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Governor Lombardo Makes History, Vetoes 75 ‘Harmful and Dangerous’ Bills

June 19, 2023 2:07 pmJuly 2, 2024 3:20 pm

Last Friday was the deadline for Governor Joe Lombardo to sign or veto legislation that had arrived on his desk within the last five days of the legislative session. Fighting against a partisan blue wall that resulted in two special sessions of the 82nd legislative session, the Governor received a...

Lombardo Signs Government Modernization Act And A’s Bill

June 16, 2023 2:32 pm

Today, Governor Lombardo announced his signing of Senate Bill 431, the Government Modernization and Efficiency Act. Yesterday, the Governor announced his signature on SB1, the A’s Stadium bill. SB 431 is divided into five main categories: State Employee Management, State Fiscal Management, Governor’s Office Management and creates offices for boards, commissions...

Senator Hansen Reminds Republicans Of The Free Market As Senate Approves A’s Stadium

June 14, 2023 2:49 pmJune 15, 2023 5:15 pm

Yesterday, the Senate approved SB1, a $380 million public financing bill to fund a stadium for the Oakland A’s move to the Las Vegas Strip. The bill included amendments, comprised of two separate pieces of legislation, that were previously vetoed by Governor Lombardo. As reported by The Nevada Independent: Two extensive...

Juneteenth Is Now A State Holiday in Nevada

June 12, 2023 11:30 amJune 18, 2023 10:59 am

Governor Joe Lombardo announced he signed Assembly Bill 140, sponsored by a group of bipartisan legislators, which makes Junettenth a state holiday in Nevada and “commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.” According to historical record, on June 19, 1865, some two and a half years after President...

Lawmakers Cry Foul as A’s Pitch is High and Outside

June 8, 2023 4:09 pmJune 9, 2023 1:08 pm

The deal to bring the A’s to Las Vegas headed into extra innings in a special session that has proved bipartisanship is possible in Carson City, with many lawmakers from opposing teams uniting against a plan to build a $1.5 billion, publicly-funded stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. Governor Lombardo,...

School Choice For Nevadans Isn’t A Reality With A Democratic Majority

June 7, 2023 4:07 pmJune 8, 2023 9:10 am

There were politically-connected winners by the close of last night’s legislative Special Session, and it wasn’t the legislative minority or the education advocates who believed that school choice and opportunity scholarship had a chance during this legislative session. Education advocates, comprised of the CCEA, parents, kids, Republicans and moderate Democrats,...

Over $100M In Additional Spending Added In Final Days Of Legislative Session

June 6, 2023 7:01 pmJune 13, 2023 9:14 am

In the waning days and hours of the 82nd legislative session, the Democratic majority added over $100 million dollars in State spending through last-minute amendments to the following three pieces of legislation: Assembly Bill 525, Assembly Bill 521 and Senate Bill 341. Earlier this week, The Globe reported that this...