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Lombardo’s Record 162 Vetoes Cleared the Path for Ford’s California-Style Agenda

November 6, 2026 4:10 pmNovember 6, 2026 4:13 pm

Governor-elect Aaron Ford and a Democratic-controlled Legislature are positioned to advance progressive priorities that Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo blocked with a record 162 vetoes—75 in the 2023 session and 87 in 2025. Those rejections repeatedly stopped gun restrictions, expanded labor...

Nevada Democrats Sweep Statewide Offices, Flip Longtime GOP House Seat

November 4, 2026 8:48 amNovember 4, 2026 6:46 pm

Nevada Democrats delivered a sweeping midterm victory, capturing every statewide constitutional office for the first time since 1962 and flipping the state’s last Republican-held congressional seat in a night that handed them unified control of state government. Attorney General Aaron...

Amodei Calls Flippo a ‘Fraud’ on CNN as Nevada’s GOP Stronghold Turns Competitive Amid Early Voting Edge for Democrats

October 23, 2026 11:45 amOctober 23, 2026 11:49 am

Retiring Republican Rep. Mark Amodei told CNN that he did not vote for David Flippo, the Trump-endorsed Republican nominee to succeed him in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, and labeled him a “fraud.” The comments, made as early voting continues, underscore...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Heads to Santa Monica For Campaign Fundraiser with Kamala Harris

September 29, 2026 11:40 amSeptember 29, 2026 11:49 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is taking his governor’s race back to the California coast. Social posts circulating Tuesday said former Vice President Kamala Harris will host a fundraiser for Ford in Santa Monica on October 5 as he tries...

Lombardo Executive Order Puts Guardrails on Data Centers After Ford-Authored 2015 Giveaway

September 21, 2026 10:53 amSeptember 21, 2026 10:53 am

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Executive Order 2026-005 on Sept. 17 establishing the Nevada Standard for Responsible Data Center Development, requiring developers seeking tax abatements to pay the Local School Support Tax in full, cover their own energy and infrastructure...

Stay Denied: Red Rock Stuck With Biden NLRB Union Bargaining Order

September 10, 2026 10:04 amSeptember 10, 2026 10:04 am

Nothing screams worker “choice” like a federal agency and the courts overriding a secret-ballot election. Chief Justice John Roberts last week refused Red Rock Resort’s emergency bid to freeze a Biden-era National Labor Relations Board order that forces the Summerlin...

Aaron Ford’s ‘Lombardo Economy Is Worse’ Line Collides With the Jobs Numbers

September 2, 2026 3:58 pmSeptember 2, 2026 3:58 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, the Democratic nominee for governor, left the state on a workday to sit in the Los Angeles studio of Pod Save America and tell a national progressive audience that Gov. Joe Lombardo has made Nevada’s...