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Washoe County Staff Guts Election Citizen Advisory Board Plan To An ‘Abomination’

August 16, 2023 4:07 pmAugust 24, 2023 12:45 pm

Washoe County Commissioner and Vice Chair Jeanne Herman did not hold back during yesterday’s county meeting when she learned that her election citizen advisory board plan had been edited by county staff to an “abomination” resulting in Chair Alexis Hill removing the agenda item. According to a report by The...

Study: Las Vegas Ranks Number One In Real Estate Search

August 16, 2023 2:02 pmAugust 20, 2023 4:16 pm

RedFin, a real estate search engine, conducted a study based on two million searches for homes between April 2023 and June 2023 and found that Las Vegas was the most sought after location for “western migrants.” According to the study, a Redfin.com user counts as a migrant if they viewed...

STUDY: Nevada Ranks Number One For Teacher Shortages

August 15, 2023 4:31 pm

As kids head back to school this fall, many school districts are facing a nationwide teacher shortage due to factors including low pay and bad working conditions. In a study done by Scholaroo, which looked at the latest available data in the U..S, found that Nevada ranks the worst in...

New Homelessness Laws Aim to Prevent Sparks From ‘Becoming San Francisco’

August 15, 2023 1:14 pmAugust 16, 2023 2:03 pm

In a unanimous vote, the Sparks city council passed new laws for the homeless population to “protect the public health and safety and the families and businesses that call Sparks home” said Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan. “We’re adding provisions to our code to prevent human habitation or people living...

Defendants Lombardo, Aguilar Ask for Dismissal of Election Worker Protection Lawsuit

August 14, 2023 4:20 pmAugust 15, 2023 4:00 pm

Back in June, The Globe exclusively reported that four plaintiffs, represented by Attorney and Republican National Committeewoman Sigal Chattah, filed a lawsuit against Republican Governor Joe Lombardo and Democratic Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar challenging the legality of Senate Bill 406 known as the Election Worker Protection Bill. The legislation...

Nevada GOP Announces ‘First In the West’ Caucus

August 14, 2023 12:49 pmJanuary 18, 2024 12:32 pm

After a judge’s ruling against the Nevada GOP’s challenge to a new law that created presidential primary elections, the state party will hold a caucus on February 8th, two days after the presidential primary on February 6th and following the Iowa caucus and primary in New Hampshire. The last GOP...

President Biden to Vacation in Lake Tahoe, NV

August 14, 2023 11:06 amAugust 20, 2023 4:17 pm

A second vacation this month is on the books for President Biden. The president is scheduled to arrive in Lake Tahoe on Friday, August 18 and will stay there until the following Thursday, according to the White House. The Globe has learned that the president is expected to stay at...

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