Governor Joe Lombardo Archives

OPINION: Artificial Intelligence Can Help Nevada’s Government Be More Effective

April 24, 2024 12:50 pmApril 24, 2024 12:51 pm

As artificial intelligence increases its utility in our everyday lives, thought leaders are having critical conversations on how to best use the tech to advance our society, local governance, and national economy. While the private sector has already found many practical applications for the technology, such as in the healthcare...

Bipartisan Opposition Fails to Deliver, USPS Announces Move Of Reno Mail Processing To California

April 23, 2024 3:21 pmApril 24, 2024 12:50 pm

This article has been edited to include public comments from Senator Jacky Rosen Despite bipartisan opposition, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced they are transferring Reno’s outgoing mail processing to Sacramento, CA. The Reno processing center will reportedly be modernized as a Local Processing Center (LPC) and will undergo...

Report: New Nevadans May Impact Elections

April 8, 2024 1:19 pmApril 9, 2024 3:56 pm

Relocation tech company moveBuddha examined recent interstate moves across the United States and political dynamics to answer this question: Can America’s Moves Swing the 2024 Election? According to their report, the answer is “yes” when it comes to battleground states, including Nevada. In Nevada, Georgia and Arizona, new residents often...

State Senator Dina Neal Under FBI Investigation

April 4, 2024 2:50 pmApril 12, 2024 2:29 pm

Democratic Nevada State Senator Dina Neal (SD-4) is under FBI investigation according to a follow-up report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal (RJ). Last May, the Review-Journal reported that Neal was under investigation after a College of Southern Nevada professor claimed she had pressured him to direct federal money toward businesses...

President Biden Visits Nevada As Silver State Inflation Skyrockets to Over 20 Percent

March 19, 2024 2:28 pmMarch 26, 2024 4:18 pm

Today, President Joe Biden returned to Nevada to speak to his Administration’s efforts related to the ongoing “affordable housing crisis” as Nevadan’s continue to struggle with rising housing costs. low housing inventory, and inflation. According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, “of the 50 largest metropolitan areas, extremely low-income...

Lombardo Opposes USPS Proposal To Move Reno Mail Operations to Sacramento

March 8, 2024 1:56 pmMarch 11, 2024 6:48 am

Governor Joe Lombard has penned a letter (see below) to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy opposing the UPS proposal to transfer Reno mail operations to Sacramento in California, a move that Lombardo notes will detrimentally impact Northern Nevadans and commerce. Lombardo reminded the agency of the recent snowstorms that shut down...

Audit Finds Historic $2.6B Investment In Education Might Be A ‘Waste of Money’

February 29, 2024 3:23 pmMarch 1, 2024 2:30 pm

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo and the Executive Branch Audit Committee received an audit report (see below) on Nevada’s 17 public school districts on Wednesday that revealed “major shortfalls and questioned the state’s historic investment.” “It’s a little disturbing that as part of the presentation with the $2.6 billion into the...