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Governor Lombardo To Deliver State of The State This Evening

January 23, 2023 8:35 amJanuary 23, 2023 11:48 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo will give the State of the State this evening out of the Legislative building in Carson City. During his inauguration ball this past weekend, the governor expressed optimism in his remarks, saying that the “sun is shining on Nevada.” During his victory speech, Governor Lombardo promised that...

Lombardo’s Licensing Reform Plan Will Help Nevadans Get Back To Work

January 18, 2023 7:00 amJanuary 23, 2023 8:46 am

It appears Governor Joe Lombardo was serious when he said he was going to help Nevadans get back to work, as evidenced by his recent executive order addressing Nevada’s burdensome system of occupational licensing laws. Nevada’s licensing laws for lower-income jobs are the most oppressive nationwide. These laws require people to...

Bipartisan Legislation On The Nevada Horizon?

January 9, 2023 1:37 pmJanuary 17, 2023 8:37 am

As Governor Lombardo heads the executive branch of the Silver State, he is facing a Democratic majority in the Legislature who will convene on February 6th in Carson City. Currently, there are nearly 900 bills on the legislative docket. Not surprisingly, many of these bills have to do with education...

Governor Lombardo Signs First Executive Order Rescinding And Repealing All COVID Mandates

January 6, 2023 5:46 pmJanuary 9, 2023 1:37 pm

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed his first two executive orders this afternoon. One order repealed and rescinded the pandemic mandates from the Sisolak administration, and the second addresses state worker shortages as many state employees have not resumed normal, in-person office operations since March 2020 and many employees retired during...

Gov-Elect Lombardo Appoints General Counsel, Southern Nevada Director

December 27, 2022 2:23 pmDecember 28, 2022 10:48 am

Governor-elect Joe Lombardo announced Chris Nielsen as his incoming General Counsel and Sonia Joya as his incoming Southern Nevada Director. Both had previously served in the Sandoval administration. “I’m excited to welcome Chris Nielsen and Sonia Joya to my team,” said Governor-elect Joe Lombardo. “Given his outstanding legal background, I...