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Governor Lombardo Signs Bill Protecting Election Workers

May 31, 2023 10:11 amMay 31, 2023 1:47 pm

Yesterday, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 406 which makes it a felony to harass, intimidate or threaten election workers. The law also makes it a felony to disseminate personal information about an election worker without their consent. The bill received unanimous support in the legislature, with Democratic Secretary of State...

‘Gender Affirming Care’, Funded By Taxpayers, Passes Out Of Senate Finance Committee

May 31, 2023 8:30 amMay 31, 2023 10:13 am

Yesterday afternoon, Nevada Democrats celebrated the passage, on a party line vote, of Senate Bill 163 out of the Senate Finance Committee, with primary sponsor, Senator Melanie Scheible (SD-9) thanking Senate Marilyn Dondero-Loop for her support and leadership on the legislation. https://twitter.com/MelanieScheible/status/1663750308173078533?s=20 SB163 requires health insurance companies and Medicaid to...

Gov Lombardo Hands ‘Huge Victory’ To Democrats, Signs Abortion Bill

May 30, 2023 4:21 pmMay 31, 2023 8:31 am

This afternoon, Governor Lombardo has handed a “huge victory ” to Nevada Democrats and their activists as he signed Senate Bill 131 into law. SB131, an abortion bill first filed and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6), passed the Assembly along party lines and passed the Senate with Republican...

City Of Reno Prepares To Add Sixth Ward

May 30, 2023 2:31 pm

The City of Reno is redrawing its ward boundaries to transition from five to six wards after legislation requiring them to do so withstood a challenge by Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and other city officials. For background, in 2017 per the city’s request, the legislature passed Assembly Bill 36 which...

City of Reno’s Vice Mayor Blocks TNG On Twitter

May 30, 2023 11:11 amMay 30, 2023 4:22 pm

This morning, The Nevada Globe (TNG) discovered that the City of Reno’s At-Large Councilman and Vice Mayor Devon Reese had blocked us on Twitter. His official account @votereese, that he has used as a city councilman and as a candidate, indicates that TNG cannot access his public announcements related to...

Senate Dems Vote To Allow Biological Males In Girls’ Sports And Private Spaces

May 29, 2023 10:46 amMay 31, 2023 8:34 am

Late last Friday night, the Democratic majority in the Senate passed Assembly Bill 423 which was amended to provide statutory control over locally elected school boards by prohibiting them to adopt resolutions that would prohibit biological males or women from participating in sports or entering locker rooms or bathrooms that...

OPINION: The Lost Art of Negotiation In Carson City

May 26, 2023 8:13 pmMay 31, 2023 8:33 am

The Globe has been covering Carson City and all things Nevada politics since late September 2021. The publication is young, but the editor is not. Since we launched, as editor, I have written only one op-ed out of 704 articles. This is my second. Stemming from a successful sales and...