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State Of The State: Long On Optimism, Short On Reality

January 24, 2023 1:05 pmJanuary 30, 2023 11:24 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo delivered his first State of the State from the Nevada legislative building last night (see below). As The Globe predicted, the speech was optimistic in tone but fell short on reality as his appeal for bipartisanship hit a wall built by a Democratic majority led by...

North Las Vegas Proposes Bill Removing Citizenship Requirement For Police Officers

January 23, 2023 11:48 amJanuary 24, 2023 1:05 pm

In a move similar to California and Utah, and to address police recruitment challenges, the North Las Vegas city council has proposed Assembly Bill 30 which would remove the citizenship requirement to patrol the streets. According to Fox 5 news: “When we started looking at what the state had done...

Governor Lombardo To Deliver State of The State This Evening

January 23, 2023 8:35 amJanuary 23, 2023 11:48 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo will give the State of the State this evening out of the Legislative building in Carson City. During his inauguration ball this past weekend, the governor expressed optimism in his remarks, saying that the “sun is shining on Nevada.” During his victory speech, Governor Lombardo promised that...

Lombardo’s Licensing Reform Plan Will Help Nevadans Get Back To Work

January 18, 2023 7:00 amJanuary 23, 2023 8:46 am

It appears Governor Joe Lombardo was serious when he said he was going to help Nevadans get back to work, as evidenced by his recent executive order addressing Nevada’s burdensome system of occupational licensing laws. Nevada’s licensing laws for lower-income jobs are the most oppressive nationwide. These laws require people to...

Lombardo Signs Executive Orders Freezing And Suspending New Regulations For Occupational Licensing

January 13, 2023 3:09 pmJanuary 23, 2023 11:50 am

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo issued two new executive orders (see below) freezing and suspending new occupational and professional regulations. In addition, the orders require a comprehensive review of existing regulations and require occupational and professional licensing boards to show cause. Lombardo has issued these orders in order to promote economic...

Bipartisan Legislation On The Nevada Horizon?

January 9, 2023 1:37 pmJanuary 17, 2023 8:37 am

As Governor Lombardo heads the executive branch of the Silver State, he is facing a Democratic majority in the Legislature who will convene on February 6th in Carson City. Currently, there are nearly 900 bills on the legislative docket. Not surprisingly, many of these bills have to do with education...

Governor Lombardo Signs First Executive Order Rescinding And Repealing All COVID Mandates

January 6, 2023 5:46 pmJanuary 9, 2023 1:37 pm

Republican Governor Joe Lombardo signed his first two executive orders this afternoon. One order repealed and rescinded the pandemic mandates from the Sisolak administration, and the second addresses state worker shortages as many state employees have not resumed normal, in-person office operations since March 2020 and many employees retired during...