Clark County Archives - Page 28 of 33

The Globe Interviews Charlie De La Paz, Candidate for Assembly District 19

February 18, 2022 6:30 amFebruary 17, 2022 6:00 pm

Charlie Nicole De La Paz is the mother of four kids, a small business owner, a parent and child advocate, and has lived in Nevada for 34 years, moving back to the state permanently at the age of 5 after her father served as Captain in the Army in Germany....

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...

Sheriff Joe Lombardo Ends Vaccine Mandate for Recruits

February 3, 2022 7:51 pmFebruary 5, 2022 1:31 pm

Clark County Sheriff and GOP candidate for Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has lifted the mandate requiring new hires of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a Tuesday interview, the Las Vegas Review Journal (RJ) reports: “He continues to encourage officers and other employees...

UNR Terminates Contract With Testing Lab Under DHHS Investigation

February 2, 2022 3:10 pmFebruary 3, 2022 6:05 pm

In a news release sent Tuesday afternoon, University of Nevada Reno (UNR) stated that they have terminated their contractual relationship with Northshore Clinical Labs, based in Chicago, Illinois, for its COVID-19 testing due to “dissatisfaction.” The termination was effective immediately as of February 1. Testing will resume on February 3rd....

Globe Exclusive: Joey Gilbert Announces ‘No Mercy’: A Plan For Parents To Fix Education

January 27, 2022 9:00 am

In a comment to The Globe, candidate for Nevada Governor, Joey Gilbert, highlighted his upcoming presentation in Las Vegas on February 8th at the Ahern Hotel: “The decade-long, broken condition of Nevada’s public schools is destroying our children’s futures, and our state’s economy, safety, and social services net. Led by...

Donuts With Stan Hyt, Candidate for Clark County Sheriff

January 26, 2022 2:44 pmFebruary 3, 2022 12:09 pm

Retired LVMPD patrol sergeant Stan Hyt is a Christian, a constitutionalist, a conservative, and a candidate for Clark County Sheriff. A newcomer to politics, but a veteran of the police force, Hyt enjoyed his 30 years at the LVMPD “working the beat”– patrolling neighborhoods throughout the Las Vegas valley. I...

Commissioner Tick Segerblom Under Investigation By OSHA for Going Maskless at County Meeting

January 25, 2022 2:22 pmJanuary 26, 2022 3:37 pm

On September 21, 2021 the Democratic Clark County Commissioners held a regularly scheduled meeting at which mask rules were strictly enforced. After the first segment of the meeting, they held a break—and that’s when all hell broke loose. Two members of the audience refused to wear their masks. Security threatened...