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Gov. Lombardo Joins Elon Musk To Announce Tesla’s New $3.6B Factory

January 25, 2023 4:26 pm

During his optimistic State of the State address on Monday, Republican Joe Lombardo declared that Nevada is open for business, effective immediately. Yesterday, Governor Lombardo joined Elon Musk and UNR President, former governor Brian Sandoval, to announce Tesla’s new $3.6B giga factory in Northern Nevada. In a social media post,...

Video Reveals Sparks Police Prioritized Investigation For Reno Mayor

January 25, 2023 12:57 pmFebruary 2, 2023 11:40 am

In a case that has garnered local media attention, fueled by their obsession with politics and narratives, a civil suit involving plaintiff Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve versus defendant David McNeely, a certified private investigator who has been licensed for seven years and subject to review by a state board, has...

WCSD Responds To Globe, Moves Forward With Controversial Equity Consultant

January 11, 2023 5:46 pm

On Monday, The Globe reported on the $105,000 contract awarded to Performance Fact, an organization led by CEO Mutiu Vagbayi who made national headlines for his work in the Fairfax County Public School District whereby he explained that “to have true equity, you have to be purposefully unequal when it...

Washoe County School District Awards $105,000 To Controversial Equity Consultant

January 9, 2023 5:42 pmJanuary 11, 2023 3:19 pm

Although Fairfax County, VA is 2,674 miles from Washoe County, the school boards are seemingly much closer in education leadership, philosophy, and spending tax-payer money on the same equity consultant and company. The Washoe County Superintendent of Education Dr. Susan Enfield entered into a consulting contract with Performance Fact Inc....

Bipartisan Legislation On The Nevada Horizon?

January 9, 2023 1:37 pmJanuary 17, 2023 8:37 am

As Governor Lombardo heads the executive branch of the Silver State, he is facing a Democratic majority in the Legislature who will convene on February 6th in Carson City. Currently, there are nearly 900 bills on the legislative docket. Not surprisingly, many of these bills have to do with education...

City of Reno Cites ‘Unprecedented’ Rising Costs For $70 Million PSC Budget

January 3, 2023 2:56 pmJanuary 11, 2023 5:47 pm

The Globe broke the story back in mid October, from information received from a whistleblower, that the Public Safety Center (PSC) was $14 million over budget in Phase One. The PSC, located at 911 Kuenzli Dr, was the former headquarters for the Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ). The Council approved and...

Fiore Unanimously Selected For Pahrump Justice Of The Peace

December 21, 2022 2:44 pm

Ny county commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of Michelle Fiore serving as Pahrump Justice of the Peace (Department B) through 2025. She will now fill a vacancy in Pahrump Justice Court, following the death of Judge Kent Jasperson, who died in August. She was chosen out of 18 applicants after...