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Governor-Elect Lombardo Taps Ben Kieckhefer For Chief Of Staff

November 28, 2022 11:17 amNovember 29, 2022 1:50 pm

This morning, Governor-elect Joe Lombardo announced former Nevada state Senator Ben Kieckhefer has been tapped to become his incoming chief of staff. “I’m delighted to announce Ben Kieckhefer as my incoming Chief of Staff today,” said Lombardo. “Ben has dedicated his life and career to the service of Nevadans, and...

Sisolak Concedes; Lombardo Declared Governor of Nevada

November 11, 2022 7:29 pmAugust 24, 2023 10:59 am

In a statement late Friday, Governor Steve Sisolak conceded to GOP challenger, Sheriff Joe Lombardo: https://twitter.com/SteveSisolak/status/1591242207948075009?s=20&t=yiCkOhf8n5yq0g_ov5MYxw “While votes are still coming in – and we need every ballot tallied and every voice heard – it appears we will fall a percentage point or so short of winning. Obviously that is...

Election Day Update: GOP Leading Top Ticket As Counting Continues

November 9, 2022 8:44 amNovember 9, 2022 9:00 pm

There are still days to go on “Election Day” as mail-in ballots and drop box ballots continue to be counted. In a following post, I will cover the down-ballot races in both Clark County and Washoe County, as well as the court challenges, long lines, and complaints that plagued Election...

Cygnal Poll Signals Red Wave On The Nevada Horizon

November 4, 2022 12:59 pm

In yet another poll, Republicans are leading their Democratic rivals, signaling a red wave on the Nevada horizon. With only four days until the midterm election, a Cygnal poll shows Adam Laxalt and Joe Lombardo maintaining their leads over Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Governor Steve Sisolak, respectively. Cygnal found...

Centene Entities Maxed Donations to Sisolak After Medicaid Contract Approval

November 4, 2022 12:10 pmNovember 7, 2022 2:37 pm

On October 22, 2021, the state of Nevada, led by Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak, announced Medicaid plans, which can be lucrative to the providers with SilverSummit Healthplan as an option. SilverSummit Healthplan is the Nevada entity of Centene. Centene is the nation’s largest private managed-care provider for Medicaid, the government...

Largest Nevada Police Union Votes ‘No Confidence’ in Governor Sisolak

October 18, 2022 2:56 pmOctober 19, 2022 11:31 am

The Nevada Police Union (NPU) announced that its members recently voted ‘No Confidence’ in Governor Steve Sisolak over his handling of the critical shortages and turnover rates of state police. Per the NPU’s release, 95.3 percent of members voted that they had ‘No Confidence’ in Sisolak. According to their announcement: ...

Sisolak Raises $3.2 M In Third Quarter, Spends $12.8 M

October 17, 2022 6:05 pmOctober 18, 2022 2:06 pm

A statewide outage shut down Nevada government websites and delayed third quarter candidate filing reports, however, Governor Steve Sisolak met today’s deadline with his most recent filing. The report shows that Sisolak raised an impressive $3.2 M in the third quarter but spent a massive $12.8 M on his re-election...