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Sisolak Outlines Spending Spree in State of the State

February 23, 2022 6:53 pmFebruary 28, 2022 8:16 am

During his State of the State address, in an empty Allegiant stadium, Governor Steve Sisolak outlined numerous ways to spend billions of taxpayer dollars in order to fix the many problems the state has suffered during his administration. Naming the address “Nevada on the Move,” many were wondering who was...

Cortez Masto Cosponsors ‘Gas Tax Holiday.’ Nevadans Won’t Save A Penny.

February 23, 2022 12:06 pmMarch 2, 2022 5:09 pm

In July 2021, the Biden Administration issued a light-hearted tweet about saving money on barbecue condiments that sounds almost sadistically tin-eared in retrospect. https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1410709115333234691?s=20&t=-sRAZRPcXcHs_BMl9W6TxA Adding to this financial windfall (in the face of double-digit inflation in Nevada), Catherine Cortez Masto and her fellow Democratic colleagues in swing states who are...

Exclusive: Simon For Nevada Campaign Adds $1.25 Million To Fundraising Haul

February 22, 2022 8:58 amFebruary 22, 2022 10:06 am

The Simon for Nevada campaign told The Nevada Globe that it has added $1.25 million to its campaign coffers as a result of significant fundraising outreach and success. In a phone call to The Globe, gubernatorial hopeful Dr. Fred Simon stated: “Because of our success in the Reno and Las...

Governor Sisolak to Give State of The State Address Next Wednesday

February 18, 2022 2:05 pmFebruary 22, 2022 9:17 am

Governor Steve Sisolak announced that he will deliver a State of the State address next week highlighting how Nevada is “strong” and will “lay out a roadmap for Nevada’s much-anticipate full recovery from COVID” and “provide details on how the state will spend billions” of taxpayer dollars provided by the...

UNR Students and Faculty Protest to Reinstate Mask Mandate

February 16, 2022 12:55 pmFebruary 18, 2022 9:01 am

A small group of students, faculty and supporters led a protest on the University of Reno (UNR) campus yesterday to reinstate the mask mandate lifted by Governor Sisolak on February 10th. Approximately 50 people were in attendance at the protest organized by the Nevada Graduate Student Workers who started a...

Nevada Indy Scoop: Governor Sisolak Expected to Lift Mask Mandate on Thursday

February 9, 2022 3:31 pmFebruary 10, 2022 8:45 am

In a reported scoop by The Nevada Independent: “Gov. Steve Sisolak is expected to lift the state’s mask mandate amid a nationwide decrease in COVID cases, joining a parade of states, including California, that have announced recent plans to lift their mandates. The governor’s office announced he would hold a virtual...

Ralston Reports: ‘Every Trend Favors The GOP’

February 8, 2022 10:32 amFebruary 9, 2022 3:34 pm

Tracking voter registration numbers, the Nevada Independent’s Jon Ralston declares, “every trend favors the GOP” in the 2022 midterms as Republicans erase the Democrats’ voter registration advantage. Democrat voters continue to flee the party, choosing instead to register as Republicans or Independents. In his latest analysis, Ralston found that “the trend...