LIsa Krasner Archives - Nevada Globe

OPINION: Ensuring a Prosperous Nevada

May 15, 2024 12:32 pmMay 15, 2024 4:23 pm

Nevada is poised to play a crucial role as a swing state in the upcoming elections, making it essential for voters to understand the core values of conservatism, especially regarding energy and environmental policies. With the state’s electoral outcome potentially decided by a slim margin, supporting Governor Lombardo and officials...

Senator Krasner Receives Bipartisan Support for SB321

May 1, 2023 4:54 pmMay 1, 2023 4:59 pm

Republican State Senator Lisa Krasner (SD-16) will present Senate Bill 321 at a hearing tomorrow morning at 8 AM in the Assembly Judiciary Committee. SB321 ensures that the DNA of survivors of sexual assault is only used to help solve the crime of sexual assault or apprehend the perpetrator. The Senator...

Bipartisan Support In State Senate For Transgender Inmates And Abortion

April 20, 2023 3:41 pmApril 22, 2023 4:09 pm

The saying “politics makes strange bedfellows” is certainly appropriate to describe the latest bipartisan votes in the State Senate. After Senate Bill 131 passed with bipartisan support, the NV GOP tweeted that they were “horrified.” https://twitter.com/NVGOP/status/1648791793570562048?s=20 Senate Bill 131, as The Globe reported, codifies former Governor Sisolak’s Executive Order who had...

Governor Lombardo Introduces Election Integrity Bill

March 29, 2023 9:29 amMarch 29, 2023 1:55 pm

As promised during his State of the State address, Governor Lombardo has introduced Senate Bill 405 which upends the sweeping changes to election laws the Democratic majority passed during the pandemic without a single Republican vote. https://twitter.com/JosephMLombardo/status/1620489276113960961?s=20 Lombardo’s proposal includes: photo identification to vote; the last four digits of a...

Two More Election Integrity Bills Introduced in State Senate

March 8, 2023 3:36 pmMarch 9, 2023 3:46 pm

Two more election integrity bills have been introduced today in the state Senate by Republican legislators. Following Governor Joe Lombardo’s call to fortify Nevada’s elections, Republican legislators have proposed a series of bills to strengthen Nevada’s election laws which were transformed by the Democratic majority, without a single Republican vote,...

NPRI Files Motion Against Eleven State Lawmakers For Violating Constitution

January 2, 2023 12:26 pmJanuary 6, 2023 8:53 am

Following their unanimous Nevada Supreme Court victory in April, which allowed all citizens to bring constitutional separation of powers challenges without having to satisfy the traditional standing requirements, the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) has filed a second lawsuit (see below) against 11 state lawmakers for violating the state constitution...

Appointed Senator Don Tatro Announces Bid To Keep Seat

February 1, 2022 7:29 am

Reno businessman and Senator Don Tatro, appointed to serve in Senate District 16, has announced his candidacy to keep his legislative seat vacated by Republican Sen. Ben Kieckhefer. Last October, Kieckhefer resigned to take a position with the Nevada Gaming Commission. At the time of his appointment, Tatro claimed he...