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Lombardo Instructs DHHS To Remove Politicized Language Targeting Crisis Pregnancy Centers

June 28, 2023 11:11 amJune 29, 2023 1:47 pm

In response to a petition circulated by Nevada Right for Life and in reversal of former Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak’s rhetoric, Governor Joe Lombardo instructed the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to remove politicized language targeting Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPC) from the State’s abortion website. The Nevada Current...

Governor Lombardo Makes History, Vetoes 75 ‘Harmful and Dangerous’ Bills

June 19, 2023 2:07 pmJuly 2, 2024 3:20 pm

Last Friday was the deadline for Governor Joe Lombardo to sign or veto legislation that had arrived on his desk within the last five days of the legislative session. Fighting against a partisan blue wall that resulted in two special sessions of the 82nd legislative session, the Governor received a...

Lombardo Signs Government Modernization Act And A’s Bill

June 16, 2023 2:32 pm

Today, Governor Lombardo announced his signing of Senate Bill 431, the Government Modernization and Efficiency Act. Yesterday, the Governor announced his signature on SB1, the A’s Stadium bill. SB 431 is divided into five main categories: State Employee Management, State Fiscal Management, Governor’s Office Management and creates offices for boards, commissions...

Lombardo Expands Postpartum Medicaid To 12 Months

June 13, 2023 11:58 amJune 19, 2023 2:16 pm

Last Friday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 232 into law, extending Medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months from 60 days. The bill, sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Michelle Gorelow and Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro, received wide bipartisan support, with only one Republican, Assemblyman Burt Gurr (AD-33), voting “no.” This...

Lombardo Signs Legislation Forcing Insurance Companies To Cover Transgender Affirming Care

June 12, 2023 8:06 pmJune 14, 2023 2:49 pm

Tonight, Democratic Senator Melanie Scheible (SD-9) announced that Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 163, a law which now mandates that all insurance companies, including Medicaid, provide coverage for gender affirming care for gender dysphoria and gender incongruence for minors and adults. At the time of publishing, the Governor’s...

Juneteenth Is Now A State Holiday in Nevada

June 12, 2023 11:30 amJune 18, 2023 10:59 am

Governor Joe Lombardo announced he signed Assembly Bill 140, sponsored by a group of bipartisan legislators, which makes Junettenth a state holiday in Nevada and “commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.” According to historical record, on June 19, 1865, some two and a half years after President...

Lombardo Signs Bill Allowing Agency To Limit Water Use

June 8, 2023 9:01 amJune 15, 2023 1:20 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 220, giving the Southern Nevada Water Authority the power to limit residential water use to 0.5 acre-feet per year per home if the federal government slashes Nevada’s share of the Colorado river below a certain threshold. With his signature, Nevada became the...