Joe Lombardo Archives - Page 7 of 21

Cortez-Masto Backs New Water Pipeline Through Conservation Area

June 20, 2023 3:48 pmJune 20, 2023 4:00 pm

Senator Catherine Cortez Masto has introduced S. 2042, which would expand the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area for the construction of a proposed $2.5 billion Horizon Lateral water pipeline, a pipeline projected to protect water access for more than 1 million Nevadans and would provide backup to an...

EXCLUSIVE: Globe Obtains Community Benefits Agreement for A’s Stadium

June 15, 2023 5:15 pmJune 23, 2023 9:47 am

The end of the second special session of the Nevada Legislature sealed the fate of the future home of the Oakland A’s and the Nevadan taxpayers who are now on the hook for $380 million to finance their ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip. Although SB1 has yet to be signed...

Lombardo Expands Postpartum Medicaid To 12 Months

June 13, 2023 11:58 amJune 19, 2023 2:16 pm

Last Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 232 into law, extending Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months from 60 days. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, received wide bipartisan support, with only one Republican, Assemblyman Burt Gurr (AD-33), voting “no.” This...

RNC Launches ‘Bank Your Vote’ To ‘Beat Democrats At Their Own Game’

June 9, 2023 1:08 pmJune 12, 2023 11:31 am

The Republican National Committee (RNC), led by Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, held a press conference yesterday to announce “Bank Your Vote,” a nationwide campaign focused on maximizing pre-Election Day voting. Bank Your Vote will encourage, educate, and activate Republican voters on when, where, and how to lock in their votes as early as possible, through in-person early...

State Leaders, Oakland A’s Reach Tentative Agreement

May 24, 2023 9:57 am

The Oakland A’s have been eyeing a move to Las Vegas for over a year due the fact that it’s simply harder to do business in California compared to Nevada. The A’s organization has been subject to a barrage of lawsuits filed against their plans to build a waterfront stadium...

DCSB President Speaks Out in Defense of Girls Sports And Private Spaces

May 15, 2023 2:14 pmMay 19, 2023 4:12 pm

Last week, we broke the story that that ACLU NV threatened the Douglas County School District with litigation if the Board of Trustees adopt a “transgender student policy” that protect sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms from biological men who identify as females or biological women who identify as males. The ACLU NV...

School Choice Battle Brews in Carson City

April 28, 2023 2:22 pmMay 1, 2023 1:31 pm

After a legislative hearing on Assembly Bill 400, Democrats and Republicans have taken their battle outside the halls of Carson City to social media over school choice and Opportunity Scholarships. Assembly Bill 400 is Governor Lombardo’s Education Achievement, Opportunity and Investment Act, a companion to the Governor’s budget which includes...