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OPINION: The Perils Of Ranked Choice Voting

October 26, 2023 11:50 amOctober 26, 2023 6:45 pm

If you don’t live in Nevada, Alaska, Maine, or parts of California, you probably have not heard of or know much about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). However, 53 percent of Nevadans voted to implement RCV in the 2022 election by voting “yes” on ballot question 3. In order for RCV...

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Election Worker Protection Bill

October 25, 2023 1:02 pmOctober 31, 2023 10:22 am

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...

Strike Imminent As Culinary Union Puts Casino Industry ‘On Notice’

October 24, 2023 1:27 pmOctober 25, 2023 1:02 pm

In advance of further negotiations with MGM, Caesars and Wynn and days prior to a Wednesday evening “rally” scheduled to block traffic on the Las Vegas Strip, Culinary Union 226 has put the casino industry “on notice” that a strike is imminent if the union and the industry do not...

Petitions Fall Short To Recall IVGID Trustees

October 24, 2023 12:20 pmOctober 24, 2023 5:12 pm

5:02 PM: This article has been updated with comments from Trustee Schmitz. Two recall petitions circulating this past summer have reportedly failed to collect the number of signatures needed for a special election to remove two elected officials, Trustees Matthew Dent and Sara Schmitz, who serve as Chair and Vice...

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: 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...

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...

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