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Culinary Union Announces Picket Lines at Eight Strip Properties

October 9, 2023 1:56 pmOctober 13, 2023 1:05 pm

In a press release, the Culinary Union announced that thousands of their members will picket eight different MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corporation casinos along the Las Vegas strip this Thursday following “very disappointing” negotiations for a new five year union contract. Last month, 95 percent of their members...

Rumors Rise In US Senate Race

October 6, 2023 1:02 pmOctober 9, 2023 1:56 pm

This morning, the Globe received a scoop from a source that Republican Nevada senate candidate Jim Marchant was dropping out of the race. The source has been reliable and maintains that the information they received came from someone close to Marchant’s campaign. As we were unsuccessful in reaching Marchant’s campaign,...

Lawsuit Filed To Bar Trump From Nevada Ballot

October 5, 2023 1:18 pmOctober 6, 2023 1:33 pm

An obscure Republican presidential candidate from Texas filed a lawsuit against Nevada Secretary of State (SOS) Francisco Aguilar in an attempt to bar former President Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 ballot. This challenge, citing the Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause, mimics filings by two civil rights groups, Free Speech for...

Nevada Ranks Eighth As Best Business Climate in US

October 4, 2023 12:25 pmOctober 11, 2023 5:42 pm

“Nevada is an attractive place to land and grow due to a variety of factors including proximity to California’s large market, lower cost of living, business-friendly governance, and innovative spirit.” –Governor Joe Lombardo This year Business Facilities’ State Rankings found Nevada to be the 8th best business climate in the...

The Silver State Is A Sad State In Terms Of Ethics Investigations And Legislative Oversight

October 3, 2023 4:01 pmOctober 10, 2023 11:38 am

Back in 2007, a complaint was filed against state Senator Warren Hardy (R-Las Vegas) with the Ethics Commission that he violated the law by failing to disclose an alleged conflict of interest and failing to abstain from voting on the bill in the 2007 Legislature. In 2009, the Nevada Supreme...

Exclusive: DCSD Terminates Employment Contract With School Superintendent

October 3, 2023 8:17 amOctober 3, 2023 4:03 pm

The Globe has learned that the Douglas County School District (DCSD) Board of Trustees and Superintendent Keith Lewis have mutually agreed to terminate Lewis’s employment agreement “without cause.” Superintendent Lewis and his attorney will be present at a special meeting of the board this Friday at 10 am. An interim...

Nevada Supremes Affirm Forced Vaccination of Child

October 2, 2023 12:11 pmOctober 3, 2023 8:17 am

In a ruling late Friday, the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously upheld a district court order forcing a mom, with joint legal custody, to vaccinate her 11-year old child against COVID-19. (see below). The divorced parents disagreed on the need for their child to be vaccinated. A district court previously ruled...

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