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Former Sparks Fire Chief Threatens Lawsuit, Demands Reinstatement

December 22, 2022 1:24 pmDecember 23, 2022 10:29 am

A criminal complaint filed earlier this month by the Nevada Attorney General’s office accused former Sparks fire chief Mark Lawson of multiple felony drug charges involving steroids. In a report published by News 4, former Sparks Fire Chief, Mark Lawson resigned less than a week after being named fire chief...

892 Bills On Legislative Docket

December 21, 2022 12:38 pmJanuary 2, 2023 12:30 pm

According to a tweet from the Nevada Republican Assembly Caucus, there are 892 bills moving their way through the process for the 2023 legislative session which begins February 6, 2023. A list of the bill draft requests can be found here. Two bills amend the state constitution and numerous bills...

CCSD Parents, Student Sue District Over Sexually Explicit Assignment

December 20, 2022 3:17 pmDecember 29, 2022 2:59 pm

Back in May, The Globe snagged the first interview with Candra Evans, a mother whose public comments to the Clark County School board went viral. After being initially silenced by the CCSD Board of Trustees, the video of her exchange, posted by Libs of TikTok, went viral garnering over 2...

Judge Wilson Blocks Pardon Board, Sisolak From Commuting Death Sentences

December 20, 2022 12:03 pmDecember 20, 2022 3:17 pm

As reported by The Nevada Independent, A Carson City judge on Monday blocked Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plan for a state board to consider reducing all Nevada death sentences to life without parole, saying the last-minute proposal did not offer enough advance notice to victims. Judge James E. Wilson said that...

NV SOS Subpoenaed By DOJ in Trump Probe

December 16, 2022 8:52 amDecember 19, 2022 4:44 pm

Barbara Cegavske, along with the Clark County elections department, was served a subpoena by President Biden’s Department of Justice in relation to their ongoing probe into the alleged attempts of former President Trump’s and his allies efforts to overturn the 2020 election–an election marred by controversial counts, untraceable ballots, and...

NV Assembly Republican Caucus Blames ‘Democrat Gerrymandering’ For Losses

December 15, 2022 12:06 pmDecember 21, 2022 12:40 pm

In a rare tweet, the Nevada Republican Assembly caucus blamed the legislative Democratic majority for gerrymandering Republicans into a super-minority in the state Assembly. https://twitter.com/NVGOPAssembly/status/1603102876091371520?s=20&t=dHWzsm4-5bPuDEHenQOQvA The caucus contends, in a following tweet, that Republican voters were “stuffed” into safe districts while other districts were “diluted.” https://twitter.com/NVGOPAssembly/status/1603417204153716737?s=20&t=dHWzsm4-5bPuDEHenQOQvA The Globe was reporting...

Rep. Amodei: Respect for Marriage Act Is ‘An Unwarranted, Unnecessary Federal Power Grab’

December 14, 2022 10:07 amDecember 15, 2022 12:07 pm

Rep. Mark Amodei was the sole lawmaker in Nevada’s congressional delegation to vote against the Respect for Marriage Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday. As his Democratic counterparts cheered, Amodei argued that the legislation was unnecessary and released the following statement: The law as it sits...