Election news, of course, is dominating the G3Wire this week. New polling finds President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in a statistical dead heat in Nevada six months before the November election. Brightline announced that it has designated Siemens as its preferred bidder to build train sets for the 218-mile rail line […]
April 26, 2024 Nevada nuclear commission is ready to strike back after pro-Yucca hearing in Congress, comments in a House hearing raised fears that Congress may reopen nuclear waste issue after election, and that state needs to be more proactive in fighting it. Cancer-causing chemicals in Nevada’s water supply might be here to stay. But […]
April 20, 2024 Former President Donald Trump’s political operation said that it plans to deploy more than 100,000 attorneys and volunteers across battleground states to monitor — and potentially challenge — vote counting in November. Cannabis is a hot topic this week in Nevada, Sen. Jacky Rosen introduced a bill to create a federal grant […]
April 12, 2024 The Legislature may need to be called into a special session to shore up funding for a state account used for emergencies and unexpected costs that could run out of money, but top Democrats in the Legislature disagreed with the Governor, citing the millions of dollars still in the fund. USPS expects Reno […]
Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are dominating the headlines this week in Nevada with news of the closing of the iconic Tropicana (the future site of their ballpark) and the A’s agreement to play three interim seasons in Sacramento (2025 – 2027) while their $1.5 billion, 33,000-seat stadium is being constructed on the Las Vegas […]
Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar called for federal funding of elections and more protections of election workers in response to a letter from a House committee chairman who asked for an explanation regarding the voter history glitches that occurred on the secretary of state’s website.State employees and retirees could see health insurance rate hikes ranging […]
This week’s headlines are dominated by election-related topics, including voter registration issues, initiative petitions and candidate announcements. The Secretary of State is facing criticism for delaying the rollout of a much-anticipated centralized voter registration and election system. Additionally, Republicans have initiated legal action against the Democratic Secretary of State and five local election officials. The […]
Governor Lombardo announced a new Director for the Nevada Department of Veterans Services just as the Federal Deputy Secretary of Veteran Affairs outlined a goal for the Southern Nevada Health Care System to house at least 900 veterans experiencing homelessness in 2024. The Chairman of the Committee on House Administration sent a letter to Secretary of State […]
March 8, 2024 Governor Lombardo spoke with John Ralston about the state of affairs in Nevada this week. Lombardo said he still supports former President Donald Trump in spite of his indictments, they also discussed housing, education, elections, abortion, healthcare, film tax, the A’s baseball team coming to Las Vegas, as well as energy and […]
March 1, 2024 Governor Lombardo was all about education this week, with a statewide education audit, an exercise program for three elementary or middle schools and an announcement of $6 million in funding for Nevada’s Read by Grade 3 Program! Nevada counties are struggling to find poll workers in a pivotal election year, and Nevada’s […]