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Gov. Lombardo Joins Elon Musk To Announce Tesla’s New $3.6B Factory

January 25, 2023 4:26 pm

During his optimistic State of the State address on Monday, Republican Joe Lombardo declared that Nevada is open for business, effective immediately. Yesterday, Governor Lombardo joined Elon Musk and UNR President, former governor Brian Sandoval, to announce Tesla’s new $3.6B giga factory in Northern Nevada. In a social media post,...

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...

Sigal Chattah Elected As GOP National Committeewoman For Nevada

January 16, 2023 11:46 amJanuary 26, 2023 6:53 am

Attorney Sigal Chattah defeated Pauline Lee (222-147) to be the new Republican National Committeewoman for Nevada this past weekend during the first, post-election meeting of the Nevada Republican Central Committee in Ely, Nevada. There was an attempt for a resolution to vote “no confidence” in GOP National Chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel,...

Lombardo Signs Executive Orders Freezing And Suspending New Regulations For Occupational Licensing

January 13, 2023 3:09 pmJanuary 23, 2023 11:50 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo issued two new executive orders (see below) freezing and suspending new occupational and professional regulations. In addition, the orders require a comprehensive review of existing regulations and require occupational and professional licensing boards to show cause. Lombardo has issued these orders in order to promote economic...

Left-Of-Center Group Awards An ‘A’ Grade to Legislature For Election Reforms

January 12, 2023 3:17 pmJanuary 13, 2023 3:09 pm

Under the guise of the pandemic, the Democratic legislature, without a single Republican vote, ushered in sweeping changes to Nevada’s election laws. Legislation passed in 2021 legalized unlimited ballot harvesting, ballots by mail to all actively registered voters, and extended deadlines for mail-in ballots that do not have legible postmarks. Although...

Joe Lombardo Sworn In as Nevada’s 31st Governor

January 2, 2023 2:50 pmJanuary 3, 2023 2:56 pm

In a small ceremony in Carson City today, former Clark County Sheriff Republican Joe Lombardo was sworn in as Nevada’s 31st governor. Lombardo took the governor’s oath administered by Nevada Supreme Court Justice Lidia Stiglich. Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony, Controller Andy Matthews, Treasurer Zach Conine, and Secretary of State Cisco...

Sisolak Proposes 15 Percent Raise For State Workers

December 23, 2022 10:29 amJanuary 4, 2023 2:33 pm

Outgoing Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak, defeated by Republican Joe Lombardo, is showering state employees with proposed raises prior to his exit from office. His generous budget proposal comes on the heels of an interim panel of state legislators who unanimously approved nearly $36 million in back pay for more than...