Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

Senator Doñate Has HOPE To Expand Medicaid to Undocumented Immigrants

March 28, 2023 12:07 pmApril 3, 2023 2:57 pm

Yesterday, Democratic Senator Fabian Doñate introduced the HOPE Act, the “Nevada Health Opportunities, Planning, and Expansion Act”, which would expand Medicaid benefits to all Nevada residents regardless of their immigration status. According to a KFF study, non-citizens are more likely than citizens to be uninsured. The uninsured rate for recent...

EXCLUSIVE: WCSD Sued Over Gender Identity Regulations And Parental Exclusion Policies

March 27, 2023 4:58 pmMarch 28, 2023 12:13 pm

Attorney’s Sigal Chattah and Joey Gilbert have filed a lawsuit against Washoe County School District (WCSD) in relation to the district’s enforcement of regulation 5161 entitled Gender Identity And Non-Conformity Students. The regulation establishes protocols and informs staff regarding transgender and gender non-conforming students in WCSD. The regulation authorizes children...

Gov Lombardo Announces Executive Action To Advance Energy Independence

March 27, 2023 2:52 pmMarch 27, 2023 3:06 pm

Hang on to your gas stoves, Nevadans. Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced an executive order (see below) outlining his “balanced” state energy policy objectives for the next decade–a multi-faceted approach to include solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower, natural gas, hydrogen, and energy storage. The order also highlights energy policies that will...

Washoe County Commissioners Consider 600K Contract to ‘Non-Partisan’ Elections Group

March 27, 2023 1:34 pmMarch 27, 2023 4:59 pm

The agenda of the Washoe County Commission meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, includes a vote to approve a $600,000 contract for the Elections Group who was selected to “conduct an operational review of the 2022 election processes and staffing and make recommendations to the County Manager to improve the operational effectiveness...

NV Dems Rally For Abortion Amendment to State Constitution Amid GOP Concerns And Challenges

March 24, 2023 1:04 pmMarch 30, 2023 2:14 pm

Yesterday, a rally was held in front of the Nevada Legislature in support of SJR-7, an amendment that would enshrine abortion rights into the Nevada Constitution. Led by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, pro-abortion organizations like Planned Parenthood, National Organization for Women, Progressive Leadership Alliance, Nevada Women’s Lobby, NARAL, Nevada Public...

Sen. Rosen Urges Federal Support for $10B High Speed Rail Connecting Vegas To So Cal

March 24, 2023 12:02 pmMarch 28, 2023 5:12 pm

In a letter written to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) , Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen urged USDOT to be ready to receive and review the Nevada Department of Transportation’s application related to the project. The $10 billion, 260 mile, electrified high speed rail from Brightline West would connect Southern...

Bipartisan Bill Criminalizing Private Investigator Practices Advances in Legislature

March 23, 2023 11:42 amMarch 24, 2023 1:05 pm

In response to a private investigator legally placing a tracking device on two Washoe County elected officials’ vehicles, Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in introducing a bill that would ban this legal procedure unless the private investigator receives consent of the owner or lessor of the vehicle. https://twitter.com/NVGOPAssembly/status/1638626657308393472?s=20...