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Biden Names UNR A Technology Hub For Lithium And EV Materials

October 23, 2023 1:59 pmOctober 24, 2023 12:20 pm

The Biden administration has designated the University of Nevada, Reno, as a 2023 Technology Hub due to UNR’s core technology in lithium batteries and other electronic vehicle (EV) materials. As one of 31 Technology Hubs identified by the administration, a portion of $500 million in grants will be distributed to...

OPINION: The Biggest Little City Has Big (And Concerning) Connections

October 23, 2023 10:47 amOctober 23, 2023 10:49 am

When people think of Nevada, the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip along with the melody of slot machines often comes to mind. Immortalized by films like Casino, The Godfather, Rain Man, and Ocean’s Eleven, Las Vegas was aptly named ‘Sin City” for the prevalence of gambling and adult...

OPINION: Arrest And Jail, Critical Tools On The Road To Recovery

October 22, 2023 1:52 pmOctober 23, 2023 2:00 pm

Many people begin their journey to sobriety in handcuffs. For many, that arrest represented the end of one life and the beginning of another. I am humbled and awestruck to have hit my 18th year of sobriety. I attend a home group with many professionals with more time clean and...

DCCC Adds Rep. Dina Titus To Frontline Program

October 20, 2023 2:14 pmOctober 20, 2023 2:23 pm

This week, The Globe reported that the National Journal put Rep. Dina Titus (NV-1) on “retirement watch” due to her abysmal fundraising numbers. According to her FEC filing, Titus raised only $122,000 in the third quarter. Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has identified Titus as most at risk...

NV Dems Awarded an ‘F’ For Gerrymandering Political Maps

October 20, 2023 12:09 pmOctober 30, 2023 11:56 am

12:41 PM: This article has been updated with comments from Assemblyman Greg Hafen. In 2021, The Globe reported that the Democratic majority in the state legislature, during a five-day special session, gerrymandered Nevada’s political maps into a Democratic supermajority. The political maps were drawn using data from the 2020 Census....

Nevada Reports Nine Straight Months Of Employment Growth

October 19, 2023 2:01 pmOctober 20, 2023 12:09 pm

Although Nevada’s unemployment rate remains at 5.4 percent, September marked the ninth straight month that the labor force gained jobs, Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR) said in a news release. The labor force in the state grew by about 8,000 and is the first time in Silver...

POLL: ‘Bidenomics’ Not Popular With Swing State Voters

October 19, 2023 10:28 amOctober 20, 2023 9:41 am

A poll published today by Bloomberg/Morning Consult shows voters in Nevada and six other swing states are rejecting ‘Bidenomics‘, a message that’s central to President Biden’s reelection campaign. 5,023 voters were polled in Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. According to the White House, Bidenomics “is rooted...