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Attorney General Ford Confirms 2026 Bid for Governor

December 12, 2024 1:43 pmDecember 17, 2024 3:45 pm

According to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal (RJ), Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) intends to run for governor of the state of Nevada in 2026. Ford was elected as Nevada’s Attorney General in 2019. A former State Senator, AG Ford previously served as both the Majority Leader and...

Governor Lombardo Unites Behind President Trump’s Deportation Policy

December 11, 2024 5:18 pmDecember 12, 2024 1:44 pm

Governor Joe Lombardo has aligned with 25 Republican governors to unite behind President Trump’s mass deportation policy which primarily targets illegal immigrants who pose a threat to American communities and national security. In a joint statement, the governors expressed their commitment to “deport dangerous criminals, gang members, and terrorists who...

Governor Lombardo Signals Support For Kash Patel As FBI Director

December 9, 2024 11:52 amDecember 14, 2024 2:12 pm

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) took to social media last Friday afternoon calling for needed reforms at the FBI and expressed he was “looking forward to hearing Mr. Patel’s ideas for the Bureau.” “We must bring universal and unequivocal justice back to the heart of our nation’s top law enforcement...

Governor Lombardo Urges Congress To Reauthorize Farm Bill

December 2, 2024 6:38 amDecember 7, 2024 1:22 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo joined 16 Republican governors in a joint letter to Congress expressing his concerns about the delayed passage of an updated Farm Bill, also known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. In December 2018, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law and was reauthorized through...

Governor Lombardo, NDE Appoints Compliance Officer To CCSD In Wake of $10M Budget Deficit

November 26, 2024 12:15 pmNovember 26, 2024 4:19 pm

Reporting an estimated $10 million budget deficit, the Clark County School District (CCSD) has been appointed a Compliance Monitor by Governor Joe Lombardo and the State of Nevada Department of Education (NDE) following the district’s non-compliance with state law, NRS 387 and 388G. The appointed Compliance Monitor is Yolanda King,...

LG Stavros Anthony Calls on Mountain West Conference To Support and Protect Female Athletes

November 22, 2024 10:44 amNovember 25, 2024 2:11 pm

Nevada Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony has sent a letter to Commissioner Gloria Nevarez encouraging her to protect female athletes in the Mountain West Conference by establishing a clear policy that prohibits biological males from competing against female athletes. In his letter posted on X, Anthony notes that several women volleyball...

NV SOS Announces Bipartisan Effort to Improve Nevada’s Election Laws

November 19, 2024 3:43 pmNovember 26, 2024 3:53 pm

This post has been updated with comments and an update from the counsel of the Nevada GOP Brian Hardy. In a press release, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (D) revealed that he will work with Governor Joe Lombardo (R) and state lawmakers to improve Nevada’s election laws during the...