Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

Democratic Judiciary Chair Prohibits Question From Assemblyman Gray During Gun Control Hearing

April 6, 2023 3:47 pmApril 7, 2023 2:05 pm

Republican Assm. Kenneth Gray (AD-39) was interrupted by Democratic Chairwoman Assm. Brittney Miller (AD-5) during the joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate Judiciary committees’ questioning on AB355, a gun control bill ,in part, that raises the purchase, ownership, and handling of semi-automatic guns to 21 years of age. Displaying a...

Assembly Republican Caucus Unites Against ‘Controversial’ Gun Legislation

April 6, 2023 1:12 pmApril 6, 2023 3:48 pm

Legislative Update: April 6, 2:37 PM: Although a representative from Everytown claims that a person under 21 could go hunting with their parent, the representative did confirm that a parent would be criminally charged, according to statute, if they took their child to recreationally shoot or practice with a firearm. ...

Senator Rosen Announces Reelection Campaign

April 5, 2023 4:30 pmApril 12, 2023 4:11 pm

Highlighting her bipartisanship and acknowledging that Nevada is a battleground state, Senator Jacky Rosen announced her reelection campaign for the US Senate. In her first campaign video, Sen. Rosen lists her priorities in the following order: reducing costs for the middle class, defending abortion rights, tackling the climate crisis and...

Senator Carrie Buck Votes With Dems On Abortion Bill

April 5, 2023 3:41 pmMay 24, 2023 2:44 pm

Battle Born Progress, a far-left organization, cheered Republican State Senator Carrie Buck’s (SD-5) vote in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on Senate Bill 131, a bill that which specifically eliminates the ability of any healthcare licensing board to investigate or disqualify unsafe abortionists from practicing in Nevada. The bill...

Governor Lombardo To Appoint Clara Andriola As Washoe County Commissioner

April 5, 2023 11:56 amApril 5, 2023 3:47 pm

The NV Indy is reporting a scoop that Governor Joe Lombardo will appoint Reno Rodeo Foundation Executive Director Clara Andriola to replace former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung. Lombardo appointed Hartung to head the Nevada Transportation Authority. Currently, the Washoe County Board of Commissioners is evenly split between Republicans Jeanne...

Judge Hardy’s Personal And Business Relationships Raise Questions In Reno Mayor’s Tracking Lawsuit

April 4, 2023 5:30 pmApril 10, 2023 4:37 pm

The Globe has uncovered some information related to a case of “public interest” (according to headlines, bipartisan Nevada lawmakers and a discovery commissioner) that raises questions as to judicial impartiality and neutrality in a civil lawsuit that has come to be known as Trackergate. The civil case involves Reno Mayor...

GOP Eyes Nevada As Top 2024 Battleground State

April 3, 2023 2:54 pmApril 6, 2023 5:12 am

With the midterm election only six months behind us, political parties and prospective candidates are gearing up for the 2024 election with many rumors swirling and tea spilling on who and what to expect as the Silver State prepares to enter another election season. Attorney General Aaron Ford is reportedly...