctober 13, 2022 2:36 pm

The Republican Governor’s Association (RGA) Nevada PAC has released a new statewide ad that has a significant $2.8 million dollars behind it. To date, the PAC has spent over $17 million on TV and radio ads to unseat Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak as Sheriff Joe Lombardo has proven to be...

Clark County Education Association Refuses to Endorse Steve Sisolak

October 11, 2022 2:33 pmOctober 18, 2022 2:59 pm

After their staunch support of Governor Steve Sisolak in 2018, the Clark County Education Association refuses to endorse Governor Steve Sisolak for re-election. The CCEA is the largest teachers union in Nevada and represents over 18,000 licensed professionals within Clark County School District. https://twitter.com/cceanv/status/1579849548360339457?s=20&t=8Cw48bDCgj-fKQfpUHkdhw In a press release, CCEA wrote,...

Planned Parenthood Endorses Mayor Schieve After Reno Approves ‘State-Of-The-Art’ Abortion Clinic

October 11, 2022 12:20 pmOctober 12, 2022 8:56 am

Reno mayor Hillary Schieve opens the following video expressing her horror at the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe V. Wade. Although in 1990 Nevadans codified abortion into state law, Schieve promises, “As mayor, I will do whatever I can to use my voice to make sure this (Roe V Wade...

As Democrats Focus On Abortion, Voters Focus on Inflation

October 10, 2022 12:20 pmOctober 17, 2022 10:44 am

The Globe has extensively chronicled how Nevada Democrats, namely Rep. Susie Lee, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Governor Steve Sisolak, have obsessively focused their re-election campaigns on abortion, using fearful messaging to fundraise off the Supreme Court’s decision to send abortion legislation back to the states. Although abortion is not...