Nevada withdraws from greenhouse pact as Gov. Joe Lombardo pulls away from the U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of more than two dozen governors following Paris Agreement climate goals. Lombardo, a Republican, is the only governor elected or re-elected in 2022 to withdraw their state from the alliance, which aims to have its 25 member states…
Nevada’s GOP Governor Signs Bill Requiring Health Insurance to Cover Transgender Surgery
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, signed a bill on June 12 requiring health insurance companies to cover transgender surgeries, defying the national trend of Republican governors who oppose the practice. In May, Oregon’s Democrat governor signed a virtually identical law requiring health insurance companies to cover all transgender surgeries. Lombardo’s signature on the Nevada…
Nevada GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo Signs Bill Protecting Out-of-State Abortion Visits
Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a self-described pro-life Catholic, has signed a bill enabling people to come from other states to get abortions. On Tuesday, Lombardo signed Senate Bill 131 into law. The bill bars state agencies from assisting in out-of-state investigations that could lead to the prosecution of abortion seekers who travel to Nevada….
A’s, Nevada Leaders Reach Tentative Ballpark Agreement
CARSON CITY, Nev.—Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Wednesday, May 24, a tentative agreement with the Oakland Athletics and legislative leaders for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over how much the state will contribute to a $1.5 billion Las Vegas ballpark. The tentative agreement outlined in a joint statement indicates a funding…
Nevada’s New Governor Rescinds All COVID-19 Mandates
Nevada’s newly minted Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, said Friday that he signed his first two executive orders, including one that repeals all COVID-19 mandates from the prior administration. Lombardo, former sheriff of Clark County, was sworn into office as the state’s 31st governor on Jan. 2, pledging to “follow the Nevada Way.” The first of…
Republican Joe Lombardo Wins Nevada Governor Race, Defeats Democrat Steve Sisolak
Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, has won the midterm elections, ousting incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat. The projection of Lombardo’s victory comes after several counties experienced vote counting delays. With the newly counted votes coming in from the Nevada’s biggest counties—Las Vegas’ Clark County and Reno’s Washoe County—The Associated Press called…
Sisolak Slammed as COVID-Test Scam—‘Biggest Scandal in Our History’—Emerges in Nevada Governor’s Race
Democrat candidates in November races nationwide are seizing on perceived post-Roe repeal momentum to pound away at Republican opponents they say will, whether they admit it or not, ban abortion. Incumbent Democratic Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak is following that game plan, regularly attacking GOP challenger Joe Lombardo’s pro-life stance as a wedge in a race…
Gilbert Challenges Trump-Endorsed Lombardo’s GOP Gubernatorial Win in Nevada Lawsuit
During a rally in a circus tent spiked into the sun-broiled blacktop of an East Las Vegas shopping center two days before Nevada’s June 14 primary elections, Joey Gilbert claimed there was fraud afoot in his Republican gubernatorial primary against Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo. Gilbert, a Reno attorney and former professional boxer endorsed by…
Trump’s Pick for Nevada Governor Ekes Out Win in Field of 15, Advances to Face Democrat Incumbent
LAS VEGAS — Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo hopes that, for his 60th birthday, Nevadans will give him the keys to the office of the governor of their state. He’ll celebrate by going toe-to-toe with Nevada’s incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak (D). But making that birthday wish come true will be anything but a cakewalk. Analysts…
Primary Underdogs: Nevada ‘Establishment RINOs’ Don’t Want Red Wave Newcomers in Their Tent
LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Surging Republican voter registration numbers portend a swelling red tide is set to sweep incumbent Nevada Democrats from the Governor’s office, U.S. Senate, and three of the state’s four congressional districts come November. But former president Donald Trump missed the undercurrent driving the wave when he endorsed Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo for…
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