Dina Titus Archives - Page 10 of 12

Nevada Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.2% in January

March 4, 2022 3:01 pmMarch 7, 2022 1:02 pm

In a report issued by the Department of Education, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), the suffering Nevada economy is rebounding from the second highest unemployment rate in the country as job gains are recorded across all industries. The state unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in January, equal to the state’s...

Congresswoman Dina Titus Looks to Gov. Sisolak to Offset Her 1997 Gas Tax Vote

March 4, 2022 7:00 amMarch 11, 2022 10:22 am

Oil prices are the highest in a decade with no relief in sight. As reported by AAA, the average price per gallon in Nevada has surpassed $4 per gallon and nearing the all-time high price set in June, 2008. As Congresswoman Dina Titus and her Democratic colleagues push for a federal...

An At-Home Interview With Col. Mark Robertson, Candidate for CD-1

January 28, 2022 12:39 pmFebruary 2, 2022 3:45 pm

Retired US Army Colonel Mark Robertson, Congressional candidate for CD-1, had a spring in his step as he answered his front door for our afternoon interview. Perhaps because it was his first media interview, or, more likely, he had recently raised $70,000 in two hours at a Henderson gala hosted...

Globe Exclusive: Adam Laxalt Endorses Carolina Serrano for Congress

January 18, 2022 7:00 amJanuary 20, 2022 11:19 am

In an exclusive to The Globe, candidate Carolina Serrano, running for congress in Nevada’s Congressional District 1 (CD-1), has confirmed that she has received Adam Laxalt’s endorsement. Laxalt is the former Attorney General of Nevada and the front runner for the 2022 GOP nomination to run for US Senate against...

Will Wave of Democratic Congressional Retirements Hit Nevada?

January 11, 2022 8:32 amJanuary 11, 2022 3:15 pm

What began as a trickle has turned into a cascade. Yesterday, Ed Perlmutter became the 26th Democratic Representative to announce that he is not running for re-election to the House this November. The move comes amid a structural map that is looking more and more favorable to Republican candidates, who...

With Harry Reid’s Passing, A Political Power Vacuum Is Born

January 6, 2022 6:51 amJanuary 11, 2022 7:16 am

Starting in 1968, Harry Reid got his start in politics when he was elected at age 28 to the Nevada Assembly, serving two terms. At age 30, he became the state’s youngest lieutenant governor. From 1977-1981, he served as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission at a time when the...

Commisioner Tick Segerblom Tweets To Raise Rates on Water Usage

December 21, 2021 4:37 pmDecember 22, 2021 10:56 am

Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom took to Twitter today to call for a progressive tax rate on water usage for Nevadans. Democratic Socialist Segerblom believes that a progressive rate will fund and create affordable housing. https://twitter.com/tsegerblom/status/1473314442003632140?s=20 In a series of tweets, Segerblom makes his case for higher rates on water...