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Lombardo Signs Legislation Forcing Insurance Companies To Cover Transgender Affirming Care

June 12, 2023 8:06 pmJune 14, 2023 2:49 pm

Tonight, Democratic Senator Melanie Scheible (SD-9) announced that Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 163, a law which now mandates that all insurance companies, including Medicaid, provide coverage for gender affirming care for gender dysphoria and gender incongruence for minors and adults. At the time of publishing, the Governor’s...

Lombardo Signs Bill Allowing Agency To Limit Water Use

June 8, 2023 9:01 amJune 15, 2023 1:20 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 220, giving the Southern Nevada Water Authority the power to limit residential water use to 0.5 acre-feet per year per home if the federal government slashes Nevada’s share of the Colorado river below a certain threshold. With his signature, Nevada became the...

Last-Minute $58.5M Omnibus Spending Bill Passes Assembly After 5 Minute Review

June 4, 2023 7:37 pmJune 6, 2023 8:50 am

Nevadan taxpayers may be surprised to learn that a last-minute $58.5 omnibus spending bill (see below) allocates their tax dollars to fund a variety of nonprofits, many of which have strong ties to organized labor and the Nevada State Democratic Party. The Globe was informed that lawmakers only had five...

Embracing School Choice: A Win-Win for Nevada’s Economy and Business Community

June 1, 2023 12:15 pmJune 1, 2023 1:10 pm

In today’s rapidly evolving world, education holds the key to unlocking human potential and fostering a skilled workforce. Our education system must be readily equipped to achieve this. Unfortunately, it’s no secret that Nevada’s education system is failing our children – our future workforce – in this regard. Nevada’s current...

OPINION: The Lost Art of Negotiation In Carson City

May 26, 2023 8:13 pmJune 1, 2023 1:41 pm

The Globe has been covering Carson City and all things Nevada politics since late September 2021. The publication is young, but the editor is not. Since we launched, as editor, I have written only one op-ed out of 704 articles. This is my second. Stemming from a successful sales and...

NV Assembly Republicans Warn That Democrats Will Implement A State Income Tax

May 25, 2023 10:04 amMay 25, 2023 4:31 pm

After Nevada Assembly Democrats amended and passes their budget proposals, the Nevada Assembly Republican Caucus accused Democrats of playing partisan games that will “send our state toward a fiscal cliff,” adding, “We already know that they have nothing against implementing a state income tax, and will do so as soon...

Sex-Change Surgery On Children, Funded By Taxpayers, Advances To Senate Finance Committee

May 22, 2023 8:21 pmMay 30, 2023 2:32 pm

Senate Bill 163 requires health insurance companies and Medicaid to cover treatment, including sex-change surgery, relating to gender dysphoria and gender incongruence for minors less than 18 years of age. According to SB163, the diagnosis and medical treatment of such conditions must be prescribed by “medical providers” such as voice therapists...