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‘Gender Affirming Care’, Funded By Taxpayers, Passes Out Of Senate Finance Committee

May 31, 2023 8:30 amMay 31, 2023 10:13 am

Yesterday afternoon, Nevada Democrats celebrated the passage, on a party line vote, of Senate Bill 163 out of the Senate Finance Committee, with primary sponsor, Senator Melanie Scheible (SD-9) thanking Senate Marilyn Dondero-Loop for her support and leadership on the legislation. https://twitter.com/MelanieScheible/status/1663750308173078533?s=20 SB163 requires health insurance companies and Medicaid to...

Gov Lombardo Hands ‘Huge Victory’ To Democrats, Signs Abortion Bill

May 30, 2023 4:21 pmMay 31, 2023 8:31 am

This afternoon, Governor Lombardo has handed a “huge victory ” to Nevada Democrats and their activists as he signed Senate Bill 131 into law. SB131, an abortion bill first filed and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6), passed the Assembly along party lines and passed the Senate with Republican...

Senate Dems Vote To Allow Biological Males In Girls’ Sports And Private Spaces

May 29, 2023 10:46 amMay 31, 2023 8:34 am

Late last Friday night, the Democratic majority in the Senate passed Assembly Bill 423 which was amended to provide statutory control over locally elected school boards by prohibiting them to adopt resolutions that would prohibit biological males or women from participating in sports or entering locker rooms or bathrooms that...

OPINION: The Lost Art of Negotiation In Carson City

May 26, 2023 8:13 pmMay 31, 2023 8:33 am

The Globe has been covering Carson City and all things Nevada politics since late September 2021. The publication is young, but the editor is not. Since we launched, as editor, I have written only one op-ed out of 704 articles. This is my second. Stemming from a successful sales and...

Partisan Gridlock in Carson City Signals Special Session

May 25, 2023 4:28 pmMay 26, 2023 8:14 pm

As the Globe reported, Nevada State Democrats have fast-tracked their budgets through both chambers at the expense of Governor Lombardo’s legislative priorities and proposals. In response to the latest, partisan passage of the their record-breaking budgets, Governor Lombardo, the former Sheriff of Clark County, reminded the Democratic majority that he...

NV Assembly Republicans Warn That Democrats Will Implement A State Income Tax

May 25, 2023 10:04 amMay 25, 2023 4:31 pm

After Nevada Assembly Democrats amended and passes their budget proposals, the Nevada Assembly Republican Caucus accused Democrats of playing partisan games that will “send our state toward a fiscal cliff,” adding, “We already know that they have nothing against implementing a state income tax, and will do so as soon...

Abortion Bill Clears Legislature, Heads to Governor Lombardo’s Desk

May 24, 2023 3:33 pmMay 30, 2023 3:43 pm

Senate Bill 131, an abortion bill sponsored by Senate Majority leader Nicole Cannizzaro (SD-6), passed the Assembly along party lines on Monday and is now awaiting Governor Lombardo’s signature or veto. The legislation passed the Senate with Republican Senators Carrie Buck (SD-5) and Heidi Seevers-Ganseert (SD-15) voting with the Democratic...