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Governor Steve Sisolak Hasn’t Flown In Two Planes NDOT Purchased For $14 Million

February 28, 2022 9:12 amMarch 4, 2022 7:32 am

This week, The Globe served the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) with an open records request seeking the flight logs for Governor Steve Sisolak’s use of two brand new airplanes. Today, NDOT reported back that the Governor has not used the planes since the taxpayers purchased them for $14 million...

Exclusive: Regent Byron Brooks responds to Investigation Finding NHSE Chancellor Rose’s Allegations ‘Disingenuous’

February 25, 2022 7:49 amMarch 1, 2022 2:17 pm

According to numerous news reports, Melody Rose is no stranger to drama, politics, and controversy during her 25 year career in education. Since June 2020, under her leadership as Chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education (NHSE), drama, politics and controversy continue to follow her. Related reports dating years...

Sisolak Outlines Spending Spree in State of the State

February 23, 2022 6:53 pmFebruary 28, 2022 8:16 am

During his State of the State address, in an empty Allegiant stadium, Governor Steve Sisolak outlined numerous ways to spend billions of taxpayer dollars in order to fix the many problems the state has suffered during his administration. Naming the address “Nevada on the Move,” many were wondering who was...

Cortez Masto Cosponsors ‘Gas Tax Holiday.’ Nevadans Won’t Save A Penny.

February 23, 2022 12:06 pmMarch 2, 2022 5:09 pm

In July 2021, the Biden Administration issued a light-hearted tweet about saving money on barbecue condiments that sounds almost sadistically tin-eared in retrospect. https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1410709115333234691?s=20&t=-sRAZRPcXcHs_BMl9W6TxA Adding to this financial windfall (in the face of double-digit inflation in Nevada), Catherine Cortez Masto and her fellow Democratic colleagues in swing states who are...

GOPer Kristopher Dahir Runs for Nevada Secretary of State

February 23, 2022 8:41 am

Sparks City Councilman and member of the Washoe County District Board of Health, Kristopher Dahir, is running for Nevada Secretary of State (SOS) with the full support and backing of current SOS Barbara Cegavske. Dahir was first elected to the Sparks City Council in 2014. Termed-out Cegavske has had her...

Governor Sisolak Chooses Allegiant Stadium for His ‘State of The State’ Address

February 22, 2022 9:41 amFebruary 23, 2022 12:37 pm

Governor Sisolak announced in a tweet that the location of his “State of the State” address will be at Allegiant Stadium, home to the embattled Las Vegas Raiders. https://twitter.com/GovSisolak/status/1495852977986449411?s=20&t=LISR49UKkYN-jaj-2PIbfA Many Nevadans refer to the black building, which resembles a Roomba vacuum (which is totally awesome, by the way, and if...

Exclusive: Simon For Nevada Campaign Adds $1.25 Million To Fundraising Haul

February 22, 2022 8:58 amFebruary 22, 2022 10:06 am

The Simon for Nevada campaign told The Nevada Globe that it has added $1.25 million to its campaign coffers as a result of significant fundraising outreach and success. In a phone call to The Globe, gubernatorial hopeful Dr. Fred Simon stated: “Because of our success in the Reno and Las...

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