Aaron Ford Archives - Nevada Globe

Rumors Swirl As Party Activists and Embattled Candidates Seek New GOP Leadership

November 29, 2022 1:49 pmDecember 2, 2022 3:10 pm

After midterm losses which gave Democrats a super majority in the Nevada assembly and many statewide races fell short by a mere percentage or less, The Globe has heard from many reliable sources that a change in leadership is needed and that change may come from a recall effort of...

Sisolak Concedes; Lombardo Declared Governor of Nevada

November 11, 2022 7:29 pmNovember 14, 2022 2:20 pm

In a statement late Friday, Governor Steve Sisolak conceded to GOP challenger, Sheriff Joe Lombardo: https://twitter.com/SteveSisolak/status/1591242207948075009?s=20&t=yiCkOhf8n5yq0g_ov5MYxw “While votes are still coming in – and we need every ballot tallied and every voice heard – it appears we will fall a percentage point or so short of winning. Obviously that is...

Election Day Update: GOP Leading Top Ticket As Counting Continues

November 9, 2022 8:44 amNovember 9, 2022 9:00 pm

There are still days to go on “Election Day” as mail-in ballots and drop box ballots continue to be counted. In a following post, I will cover the down-ballot races in both Clark County and Washoe County, as well as the court challenges, long lines, and complaints that plagued Election...

Centene Entities Maxed Donations to Sisolak After Medicaid Contract Approval

November 4, 2022 12:10 pmNovember 7, 2022 2:37 pm

On October 22, 2021, the state of Nevada, led by Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak, announced Medicaid plans, which can be lucrative to the providers with SilverSummit Healthplan as an option. SilverSummit Healthplan is the Nevada entity of Centene. Centene is the nation’s largest private managed-care provider for Medicaid, the government...

Opiod Manufacturer Donates Thousands to Sen. Cortez Masto

November 1, 2022 1:38 pm

According to Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s latest FEC report, McKesson’s Corporate PAC donated $2,500 to her re-election campaign. McKesson is an opioid manufacturer. As chronicled by The Globe, the opioid epidemic has devastated Nevada. According to a recent report published by the Las Vegas Review Journal, overdose deaths have tripled among...

IVGID Pays $77,000 For Withholding Public Records, Fires Atty. Jason Guinasso

October 25, 2022 12:04 pmOctober 26, 2022 9:59 am

As reported by The Globe, the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID) has a history of withholding documents or denying public records requests. In April, when the Globe filed an open records request for the General Ledger and related documents, we were initially told that the documents requested were confidential...

Judge Rules Ineligible AG Candidate Will Remain On Ballot

September 7, 2022 12:09 pmSeptember 14, 2022 11:40 am

On August 26th, Libertarian candidate for Nevada attorney general John T. Kennedy withdrew his candidacy for the race after learning he was ineligible due to the fact that he is not a lawyer. In 2021, the Nevada statute was revised and required attorney general candidates to be in good standing...