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Gov. Lombardo Proclaims February 6 ‘Ronald Reagan Day’ in Nevada

February 6, 2023 5:53 pm

February 6th, President Ronald Reagan’s birthday, has now been designated “Ronald Reagan Day” through proclamation by Governor Joe Lombardo. Today would have marked President Reagan’s 112th birthday. The proclamation, in part reads: WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background, having been employed as an entertainer, Union leader, corporate...

Gov. Lombardo Issues Exec Order Demanding Audit of Public Schools

February 6, 2023 4:04 pmFebruary 13, 2023 2:18 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2023-005, which directed the Division of Internal Audits in the Governor’s Finance Office to review Nevada’s 17 public school districts and the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority. In part, the order reads: WHEREAS, Nevada currently operates 763 public schools that serve more than...

Gov. Lombardo Announces Three New Board and Commission Appointments

January 30, 2023 11:21 amJanuary 31, 2023 11:18 am

On Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo announced three new board and commission appointments. Governor Lombardo announced his appointments of Brian Krolicki to the Nevada Gaming Commission, Adriana Guzmán Fralick to the Cannabis Compliance Board, and Donna Bath to the Commission on Judicial Selection. Krolicki, former Nevada State Treasurer (1999-2006) and Lieutenant...

Gov. Lombardo’s Opening Salvo: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

January 27, 2023 10:05 amJanuary 30, 2023 11:22 am

We are quickly approaching the regularly scheduled 120-day spectacle that occurs every biennium. As our duly elected legislators and their special interest buddies start to congregate in Carson City, we are well served to remember the warnings of beloved American writer and famous former Nevadan resident, Mark Twain: “No man’s...

Sen. Cortez Masto Seeks To Reduce Gas Prices By Increasing Power Of The FTC

January 26, 2023 1:32 pmFebruary 6, 2023 6:25 pm

Nevada is the fourth most expensive state when it comes to gas prices, partially due to AB525 which automatically raises Nevada’s fuel tax by the exact amount of any reduction at the federal level. In his recent State of the State address, Governor Joe Lombardo appealed to the Democratic majority to eliminate...

State Of The State: Long On Optimism, Short On Reality

January 24, 2023 1:05 pmJanuary 30, 2023 11:24 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo delivered his first State of the State from the Nevada legislative building last night (see below). As The Globe predicted, the speech was optimistic in tone but fell short on reality as his appeal for bipartisanship hit a wall built by a Democratic majority led by...

North Las Vegas Proposes Bill Removing Citizenship Requirement For Police Officers

January 23, 2023 11:48 amJanuary 24, 2023 1:05 pm

In a move similar to California and Utah, and to address police recruitment challenges, the North Las Vegas city council has proposed Assembly Bill 30 which would remove the citizenship requirement to patrol the streets. According to Fox 5 news: “When we started looking at what the state had done...