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Bipartisanship and History Highlighted On First Day of Nevada Legislature

February 6, 2023 6:23 pmFebruary 13, 2023 2:42 pm

The 82nd session of the Nevada Legislature began today with the majority and minority leaders calling for bipartisanship. Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, was voted Speaker of the Assembly where Democrats hold a super majority. In his opening remarks, he appealed for bipartisanship by asking members to “to solve more problems...

Gov. Lombardo Issues Exec Order Demanding Audit of Public Schools

February 6, 2023 4:04 pmFebruary 13, 2023 2:18 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2023-005, which directed the Division of Internal Audits in the Governor’s Finance Office to review Nevada’s 17 public school districts and the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority. In part, the order reads: WHEREAS, Nevada currently operates 763 public schools that serve more than...

Despite Lombardo’s $2B Education Budget, Dem Legislators Propose Additional $250M

February 3, 2023 1:03 pmFebruary 10, 2023 9:15 am

During his State of the State address, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo announced he was budgeting a historic $2 billion in new funding for public education, an increase of more than 22 percent from the current biennium. Adopting the Democrats’ “Pupil Centered Funding Plan”, this investment will be weighted and distributed based...

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...

Hyatt Hotels Heir Behind $60 Million Effort to Save Democratic Majority In Nevada

September 23, 2022 2:48 pmSeptember 24, 2022 4:30 am

The States Project, formerly known as Future Now Fund, will spend $60 million in the coming weeks to help Democrats win state legislative races, according to a New York Times report published today. One of the five battlegrounds the States Project will send their money to is Nevada. According to the report:...

Nevada Democrats should have the courage to defend their actual beliefs

December 23, 2021 12:42 pmDecember 30, 2021 12:01 pm

A temporary vaccine mandate enacted by the Nevada System of Higher Education was recently suspended after all Nevada Republicans on the Legislative Commission voted against making it permanent. The vaccine, of course, remains readily available to all those who wish to take it, but Democrats made clear that forcing everyone...