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The Road To Solar Hell

December 13, 2022 12:43 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:08 am

Our departing governor Steve Sisolak had a Climate Strategy for Nevada. His plan to build a solar electric grid parallel to our existing natural gas-powered grid is bizarre and reckless. The new, multi-billion dollar solar grid does not replace the existing natural gas-powered grid because solar is unreliable as it fails...

Washoe County Commissioners To Vote On Massive Pay Raises For County Manager and Support Staff

December 12, 2022 11:54 amDecember 20, 2022 12:05 pm

Washoe County Manager Eric Brown and his support staff are likely to receive significant pay raises should the county commissioners approve a consultant agency’s recommendations during tomorrow’s meeting, the last meeting of the year. Brown is also lobbying for six months in additional severance pay. The total annual fiscal impact...

Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria Retiring After 28 Years

December 9, 2022 1:54 pmDecember 12, 2022 11:55 am

Clark County Registrar Joe Gloria was appointed Registrar of Voters for Clark County in 2013 following more than 13 years in the Elections Department. Upon his retirement, he will start a new position as Chief Executive for Operations with the Election Center, a non partisan group comprised of government employees...

One Third Of Clark County Republicans Did Not Vote

December 8, 2022 12:00 pmDecember 16, 2022 8:55 am

Although the Nevada Secretary of State’s office has yet to release the breakdown of voter turn out due to delays in rural reporting, consultant Chuck Muth provided early data to The Globe which shows that over 100,000 registered Republicans in Clark County failed to cast a ballot. To note, there...

State Budget Swells By Two Billion, Gov-Elect Lombardo Sees No Need For Tax Increases

December 6, 2022 9:03 amDecember 14, 2022 10:10 am

The Nevada Economic Forum, comprised of five governor-appointed members, convened on Monday to provide a projected biennium budget and economic forecast for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. Although members were divided over the expectation of a recession, gaming revenues and tax revenues have surpassed expectations. Economist Emily Mandel at Moody’s...

City of Reno Stonewalls Request For Public Safety Center Budget

December 1, 2022 1:34 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:09 am

The Globe has received a copy of an email sent to the person who filed an open records request with the City of Reno in response to our exposé that alleged the Public Safety Center was at least $14 million over budget. Days after after our exposé, the city council...

Hispanic Caucus Joins Calls for Nevada To Host First Democratic Presidential Primary

November 30, 2022 2:18 pmDecember 2, 2022 2:25 pm

Nevada Democrats have been making an aggressive push, prior to and after the midterm elections, for Nevada to host the first Democratic Presidential primary outlining the growing diversity and increasing political power in the Silver State. Historically, New Hampshire and Iowa have cast the first ballots for the Democratic presidential...