Robert Lauer, Author at Nevada Globe

Nevada Law Enforcement Group Endorses April Becker

April 14, 2022 11:42 amApril 16, 2022 4:28 pm

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story contained a significant error. The Nevada Globe had reported that the Public Safety Alliance of Nevada (PSAN) had rescinded its endorsement of incumbent Congresswoman Susie Lee (D-NV3) and instead endorsed Republican challenger April Becker. In fact, the author of this story conflated the...

Dems Field Two Transgender Candidates for Nevada Lt. Governor

April 6, 2022 1:44 pmApril 6, 2022 2:28 pm

Henderson Mayor Debra March and Sisolak-appointed Lt. Governor Lisa Cano Burkhead aren’t the only Democratic women in the race for Lt. Governor of Nevada. Not one, but two transgender women are running as well. Unlike women’s sports, these two transgender women won’t have the upper hand on the biological women...

Another Girl Missing in Lyon County

March 31, 2022 2:26 pmMarch 31, 2022 6:07 pm

Twenty-four hours ago, another woman, Kelsie Dreher, went missing in rural Lyon County, the same county where murder victim Naomi Irion was abducted from the local Walmart. On March 12, 2020, Naomi Irion, 18, was last seen inside her car outside a Walmart in Fernley, Nevada, according to the Lyon...

Cegavske Paid $1 Million To ‘Connected’ Reno PR Firm for 2020 Mail-In Ballots

March 29, 2022 3:19 pmApril 4, 2022 12:56 pm

In March 2020, Governor Sisolak mandated a statewide lockdown in order to ‘flatten the curve’ of Covid 19 infections and hospitalizations. At that time, Sisolak asked Nevada Secretary of State (NVSOS) Barbara Cegavske to conduct the June 2020 by mail and with mail-in ballots—which was not allowed under Nevada law....

Men Who Torched Police Cruiser during BLM Riots Land Plea Deal

March 28, 2022 4:09 pmMarch 29, 2022 3:29 pm

Over the weekend, Vegas Fox 5 News reported: “3 men plead guilty to setting fire to police car during Las Vegas racial justice protests.” Tyree Walker, 23; Devarian Haynes, 23; and Ricardo Densmore, 24; all pleaded guilty to one count of civil disorder, the U.S. District court said. According to...

Rep. Amodei’s Vote On 1997 Gas Tax Bill Now Haunting Nevada Drivers

March 24, 2022 5:30 amMarch 30, 2022 12:11 pm

As the war in Ukraine enters its second month and the Biden Administration limits domestic drilling and oil permits, gas prices have surged to historic highs across the country and in Nevada. According to AAA, Nevada has the sixth highest gas tax in the U.S. at 68.88 cents per gallon....

Nye County Votes to Ditch Dominion Voting Machines

March 16, 2022 1:45 pmMarch 17, 2022 6:56 am

In a unanimous vote yesterday, the Nye County Commission officially requested County Clerk Sandra Merlino ditch Dominion voting machines in favor of paper ballots. Since the 2020 election, Dominion voting machines have come under intense scrutiny from Republicans. In 2020, President Trump’s lawyers claimed that the machines were accessible by...