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On The Record With Assemblyman Rich DeLong

May 11, 2023 2:27 pmMay 11, 2023 2:29 pm

The Globe had the opportunity to interview freshman Republican Assemblyman and Minority Whip Rich Delong (AD-26). As a freshman Assemblyman, DeLong is no stranger to politics in that he served under three Nevada Governors on the Minerals commission for 16 years, half of that time as Chairman. Graduating from Chico...

ACLU NV Threatens Lawsuit Against Douglas County School District

May 11, 2023 6:50 amMay 12, 2023 8:34 am

The Globe obtained a letter (see below) sent to the Douglas County School District Board of Trustees from the ACLU Nevada that threatens the district with a lawsuit if the Board adopts a transgender student policy that protect sports, locker rooms, and bathrooms from biological males who identify as females or...

Opinion: There is No Excuse to Let Victim-Assistance Fund Dry Up

May 10, 2023 9:49 am

The Victims of Crime Assistance (VOCA) Fund provides direct funding to victim-survivors of domestic and sexual violence (and other violent crimes) for things like mental health counseling, wage or income loss, and emergency shelter and relocation costs, to name a few of its benefits. Victims and their families can apply...

NRCC Launches Ad Targeting ‘Extreme Democrats’

May 10, 2023 9:28 amMay 11, 2023 6:51 am

After talks between President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy ended in a stalemate yesterday, The National Republican Congressional Committee announced a paid digital advertising campaign targeting 35 vulnerable House Democrats “for their addiction to reckless spending that is putting America on the brink of debt default.” The NRCC’s ad campaign entitled “Addicted” targets Reps. Susie...

Bipartisan Bill Removes Autonomy of Cannabis Compliance Board

May 9, 2023 2:17 pmMay 9, 2023 2:18 pm

“The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) is the statutory constitution of administrative government. It sets out the default rules that govern how federal agencies act, how they can be challenged, and embodies important administrative law norms, such as procedural regularity and reasoned decision-making. It stipulates the ways in which federal agencies...

NV Dem: ‘Police Are Taught That People Of Color Are Dangerous In a Traffic Stop’

May 9, 2023 11:02 amMay 15, 2023 3:55 pm

Calls for Democratic Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong (AD-6) to apologize are increasing over her statement made during a hearing on Senate Bill 296. Assm. Summers-Armstrong has cosponsored SB296 that “prohibits a peace officer from issuing a citation for certain violations relating to registration, license plates, permits for unregistered vehicles and equipment, unless...

Assembly Dems Push For Taxation Without Representation

May 8, 2023 3:20 pmMay 9, 2023 11:02 am

Currently, Clark County Commissioners are authorized to raise gas taxes by a two-thirds majority vote every year until the year 2026. Any additional gas taxes, starting in January 2027, must be approved by a majority vote of the Clark County residents in November 2026. Assembly Bill 359, sponsored by Clark...

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