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Nevada AG Ford Highlights Potential Defense Against Trump Administration

November 18, 2024 3:18 pmNovember 25, 2024 3:12 pm

Fresh off the trail from the Harris-Walz campaign, Attorney General Aaron Ford (D-NV) highlighted his concerns of an incoming Trump administration in a social media post-election statement and warns that “we will be a bulwark against any effort to impose unconstitutional mandates, override our system of checks and balances, or...

NSHE Regent Removed From DEI Committee After Controversial Comments About Jewish Students

June 21, 2024 9:18 amJune 21, 2024 1:15 pm

The Globe has learned from a source that Regent Donald Sylvantee McMichael Sr. has been removed from NSHE’s (Nevada System of Higher Education) Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) committee. His Vice Chair position is no longer listed in his profile on the NSHE website. McMicheal’s controversial comments made during...

AG Ford Joins Coalition of Attorneys to Fight For DEI Efforts and Programs

June 20, 2024 4:15 pmJune 20, 2024 4:20 pm

This afternoon, Attorney General Aaron Ford (D-NV) announced he has joined yet another coalition of attorneys general to “refute baseless attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and programs.” This latest effort is led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in issuing a letter (see below) to the American...

OPINION: Dear DCSD Redshirts, We Will NOT Resign

May 21, 2024 10:46 amJune 5, 2024 11:42 am

Author’s note: This is my personal opinion and does not represent the board or district of Douglas County Schools. Four Douglas County School Board Trustees, Katherine Dickerson, Doug Englekirk, Susan Jansen, and me, David Burns, were elected to adhere to the values of Douglas County residents. As we are opposed...

UNR President Sandoval Enters ‘What is a Woman’ Fray

March 14, 2024 3:54 pmMarch 20, 2024 11:20 am

Yesterday, University of Nevada, Reno President Brian Sandoval sent an internal memo (see below) to faculty, students and staff in response to a comment made by Regent Patrick Boylan in relation to trans-women athletes. During a Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting on March 1, Regent Boylan...

Nevadans’ Pension Funds Go ‘Woke’

January 26, 2024 2:29 pmFebruary 6, 2024 12:30 pm

In an eye-opening report (see below) from conservative watchdog group American Accountability Foundation (AAF), asset managers have been leveraging Nevadans’ pension funds to push for radical, social justice and political initiatives since 2022. “Racial equity audits,” “climate emissions caps” and the defunding of conservative candidates and organizations are part of...

‘Fierce Bipartisan Advocate’ Enters Assembly Race With Partisan Baggage

December 19, 2023 4:35 pmJuly 2, 2024 2:45 pm

Ryan Hampton, a self-proclaimed “fierce bipartisan advocate” who is endorsed by the Nevada Democratic party for Assembly District 4, vows to end toxic politics and seeks to find bipartisan solutions to “make real change for Nevada’s hard-working middle class.” Yet, Hampton’s public record indicates a strong, partisan alignment with Democratic...