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Nevada Housing Authority Earmarks $300 Million for Affordable Housing

February 17, 2022 5:26 pmFebruary 23, 2022 12:39 pm

In the past year, rents have skyrocketed throughout Nevada. On average, rents in Las Vegas and Reno have increased 24% and 19% respectively. Nationally, the average increase for a one-bedroom apartment is 11.6%. Governor Steve Sisolak and his Democratic constituents and some of his challengers want to solve this problem...

Governor Sisolak’s NV Job Connect Offers Nevadans Jobs…In Alaska

February 15, 2022 1:40 pmFebruary 16, 2022 1:01 pm

Under Governor Steve Sisolak, Nevada has the second-highest unemployment—better than only California. According to Applied Analysis, 43,000 jobs remain open in Nevada and there are more than 3,200 jobs open in casinos and resorts. An executive in the hospitality industry told The Globe, “We can’t open at full capacity because...

Governor Sisolak’s Medical Advisory Doc Admits Mask Mandate Lifted Due To ‘Political Changes’

February 14, 2022 12:49 pmFebruary 16, 2022 12:50 pm

Today, The Nevada Globe filed an open records request asking Governor Sisolak’s office to release all communications related to his suspension of the mask mandate. In a letter (below), we requested the following: Under the Nevada Open Records Act (NRS.239), revised under SB287 taking effect October 1, 2019, we are...

GOP Candidates Skewer Sisolak Over Mask Mandate Reversal

February 10, 2022 3:26 pmFebruary 16, 2022 1:04 pm

In a virtual press conference this morning, Governor Steve Sisolak cited “science” to immediately suspend the mask mandate in Nevada. Although Sisolak lifted the mask mandates, Sisolak refuses to relinquish his emergency powers and directives, telling Victor Joecks of the Las Vegas Review Journal that “The emergency is not over.”...

Highlights From Third Republican Gubernatorial Debate in Henderson

February 10, 2022 6:25 amFebruary 16, 2022 1:03 pm

On Tuesday, the Clark County GOP, led by Chairman Jesse Law, held a gubernatorial debate at Dragon Ridge Country Club in Henderson, Nevada. Las Vegas Councilwoman Michelle Fiore, Trauma Surgeon Fred Simon, Venture Capitalist Guy Nohra, former US Senator Dean Heller, Attorney Joey Gilbert and North Las Vegas Mayor John...

Nevada Indy Scoop: Governor Sisolak Expected to Lift Mask Mandate on Thursday

February 9, 2022 3:31 pmFebruary 10, 2022 8:45 am

In a reported scoop by The Nevada Independent: “Gov. Steve Sisolak is expected to lift the state’s mask mandate amid a nationwide decrease in COVID cases, joining a parade of states, including California, that have announced recent plans to lift their mandates. The governor’s office announced he would hold a virtual...

Ralston Reports: ‘Every Trend Favors The GOP’

February 8, 2022 10:32 amFebruary 9, 2022 3:34 pm

Tracking voter registration numbers, the Nevada Independent’s Jon Ralston declares, “every trend favors the GOP” in the 2022 midterms as Republicans erase the Democrats’ voter registration advantage. Democrat voters continue to flee the party, choosing instead to register as Republicans or Independents. In his latest analysis, Ralston found that “the trend...