Feature Archives - Nevada Globe

OPINION: The Case for Abolishing Reno’s Redevelopment Agency

April 24, 2025 6:00 amApril 24, 2025 9:10 am

Hello, my name is George Eddie Lorton, and this opinion may sound familiar because I’ve been campaigning on it for 12 years. Opponents during campaign seasons tried to silence and mock my stance, but now they’re misusing my ideas for their same old corrupt games. Years ago, the City of...

Out-of-State Cash Floods Nevada Democrats’ Campaigns, Underscoring Voter Disconnect

April 23, 2025 6:00 amApril 22, 2025 3:47 pm

A new fundraising breakdown is raising serious questions about the connection or lack thereof between Nevada’s top House Democrats and the very voters they were elected to serve. In what appears to be a growing trend, the three Democrats the NRCC is targeting this cycle Dina Titus (NV-01), Susie Lee...

OPINION: Washoe County’s Library Director Resigned. The next step? CLOSING All 12 of the County’s Libraries!

April 22, 2025 6:00 amApril 21, 2025 12:17 pm

Last week’s resignation of the Washoe County Libraries’ Director has presented County Commissioners with a $17-million PER YEAR opportunity. The Commissioners have the chance to consolidate our county’s current glut of 130 public libraries. Doing this would pay-off the majority of our county’s $27M budget deficit. At the same...

NFIB Releases Report Detailing Benefits of 20% Small Business Tax Deduction, Consequences of Potential Small Business Tax Hike in Nevada

April 17, 2025 6:00 amApril 24, 2025 4:21 am

CARSON CITY, Nev., April 15, 2025—The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, released a new report outlining the benefits the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction will bring to Nevada if made permanent. The report also spotlights that the 333,000+ small businesses in Nevada could...

Nevada’s Voter Roll Cleanup: Too Little, Too Late, and a Threat to Our Republic

April 16, 2025 6:00 amApril 23, 2025 7:35 am

Let’s slice through the fog with unyielding clarity. Nevada’s Secretary of State, Francisco Aguilar, just trumpeted a post-2024 election voter roll cleanup, axing 162,519 registrations and sidelining 37,749 more as of April 10, 2025. A noble effort? Hardly. This is the electoral equivalent of mopping the floor during a monsoon....

OPINION: How Does -27 + 33 + 17 = +23 in Washoe County?

April 15, 2025 6:00 amApril 16, 2025 7:18 am

Easily … 1) When the -27 is the projected $27 million Washoe County budget deficit for 2025. 2) When the “17” is the $17 million in annual savings that could be realized by closing down Washoe County’s 12 anachronistic public libraries. 3) When the “33” is the $33 million in...

Opinion: Made in America — How SBA Is Fueling a Manufacturing Comeback

April 14, 2025 6:00 amApril 21, 2025 7:03 am

For far too long, American manufacturing has declined, but the tides are turning. The U.S. Small Business Administration is at the forefront of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S., with the new Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, providing resources, capital, and support to help small business manufacturing thrive domestically and...