Heidi Gansert Archives - Nevada Globe

NV Dems Awarded an ‘F’ For Gerrymandering Political Maps

October 20, 2023 12:09 pmOctober 30, 2023 11:56 am

12:41 PM: This article has been updated with comments from Assemblyman Greg Hafen. In 2021, The Globe reported that the Democratic majority in the state legislature, during a five-day special session, gerrymandered Nevada’s political maps into a Democratic supermajority. The political maps were drawn using data from the 2020 Census....

Angie Taylor, Naomi Duerr Announce Bids For State Senate

September 8, 2023 2:07 pmNovember 15, 2023 11:13 am

Democratic Assemblywoman Angie Taylor and Reno Councilwoman Naomi Duerr announced that they are running for Senate District 15, a district open due to Republican Senator Heidi Gansert vacating the seat. Assemblywoman Taylor announced her run on X (formerly Twitter) and the Nevada Senate Democrats also endorsed her on the platform...

Lombardo Vows To Campaign Against Democrats Who Blocked School Choice

August 23, 2023 12:48 pmAugust 24, 2023 12:43 pm

Appearing on the Kevin Wall radio show yesterday morning, Governor Joe Lombardo issued a warning to state Democrats that he will do “everything in his power” to campaign against the Democratic majority who blocked many of his legislative priorities, including school choice– a centerpiece of his State of the Union...

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,...

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...

Republicans Make Gains in State Senate and Assembly

July 27, 2022 6:23 amJuly 31, 2022 3:48 pm

A recent poll released by Stronger Nevada PAC found that Republicans were leading in two of the state senate races, and the third race, between Melanie Scheible and Tina Brown, was within the margin of error. The PAC has recently added State Senator Heidi Gansert to help lead their efforts...