Governor Joe Lombardo Archives - Page 15 of 17

Governor Lombardo Signs Bill, Urges Support for Charter School Transportation Funding

February 28, 2023 11:04 amFebruary 28, 2023 3:35 pm

Yesterday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 124, ending a mining tax prepayment in the current the fiscal year, rather than the first year of the next biennium. This measure will effectively transfer roughly $70 million from the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2023 to the State Education Fund in Fiscal...

Sen Scheible Sponsors Bill To Put Polling Places in Jails

February 23, 2023 12:26 pm

Democratic State Senator Melanie Scheible (SD-9) has introduced legislation mandating polling places in city and county jails. SB 162 authorizes the county clerk, county sheriff and jail administrator to establish a polling place within the jail and allows same day voting and registration on the day of the election. The law...

Governor Lombardo Signals Support For Cannizzaro’s Abortion Bill

February 20, 2023 1:15 pmFebruary 21, 2023 3:39 pm

Last Thursday, in a wide-ranging and fair interview with Joe Schoenmann on KNPR, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signaled his bipartisan support of Democratic Senate Majority Leaders Nicole Cannizzaro’s legislation, SB 131, which is unanimously sponsored by her Democratic colleagues. SB 131 seeks to codify former Governor Sisolak’s executive order issued in...

Governor Lombardo Promises Bill To Increase Penalties on Fentanyl

February 17, 2023 11:44 amFebruary 17, 2023 12:52 pm

After five officers were hospitalized after possible Fentanyl exposure during a drug bust at State Line in South Lake Tahoe, and a video obtained and released of the encounter, Governor Joe Lombardo announced he will “introducing a bill that makes fentanyl possession in ANY amount a category B felony.” https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1626034642456563713?s=20...

Assemblywoman Jauregui Backs $53M Universal School Breakfast And Lunch Program

February 14, 2023 5:47 pmFebruary 15, 2023 4:07 pm

“No student should ever go hungry in the classroom” tweets Democratic Assembly Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui (AD-41) upon news of her introducing a bill draft request for a $53 million appropriation for Universal School Breakfast and Lunch program. https://twitter.com/sandra4nv/status/1625634958122569728?s=20&t=6o9QnMOSWB6qg85vbBZWgQ The approximate $53 million appropriation would provide all students with “nutritious...

Nevada DOE Responds To The Globe

February 13, 2023 2:41 pmFebruary 14, 2023 12:20 pm

In response to our request for comment for our coverage of Senate Bill 9, a bill which eliminates End of Course exams and form for parental notification, the Nevada Department of Education (DOE) provided this statement: Prior to the implementation of the End of Course exams, Nevada administered statewide proficiency...

Poll: 74 percent of Nevadans Support Voter ID

February 10, 2023 10:49 amFebruary 13, 2023 2:41 pm

A poll conducted by OH Insights for the Nevada Independent reflects that 74 percent of polled Nevadans support Governor Lombardo’s call to require identification to cast a ballot. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Nevada is one of fifteen states that requires no documentation to cast a ballot....