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Dem Nevada Blogger Fears A Deep Red Wave

August 12, 2022 11:54 am

When Jon Ralston of the Nevada Independent fears a broad and deep Red Wave, Nevada Democratic’s should feel as uncomfortable as they do when they look at their polling numbers. Ralston has been tracking voter registration numbers throughout the state...

Kamala Harris Meets With Unions and State Dems in Las Vegas

August 11, 2022 11:58 amAugust 11, 2022 12:05 pm

Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the United Steelworkers’ annual convention held at the MGM Grand Casino. After her speech, she met privately with Culinary Local 226 and held a roundtable with Nevada Democratic lawmakers on abortion rights. Noticeably absent were...

The Globe Investigates: Incline Village General Improvement District

August 10, 2022 2:09 pmAugust 11, 2022 12:11 pm

This past April, The Nevada Globe was contacted by concerned Nevadans and family members after numerous open records requests were ignored or challenged by the Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID). Initially, their concerns were related to the continued resistance...

Democrats Seek To Flip Washoe County Commission

August 9, 2022 3:48 pmAugust 12, 2022 9:18 am

As reported by The Globe, the Washoe County Commission race was a highly-charged political spectacle with rival PACs and lawsuits–one of which resulted in Commissioner Bob Lucey losing his effort to boot Republican rival Mike Clark from the ballot. In a...

Nevada Surpasses $1 Billion In SNAP benefits

August 9, 2022 12:40 pmAugust 9, 2022 3:49 pm

According to a report by KTNV, Nevada passed the $1 billion threshold in cumulative benefits issued under the emergency allotment for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Nevada households on SNAP have received...

Nevada Democrats Unanimously Support The ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

August 8, 2022 12:39 pmAugust 9, 2022 12:42 pm

Over the weekend, Senate Democrats unanimously voted to pass the “Inflation Reduction Act” with Vice President Kamala Harris delivering the tie-breaking vote. Prior to this Democratic legislative victory, Sen. Cortez Masto had only mentioned inflation once back in March 2020....

Lombardo to Sisolak: ‘Your Anti-Cop Rhetoric Is Despicable’

August 6, 2022 12:38 pmAugust 8, 2022 12:40 pm

Vulnerable Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak took to Twitter admonishing GOP opponent Sheriff Joe Lombardo to “do your job” addressing crime in Las Vegas. https://twitter.com/SteveSisolak/status/1555971394562691072?s=20&t=F7qfxZ9ZQ8LjHUePrD_SWA In response, Sheriff Lombardo accused his opponent of “anti-cop rhetoric” and reminded Nevadans that Sisolak signed...