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On The Record With April Arndt, GOP Candidate for Assembly District 21

October 30, 2024 2:18 pmNovember 3, 2024 3:54 pm

April Arndt’s GOP candidacy for Assembly District 21 and her campaign slogan “Safer Streets, More Jobs, Better Schools” reflects her life-long passion of serving her community. As the mother of three children, she has had to navigate the challenging “one-size-fits-all” public education system and is an advocate for school choice....

Washoe County Manager Takes Month-Long Medical Leave During National Election

October 28, 2024 5:50 pmNovember 1, 2024 9:33 pm

Starting today, Washoe County Manager Eric Brown is on a month-long, planned medical leave through November 29. His absence follows the forced medical leave of interim Registrar of Voters Cari Ann Burgess. The Globe has learned that Burgess is expected to file a lawsuit against the county this week. https://twitter.com/OurTownReno/status/1851047516185509933...

Assembly Leader Yeager Engages In Dirty Politics To Avoid Cleaning Up Carson City Corruption

October 24, 2024 2:50 pmOctober 29, 2024 3:06 pm

The Globe has extensively reported on the lack of ethics, accountability and transparency in Carson City. By design, Nevada’s legislative body is exempt from open records requests, further shielding lawmakers from scrutiny or transparency. In 2015, legislators approved a bill cementing their immunity, which shields their calendars, emails and communications...

Early Voting Rides a Red Wave, GOP Registrations Surge

October 23, 2024 9:40 amOctober 26, 2024 8:49 am

GOP consultant Jeremy Hughes writes, “For the first time in a presidential election since possibly 2004, Republicans have taken the lead in early voting,” and the numbers coming out of Nevada’s 17 counties for in-person and mailed-ballot voting indicate that Republicans have adopted early voting and ballot harvesting, long embraced...

Senator Jacky Rosen Vows to ‘Protect Women,’ Excludes Female Athletes

October 18, 2024 5:43 pmOctober 23, 2024 9:50 am

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and GOP challenger Captain Sam Brown squared off in a hour-long debate last night covering issues related to inflation, the border, foreign policy, housing, and the latest controversy related to transgender athletes competing against female athletes. This week, the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team...

UNR Women’s Volleyball Team Spikes Administration, Will Not Play Against SJSU

October 16, 2024 12:40 pmOctober 21, 2024 11:34 am

As reported by The Globe, the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team voted to forfeit their upcoming Oct. 26 match against San Jose State University (SJSU) due to their transgender player Blaire Fleming. The team specifically cited “fairness and safety concerns” as their reasons for forfeit. Following their...

UNR Moves Forward With Volleyball Match Despite Players’ Forfeit Over SJSU Transgender Athlete

October 14, 2024 4:08 pmOctober 18, 2024 3:29 pm

Earlier today, University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team announced they would forfeit their upcoming Oct. 26 match against San Jose State University (SJSU) due to their transgender player Blaire Fleming. The team specifically cited “fairness and safety concerns” as their reasons for forfeit. Lt. Governor Stavros Anthony praised...