Clark County Archives - Nevada Globe

Homelessness in Clark County Increases 20 Percent in One Year, 47 Percent in Three Years

September 6, 2024 3:02 pmSeptember 9, 2024 11:41 am

Clark County, in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has released their 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Homelessness Count report (see below) which reveals that the number of people experiencing homelessness increased by 20 percent in one year and 47 percent in three years. According to the report,...

State Leaders, Oakland A’s Reach Tentative Agreement

May 24, 2023 9:57 am

The Oakland A’s have been eyeing a move to Las Vegas for over a year due the fact that it’s simply harder to do business in California compared to Nevada. The A’s organization has been subject to a barrage of lawsuits filed against their plans to build a waterfront stadium...

OPINION: Strange Bedfellows Will Flip the Senate

April 14, 2022 8:00 amApril 13, 2022 5:54 pm

It’s no secret the GOP has had difficulty winning over women voters. For years, the GOP has relied on winning elections through straight men. Not anymore and certainly not in Nevada. As the sun rises over the primary campaign events now occurring across the Silver State, so has the creation...

Kamala Harris Touts Build Back Better To Fix Lake Mead’s ‘Historic’ Drought

October 19, 2021 7:30 amAugust 16, 2022 12:49 pm

With Lake Mead in the backdrop, Vice President Kamala Harris, flanked by Nevada Democratic colleagues Steven Horsford, Susie Lee and Dina Titus, pushed to sell the Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda which includes raising taxes to combat climate change. “The Build Back Better agenda will help us tackle the...

Clark County Commissioners Convene October 19th to Review Redistricting Proposal

October 14, 2021 7:25 amMay 7, 2024 1:23 pm

As reported by The Nevada Globe, the Clark County Commissioners have hired Democrat activist Dave Heller to redraw the district maps. This redistricting happens every 10 years in accordance with the census. In a September 1st statement issued by the U.S Department of Justice: “Our goal this redistricting season is...

The Nevada Globe Interview: Newly Elected Clark County GOP Chairman Jesse Law

October 14, 2021 6:15 amOctober 15, 2021 10:34 am

Jesse Law didn’t seek to be the Chairman of the Clark County Republican Party. He is more accustomed to fighting battles as a government affairs consultant. Yet, as a passionate observer, family man, consultant and citizen, he understood that solving problems needs leadership, solutions, and a positive message to attract...

Exclusive: Redistricting Consultant Reveals How Politics and Race Shape District Lines

October 5, 2021 9:03 amApril 3, 2022 7:36 am

Dave Heller is a Redistricting Consultant for a company with the anodyne name Main Street Communications. But the work these guys perform—redrawing the maps that are used to determine who holds power in the state—is anything but innocent. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by...