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Governor Lombardo Urges President Biden to Rein In Federal Spending, Release Federal Lands

April 11, 2024 12:55 pmApril 11, 2024 4:25 pm

Today, Governor Joe Lombardo sent a letter (see below) to President Joe Biden urging his administration to curb inflation by reining in federal spending and to take action on the housing shortage in Nevada. “Here in Nevada, we are now at a stage where the housing shortage and inflation are...

On The Record With Dr Fred Simon, GOP Challenger to Congressman Mark Amodei

March 29, 2024 5:25 pmApril 4, 2024 2:52 pm

This interview has been edited and condensed. Dr. Fred Simon recently filed to challenge incumbent Republican Mark Amodei in the deep-red second congressional district in Northern Nevada which covers a third of the state and includes most of Lyon County, all of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Pershing, Storey,...

NV SOS Reverses Course, Delays Top-Down Election Management System

March 19, 2024 12:49 pmMarch 25, 2024 1:23 pm

The Nevada Globe first reported on the wide-spread concerns county officials expressed about the “speedy” implementation of the top-down election system (VREMS). These concerns, first shared with the Globe, have now been made official in a request (see below) sent to the Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar by the Nevada...

Taking Nevada’s Public School System From Worst to First In Four Steps

March 1, 2024 2:30 pmMarch 4, 2024 1:19 pm

When Governor Joe Lombardo was declared the election winner over a year ago, he promised all Nevadans that he would fix our failing public schools that have ranked worst-in-the-nation for over a decade. Ineffective school leaders who said the problem was low funding were rewarded billions more dollars in the...

Trump Takes Nevada, Nevada GOP Takes A Bow

February 9, 2024 4:49 pmFebruary 12, 2024 3:05 pm

Last night, nearly 60,000 registered Republicans voted for former President Donald J. Trump in the Nevada GOP First in the West Caucus for the presidential nomination, securing 26 delegates needed for the convention. Trump received more votes in the caucus than his opponent Nikki Haley who lost in the state-run...

Rural Counties Approved For Federal Funding After Major Disaster Declaration

April 28, 2023 12:06 pm

After a series of winter storms caused over $10 million in damages in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo declared a State of Emergency back in March and urged the Biden Administration to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Nevada. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, along with Congressman Steven Horsford...