ERA Archives - Nevada Globe

Senator Nicole Cannizzaro Named Majority Leader for Fourth Consecutive Session

November 13, 2024 12:54 pmNovember 14, 2024 1:23 pm

First elected as Senate leader in 2019, Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6) has been selected by her Democratic colleagues to serve a fourth consecutive legislative session as Senate Majority Leader. She is the longest serving majority leader since Senator Bill Raggio last held the position during the 2007 session. Cannizzaro was first...

Senator Jacky Rosen Vows to ‘Protect Women,’ Excludes Female Athletes

October 18, 2024 5:43 pmOctober 23, 2024 9:50 am

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and GOP challenger Captain Sam Brown squared off in a hour-long debate last night covering issues related to inflation, the border, foreign policy, housing, and the latest controversy related to transgender athletes competing against female athletes. This week, the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team...

UNR Women’s Volleyball Team Spikes Administration, Will Not Play Against SJSU

October 16, 2024 12:40 pmOctober 21, 2024 11:34 am

As reported by The Globe, the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team voted to forfeit their upcoming Oct. 26 match against San Jose State University (SJSU) due to their transgender player Blaire Fleming. The team specifically cited “fairness and safety concerns” as their reasons for forfeit. Following their...

Democratic Socialist Judge With Anti-Cop Sentiments Forces Nevadans To Pay for Medicaid Abortions

March 21, 2024 3:23 pmMarch 22, 2024 2:27 pm

When Clark County District Judge Erika Ballou was a card carrying Socialist, Black Lives Matter activist, and Clark County Public Defender, she caused controversy in the courtroom for wearing a Black Lives Matter pin on her blouse. When asked by the presiding judge to remove the pin, Ballou protested and...

Judge Rules Nevadans Must Pay for Medicaid Abortions

March 20, 2024 1:44 pmMarch 29, 2024 11:10 am

A Clark County judge has ruled that Nevada Medicaid must cover abortions, citing the newly-passed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as justification for the ruling. The ACLU represented plaintiff Silver State Hope Fund who provides funds for abortion to those who travel to Nevada for the procedure. The ACLU argued that...

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...

ACLU NV Threatens Lawsuit Against Douglas County School District

May 11, 2023 6:50 amMay 12, 2023 8:34 am

The Globe obtained a letter (see below) sent to the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees from the ACLU Nevada that threatens the district with a lawsuit if the Board adopts a transgender student policy that protect sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms from biological males who identify as females or...