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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...

Michele Fiore Applies for Pahrump Justice Of The Peace

December 9, 2022 2:30 pmDecember 9, 2022 3:02 pm

National GOP Chairwoman for Nevada, Michele Fiore, is one of twenty applicants who have applied for Pahrump Justice of the Peace. Her application follows her losing bid to become State Treasurer. Initially, Fiore launched a campaign for governor but withdrew and switched races to challenge Zach Conine in his run for re-election....

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...

South Carolina Edges Nevada To Host First Democratic Presidential Primary

December 2, 2022 3:08 pm

As reported by The Globe, Nevada Democrats had 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...

Rep. Horsford Elected to Chair Congressional Black Caucus

December 2, 2022 2:22 pmDecember 2, 2022 3:09 pm

Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford has been elected to chair the Congressional Black Caucus. Outgoing chairwoman Joyce Beatty (D., Ohio) said she is “confident our power and our message are in capable hands.” “Over the last 50 years, the CBC has served as the “conscience of the Congress,” helping guide the...