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2 years, 1 month ago

Trump-backed Vegas sheriff tops Democrat for Nevada governor

LAS VEGAS — Republican Joe Lombardo, a career police officer-turned-elected sheriff in Las Vegas who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has been elected governor in Nevada. Lombardo was the nonpartisan elected Clark County sheriff and head of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the largest police agency in Nevada. Sisolak acknowledged in his statement the criticism he received …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Too early to call Nevada governor for Sisolak or Lombardo

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Election results trickled in slowly in Nevada, leaving first-term Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak and his challenger, Republican Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, each predicting the outcome of the Nevada governor’s race wouldn’t be known for several days — with each man predicting he would win. “We don’t know anything yet,” Lombardo told cheering supporters at a Republican …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Fast money: Formula One 'injects nearly $1BILLION into the US economy with races in Austin, Miami'

Daily Mail

In 2022, F1 had a roughly $1 billion impact on the US economy, and that figure is expected to grow in 2023 Formula One has two US races on its schedule with another launching in Las Vegas next year Ticket prices for Sunday's race skyrocketed as three-day passes and qualifying tickets sold out entirely The US Grand Prix will be …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — Former President Barack Obama plans to visit southern Nevada on Nov. 1 to rally for vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the state who are seeking to fend off a potential red wave. Steve Sisolak, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, as well as secretary of state candidate Cisco Aguilar’s campaign and two swing …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents

LA Times

Former President Obama gestures as he casts his ballot at an early vote venue on Monday in Chicago. Former President Obama plans to visit southern Nevada on Nov. 1 to rally for vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the state who are seeking to fend off a potential red wave. “While some folks are trying to roll back voting rights and a …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Republican tepid on Trump in Nevada gubernatorial debate

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s Republican gubernatorial candidate, Joe Lombardo, sought in a debate on Sunday to distance himself from former President Donald Trump over his lies about the 2020 election, but said Trump’s policies were better than those under the Biden administration, which he blames for inflation and rising interest rates. ABORTION Echoing efforts by Democrats nationwide, Sisolak sought to …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Nevada prison escape, resignation raises political stakes

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — The head of Nevada’s Department of Corrections resigned Friday at the request of Gov. Sisolak said in a statement Friday he “requested and received Nevada Department of Corrections Director Charles Daniels’ resignation, effective immediately.” Six other officers were placed on administrative leave. Joe Lombardo, the Republican sheriff in Las Vegas who’s running against the Democratic governor, says …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Convicted Vegas bombmaker was on the lam for four days

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Authorities say they are investigating how a convicted bombmaker was able to easily escape from a Nevada prison without anyone noticing for four days, before a tip led to his capture at a transit center in Las Vegas Wednesday night as he prepared to board a bus out of town. “The policies and procedure and all the …

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2 years, 3 months ago

GOP nominee for Nevada gov. says he’ll fight US abortion ban

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — The GOP’s nominee for Nevada governor said Thursday he would fight against a national abortion ban if Congress were to pass one. “It’s the vote of the people within the state of Nevada, and I will support that,” Joe Lombardo, who is generally anti-abortion, told reporters while campaigning in the state with Virginia Gov. Still, a nationwide …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Hotel mogul, UFO believer spending in Nevada governor's race

The Independent

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2 years, 3 months ago

These are the key governor’s races to watch this fall

CNN

CNN — From the early days of Donald Trump’s presidency, through the Covid-19 pandemic and following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the power of governors has been increasingly clear for Americans to see. The same goes in Pennsylvania – another state President Joe Biden flipped in 2020 – where Democratic state Attorney General Josh Shapiro …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Nevada gov vows to codify order protecting patients into law

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said Wednesday that if he wins re-election he would seek to codify in law next legislative session an order he signed that protects in-state abortion providers and out-of-state patients. Asked about if he would support restricting abortion access through a referendum vote, Lombardo said if voters or the state legislature bring forward a …

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2 years, 4 months ago

More than half of GOP governor nominees have questioned or denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election

CNN

Washington CNN — The Republican nominee in at least 22 of this year’s 36 gubernatorial races is someone who has rejected, declined to affirm, raised doubts about, or tried to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. Arizona: Kari Lake Republican gubernatorial candidate for Arizona Kari Lake speaks to supporters during a campaign event at the Whiskey Roads Restaurant …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Incumbent Democrats lead GOP hopefuls in Nevada funds raised

Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — The latest expense reports for state candidates in Nevada hold a familiar pattern: Incumbent Democrats raised more than their Republican opponents in every statewide race. Steve Sisolak’s 2018 campaign donated $685,000 to the Patriot Freedom Fund PAC — which ran ads in favor of far-right candidates and attacked Sisolak’s challenger, Joe Lombardo, from the right. Governor’s race …

