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Tax Hikes Consume Nevada Legislature

April 7, 2023 2:05 pmApril 14, 2023 10:08 am

The many reasons why people from all over the country, especially from California, move to Nevada is due to the fact that we do not have a state income tax as prohibited by the Nevada Constitution. Yet, Nevada Democrats mimic the policies of their California colleagues in the numerous tax...

Reno Councilman Reese Charged with Ethics Violations

March 22, 2023 1:27 pmApril 5, 2023 2:33 pm

Reno City Councilman Devon Reese (he/him) has been cited by the Nevada Ethics Commission for two of five ethics violations after a complaint was filed. (see below) When not serving as an At-Large councilman, Vice Mayor Reese is a practicing attorney with Hutchinson and Steffen which, according to the complaint,...

City Of Reno Proposes Stormwater Utility Tax

March 3, 2023 11:02 amMarch 6, 2023 11:25 am

The City of Reno is proposing a Stormwater Utility that would require residents, businesses, and schools to pay a “fee”, otherwise known as a tax, to maintain and improve stormwater infrastructure. According to the City of Reno website, the average fee per homeowner would be an initial $13.49 per month...

City of Reno Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Rising Costs For $70 Million PSC Budget

January 3, 2023 2:56 pmJanuary 11, 2023 5:47 pm

The Globe broke the story back in mid October, from information received from a whistleblower, that the Public Safety Center (PSC) was $14 million over budget in Phase One. The PSC, located at 911 Kuenzli Dr, was the former headquarters for the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ). The Council approved and...

City of Reno Stonewalls Request For Public Safety Center Budget

December 1, 2022 1:34 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:09 am

The Globe has received a copy of an email sent to the person who filed an open records request with the City of Reno in response to our exposé that alleged the Public Safety Center was at least $14 million over budget. Days after after our exposé, the city council...

Eddie Lorton Concedes Reno Mayoral Race to Incumbent Hillary Schieve

November 16, 2022 3:17 pm

This morning, Reno Mayoral candidate Eddie Lorton conceded to his opponent, incumbent Hillary Schieve. Mayor Schieve received 59 percent of the votes (51,859 votes) compared to 41 percent for Lorton (35,966 votes). Lorton posted his concession statement on his Facebook page on Wednesday morning saying: It has been my honor...

The Globe Interview: Mike Clark, Candidate for Washoe County Commissioner District 2

November 1, 2022 12:05 pmNovember 2, 2022 11:17 am

Washoe County Assessor and candidate for Washoe County Commissioner (District 2) Mike Clark and I sat down for a one-on-one interview at the Reno Convention Center after a business networking meeting featuring Jon Ralston, CEO of the Nevada Independent. Who knew businesses networking meetings could be divisive and political, yet...

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Tax Hikes Consume Nevada Legislature

Reno Councilman Reese Charged with Ethics Violations

City Of Reno Proposes Stormwater Utility Tax

City of Reno Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Rising Costs For $70 Million PSC Budget

City of Reno Stonewalls Request For Public Safety Center Budget

Eddie Lorton Concedes Reno Mayoral Race to Incumbent Hillary Schieve

The Globe Interview: Mike Clark, Candidate for Washoe County Commissioner District 2

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