Maggie Hassan Archives - Nevada Globe

Cortez Masto Cosponsors ‘Gas Tax Holiday.’ Nevadans Won’t Save A Penny.

February 23, 2022 12:06 pmMarch 2, 2022 5:09 pm

In July 2021, the Biden Administration issued a light-hearted tweet about saving money on barbecue condiments that sounds almost sadistically tin-eared in retrospect. https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1410709115333234691?s=20&t=-sRAZRPcXcHs_BMl9W6TxA Adding to this financial windfall (in the face of double-digit inflation in Nevada), Catherine Cortez Masto and her fellow Democratic colleagues in swing states who are...

Inflation Woes Cause Cortez Masto To Reverse Direction on Gas Taxes

February 14, 2022 3:25 pmFebruary 22, 2022 9:19 am

The Misery Index is making a dreaded comeback–rising to 11%, the highest rate recorded in 15 years. The Index is calculated by adding the inflation rate and unemployment rate to measure the degree of economic distress felt by everyday people. In Nevada, the combination of high inflation and unemployment rates...

NRSC Poll: Adam Laxalt Leads Catherine Cortez Masto By Four Points

December 22, 2021 1:30 pmDecember 23, 2021 12:10 pm

In the latest poll conducted by the NSRC, 46 percent of registered voters said they would vote for Nevada’s former Attorney General, Republican Adam Laxalt for Senate, and 42 percent favored Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. This polling is consistent with the Nevada Senate race’s shift from lean Democrat to toss...

Tuesday’s Elections Sound Dire Alarm Bells in Nevada

November 4, 2021 2:24 pmNovember 10, 2021 5:23 am

Last week, The Nevada Globe wrote that Democrats in the state have begun to fret about the effects Joe Biden‘s low approval numbers would have on their own races. Tuesday’s election prove that worry is well founded. Obviously, elections are multi-faceted events. And things to change in a week, let...