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Governor Lombardo Transforms NV Public Option

October 12, 2023 1:09 pmOctober 12, 2023 3:31 pm

Yesterday, Governor Joe Lombardo announced his plan to transform the Nevada Public Option into a Market Stabilization Program. According to the announcement, the program will bring greater stability to Nevada’s individual market for health insurance by reinvesting 1332 waiver funds back into the marketplace and provider system. Spearheaded by Senator...

Nevada Policy Releases 2023 Legislative Scorecard

October 4, 2023 4:35 pmOctober 4, 2023 6:26 pm

Following Governor Joe Lombardo and now-former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy’s endorsements for her congressional run against Rep. Susan Lee, Republican Assemblywoman Heidi Kasama (AD-2) has been ranked dead last among Republican lawmakers by Nevada Policy in their annual scorecard of the 82nd legislative session. Although scoring a 64.55...

Lombardo Leads Challenge To Biden’s Sweeping Revisions to Environmental Law

September 26, 2023 1:36 pmOctober 3, 2023 8:25 am

Governor Joe Lombardo is leading a chorus of Republican Governors who are pushing back against the Biden administrations’ Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which include expanded and arbitrary environmental justice standards applied to infrastructure and energy projects. The letter summarizes that “Biden’s...

Governor Lombardo, State Superintendent Ebert Announce ‘Acing Accountability’

September 21, 2023 1:49 pmSeptember 22, 2023 7:19 pm

Today, Gov. Joe Lombardo and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert announced the “Acing Accountability” initiative during a press conference at Mater Academy Mountain Vista, a public charter school in Las Vegas. The initiative would establish accountability metrics related to the $2.6 billion investment in K-12 education secured in...

Lombardo Slams Democrats’ Inaction Over Suspending Gas Tax

September 19, 2023 4:54 pm

The latest pinch in Nevadans wallets is likely due to skyrocketing gas prices that are nearing record highs set in 2021. Yesterday, AA reported that gas prices have risen to $4.96 per gallon, up from $4.37 a month ago and a 35-cent increase in just one week. Today, AAA reports...

Exclusive: RNC Launches Nevada Bank Your Vote

September 13, 2023 1:12 pmSeptember 13, 2023 4:07 pm

Today during a press conference, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced Nevada’s state buildout for “Bank Your Vote” and launched the State Leadership Team. Bank Your Vote encourages voters to pledge to “bank” their vote before Election Day. Prior to today’s press conference, Republican leaders provided The Globe...

Educators’ PAC Files Petition To Repeal Public Funding For A’s Stadium

September 6, 2023 2:44 pmSeptember 13, 2023 4:08 pm

A PAC created by a statewide teachers union, the Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) has filed a petition to repeal the A’s stadium funding bill, SB1, which was signed into law during this year’s legislative session. The bill passed during a special session wrought with negotiations over the $380 million...