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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...

National Democrats Endorse Seven Nevada Legislative Candidates

July 2, 2024 3:30 pmJuly 9, 2024 11:32 am

Today, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced they are backing seven legislative candidates in Nevada as part of its multi-million dollar “Summer of States” initiative. The intiative is funded and designed to “build and cement Democratic power” in state legislatures to “stop Donald Trump and his MAGA allies.” The...

NV Dems Falsely Accuse Governor Lombardo of Taking Bribes

June 19, 2024 10:37 amJune 24, 2024 12:12 pm

Yesterday, Nevada Democrats falsely accused Governor Lombardo of accepting bribes on social media, but deleted the post shortly thereafter. According to state statute, it is a misdemeanor to falsely accuse someone of a crime and the penalty could include up to six months in jail. The popular talking point, “No...

Democratic Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong Announces Candidacy for Las Vegas City Council

November 28, 2023 2:46 pmNovember 29, 2023 11:46 am

This morning, Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong (AD-6) announced that she will not seek re-election after serving two terms in the Assembly. Instead, Summer-Armstrong will pursue a Las Vegas City Council seat (Ward 5) currently held by Cedric Crear who is running for mayor. https://twitter.com/Shondra_Summers/status/1729515491071512876 In her announcement she highlights her public...

NV Lawmaker Hired By NonProfit Who Received State Funds

August 28, 2023 2:36 pmAugust 28, 2023 2:44 pm

Quid Pro Quo, Gorelow? Democratic Nevada Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow (AD-35) is refusing to comment after the Las Vegas Review Journal published an exposé highlighting Gorelow’s immediate hiring by a national nonprofit after Nevada lawmakers earmarked and approved $250,000 to the organization in Assembly Bill 525. As reported by the Review...

Poll: Governor Lombardo Surges to 57% Approval Rating

July 24, 2023 11:43 amJuly 24, 2023 4:53 pm

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo has surged to 57 percent approval rating with just 26 percent disapproving, according to a quarterly poll published by Morning Consult. Governor Lombardo’s approval rating saw the second-largest increase for any governor in the nation over the same period of time. Last quarter, Lombardo’s approval was...

NV Dem Chairwoman: ‘I Wish I Could Legislate What Parents Do’

May 1, 2023 2:48 pmMay 8, 2023 1:39 pm

A scoop picked up by Washington Free Beacon reveals Nevada Democratic Chairwoman and State Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno (AD-1) regrets that she cannot ‘legislate what parents do’ during a Wednesday committee hearing on Assembly Bill 400, Governor Lombardo’s Education Achievement, Opportunity and Investment Act. The main components of AB400 are School Choice,...