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2 years, 5 months ago

New Nevada abortion order helps blunt outside prosecution

Associated Press

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an executive order Tuesday he says will help guard against outside prosecution of anyone who receives an abortion or other reproductive care in Nevada, and better protect healthcare workers who provide the services. His executive order comes as fellow Democratic governors in several states have vowed to help protect abortion rights after …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Sheriff Joe Lombardo, endorsed by Trump, wins Nevada Republican primary for governor

NPR

Sheriff Joe Lombardo, endorsed by Trump, wins Nevada Republican primary for governor Enlarge this image toggle caption John Locher/AP John Locher/AP RENO, Nevada — Democratic incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak will face Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in November, according to primary race calls by The Associated Press. Meanwhile, Lombardo, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, had to face …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Lombardo, in GOP forum, derides Nevada public health option

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The consensus Republican front-runner for Nevada governor drew attention and applause from a GOP luncheon audience Tuesday when he used an expletive to deride Democratic Gov. And he’s talking about things like the public option.” Sisolak last year signed Nevada’s public health care option into law, amid projections that it will lower insurance premium costs 15% for …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Social video shows ‘racist’ taunts of Nevada governor, wife

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s governor and his wife were accosted during the weekend by two men who followed them out of a Las Vegas restaurant shouting profanities, taunts and anti-government statements in an incident posted on the internet. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, characterized the Sunday evening incident as “racist threats.” His wife is a former municipal finance specialist of Chinese …

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3 years ago

Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools

NPR

Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum via AP Courtesy of Stewart Indian School Cultural Center and Museum via AP CARSON CITY, Nev. — When it was time for Winona James to return to school, her family hid her in brush near …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Sisolak blasts local official’s racist remark about his wife

Associated Press

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak rebuked comments made about his wife by a rural county commissioner who alleged that her Chinese ancestry should raise suspicions as the state retightens restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Nye County Commissioner Donna Cox said without evidence on Tuesday that Sisolak’s wife, Kathy Ong Sisolak, had family in China …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Nevada becomes latest Covid-19 hotspot, as hospitalizations rise and vaccination rates plateau

CNN

Las Vegas CNN — At Robert Taylor’s Las Vegas barbershop, the buzzing sounds of clippers and friendly banter are a welcome return to normalcy after a small Covid-19 outbreak among his staff. Nevada a ‘breeding ground for new variants’ In Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, only 39% of the total population is fully vaccinated, according to according to Nevada’s …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Amodei won’t decide on bid for Nevada governor until October

Associated Press

CARSON CITY, Nev. — U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei said Tuesday that he hasn’t decided whether to run for reelection or mount a bid for Nevada governor, but appears unimpressed by the Republican primary field vying to challenge first-term Democratic Gov. If he enters the race, Amodei will join Sheriff Joe Lombardo, North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee and Reno attorney …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Sheriff Joe Lombardo kicks off campaign for Nevada governor

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo formally kicked off his campaign for governor Monday, telling supporters in Las Vegas that he believed it was time to rid Nevada of “one-party rule” by unseating Democratic Gov. He also pushed back against criticism of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s decision to withdraw from a program coordinating with federal immigration …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Drought-stricken Nevada enacts ban on ‘non-functional’ grass

Associated Press

CARSON CITY, Nev. — In Sin City, one thing that will soon become unforgivable is useless grass. Sisolak said last week that anyone flying into Las Vegas viewing the “bathtub rings” that delineate how high Lake Mead’s water levels used to be can see that conservation is needed. The ban targets what the Southern Nevada Water Authority calls “non-functional turf.” …

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Trump-backed Vegas sheriff tops Democrat for Nevada governor

Too early to call Nevada governor for Sisolak or Lombardo

Fast money: Formula One 'injects nearly $1BILLION into the US economy with races in Austin, Miami'

Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents

Obama to campaign for group of vulnerable Nevada incumbents

Republican tepid on Trump in Nevada gubernatorial debate

Nevada prison escape, resignation raises political stakes

Convicted Vegas bombmaker was on the lam for four days

GOP nominee for Nevada gov. says he’ll fight US abortion ban

Hotel mogul, UFO believer spending in Nevada governor's race

These are the key governor’s races to watch this fall

Nevada gov vows to codify order protecting patients into law

More than half of GOP governor nominees have questioned or denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election

Incumbent Democrats lead GOP hopefuls in Nevada funds raised

New Nevada abortion order helps blunt outside prosecution

Sheriff Joe Lombardo, endorsed by Trump, wins Nevada Republican primary for governor

Lombardo, in GOP forum, derides Nevada public health option

Social video shows ‘racist’ taunts of Nevada governor, wife

Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools

Sisolak blasts local official’s racist remark about his wife

Nevada becomes latest Covid-19 hotspot, as hospitalizations rise and vaccination rates plateau

Amodei won’t decide on bid for Nevada governor until October

Sheriff Joe Lombardo kicks off campaign for Nevada governor

Drought-stricken Nevada enacts ban on ‘non-functional’ grass