Megan Barth, Author at Nevada Globe

Two More Election Integrity Bills Introduced in State Senate

March 8, 2023 3:36 pmMarch 9, 2023 3:46 pm

Two more election integrity bills have been introduced today in the state Senate by Republican legislators. Following Governor Joe Lombardo’s call to fortify Nevada’s elections, Republican legislators have proposed a series of bills to strengthen Nevada’s election laws which were transformed by the Democratic majority, without a single Republican vote,...

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Helgelien Announces Candidacy For CD-3

March 8, 2023 7:00 amMarch 8, 2023 3:57 pm

The Globe has learned that conservative Republican and former State Senator Elizabeth Helgelien will announce her candidacy for Congressional District 3 later today. Prior to her announcement, The Globe had the opportunity to do a phone interview with Helgelien where she addressed her family’s tragedy and revealed her policy positions...

Bipartisan Outrage In Carson City Over ‘Discriminatory’ Valentine

March 7, 2023 4:51 pmMarch 14, 2023 9:59 am

If you had given up hope for bipartisanship in the Nevada legislature, fret no more as Senate Republicans shared in the delayed Democratic outrage over a ‘discriminatory’ valentine sent in part of a school choice event last month during the legislative session. Three weeks ago, advocates for school choice, on...

SOS Aguilar Requests $45 M Budget For Technology Upgrades

March 7, 2023 1:01 pmFebruary 5, 2024 11:34 am

Yesterday, NV Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar presented a $45 million budget request for 2023-2025 which includes two major requests: $30 million for the implementation of a centralized statewide voter registration and elections management system and $15 million for “Project Orion” to overhaul Nevada’s business licensing portal, Silver Flume. According...

NV Dems Seek to Ban Fluorescent Lightbulbs

March 7, 2023 12:21 pmMarch 7, 2023 4:51 pm

Following California and Vermont’s lead, Democratic lawmakers in Nevada have proposed AB 144 which would forbid the sale and distribution of “compact fluorescent lamps and linear fluorescent lamps.” Assembly members Selena La Rue Hatch, Shondra Summers Armstong, Venecia Considine, Natha Anderson, Howard Watts, Cecelia Gonzalez have sponsored this “green” legislation. ...

Increase In Property Transfer Taxes Proposed To Fund Affordable Housing

March 6, 2023 3:25 pmMarch 10, 2023 11:01 am

In the words of President Ronald Reagan, “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” The bureaucrats at the Clark Regional Behavioral Health Policy Board has...

Democratic Socialists Booted From Leadership Of NV Democratic Party

March 6, 2023 11:09 amMarch 8, 2023 4:00 pm

On Saturday, Assemblywoman Daniel Moreno-Moreno unseated embattled Chair Judith Whitmer in a vote of 314-99 to to lead the Nevada Democratic Party. The entire Unity slate seized control of the state party from the hands of the Democratic socialists who overthrew the party in 2021 and divided the party between...