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Assembly Leader Yeager Engages In Dirty Politics To Avoid Cleaning Up Carson City Corruption

October 24, 2024 2:50 pmOctober 29, 2024 3:06 pm

The Globe has extensively reported on the lack of ethics, accountability and transparency in Carson City. By design, Nevada’s legislative body is exempt from open records requests, further shielding lawmakers from scrutiny or transparency. In 2015, legislators approved a bill cementing their immunity, which shields their calendars, emails and communications...

On The Record With Annette Dawson Owens, GOP Candidate for Assembly District 29

October 15, 2024 12:50 pmOctober 15, 2024 12:56 pm

Annette Dawson Owens, GOP candidate for Nevada Assembly District 29, is an educator, an advocate and a mother to six sons. The last three mayors of Henderson appointed her to the city’s Community Education Advisory Board, and through her 30-year presence in the district, she has run into some of...

Democracy Dies In Darkness: Nevada Democrats Refuse Ethics Reforms

October 7, 2024 11:51 amOctober 9, 2024 1:25 pm

By design, Nevada’s legislative body is exempt from open records requests, further shielding lawmakers from scrutiny or transparency. In 2015, legislators approved a bill cementing their immunity, which shields their calendars, emails and communications from public records requests. As a result, numerous ethical scandals have plagued legislative Democrats, forcing three...

Governor Lombardo’s Legislative Picks Sweep Primary

June 12, 2024 5:08 pmJune 19, 2024 1:03 pm

Seven Republican legislative candidates endorsed by Governor Joe Lombardo swept last night’s primary and advance to the general election in an effort to thwart a Democratic supermajority in the state senate and overcome a Democratic supermajority in the state assembly. After their victories, Governor Lombardo stated, “I’m excited about this...