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"There were just too many holes, too many errors that went through."
- Howard Stutz, Senior Reporter, The Nevada Independent, says recent high-profile money laundering cases across multiple Strip properties are the culmination of oversight failures and “bad people within the property” who “messed up.” - Friday, June 13, 2025.
"Gone are the days where this industry has a pick and shovel."
- Amanda Hilton, President, NV Mining Association, highlights the industry's shift toward autonomous equipment and cutting-edge tech like VR and drones. She says the future of mining jobs isn’t about reducing the number of jobs, instead it’s about equipping the future workforce with the right skill sets to fill evolving positions. - Thursday, June 12, 2025.
"The city projections are a $5 million drop in our transient occupancy tax."
- Josh Gross, Publisher, Beverly Hills Weekly, says this drop is significant because it funds a number of city services. Even with year-round marketing efforts, he explains that poor optics and the international travel climate remain tough hurdles for luxury hotels. - Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
"I think the Guard is a lot better suited to settle down a community than bringing in an active duty unit."
- Colonel Kris Thompson, US Army (Rtd) shares his experience serving in the National Guard during the Rodney King riots. He explains presidents and governors like to send in units to send a message, and in relation to the current Los Angeles demonstrations, he adds: “I’m not sure it’s a good message at this point in time. This is no LA riots, this is no Rodney King.” - Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
"We’re in full construction now."
- Jon Evans, CEO, Lithium Americas says the Thacker Pass project is moving full speed ahead in Humboldt County, with steel going up in August and workforce housing underway in Winnemucca. With General Motors as both the largest shareholder and long-term offtake customer, Evans calls it a “world-class, tier one” project and highlights a “really good relationship” with GM, which is “making lots of investments and changing their battery chemistries with the goal to be the lowest cost and the largest supplier” of electric vehicles. - Friday, June 6, 2025.
"We’re landlocked here in the valley. We need to get some more land."
- Tick Segerblom, Chair, Clark County Commission, acknowledges the need for Southern Nevada to expand, reflecting on the surprise reaction to Congressman Amodei’s now-pulled lands proposal. While initially taken aback, Segerblom says the moment taught a lesson and “got us all focused,” adding, “I think we would love to work with Mark moving forward to the extent we can do anything.” - Thursday, June 5, 2025.
"Talking points don't solve any problems. People solve problems."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2, urges for collaboration as the Silver State faces major growth challenges, especially in Southern Nevada. He emphasizes the need for serious, transparent discussions about water, power, housing, and infrastructure to responsibly plan for the region’s future. - Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
"Have whatever fun you think you need to. But we still have issues that need to be addressed."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2 reflects on the fallout over his federal lands proposal, which was pulled from a reconciliation bill after backlash from within Nevada’s delegation. He stresses the importance of working together on land use and growth challenges, noting his biggest concern: “Are we getting to the point where we got no growth in Clark County?” - Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
"Consider that standard, and then compare it to what we're asking for is just notifying one parent. We’re not even asking for consent."
- Melissa Clement, Nevada Right to Life, questions why parental notification is treated differently for abortion than for other medical care like giving Tylenol or getting tonsils removed. She later argues that notification is a common sense protection—especially for very young girls—and that in cases of abuse, a judicial bypass is already built into the law. - Friday, May 30, 2025.
"We’re kind of the inconvenient truth."
- Sergeant David Crete, U.S. Air Force (Ret), Chair, The Invisible Enemy, says veterans who served at classified sites on the Nevada Test and Training Range were exposed to toxic materials, and explains that while all who served honored their commitment to secrecy, the government has used this as “an excuse to hide us instead of dealing with the problem.” He says their bill in Congress, introduced by Congressman Mark Amodei, is fighting for medical treatment and survivor benefits for the veterans who served at these classified locations. - Thursday, May 29, 2025.
"Rent control has not worked in any market that I know of, any market that I've read about, or heard about."
- Azim Jessa, Chair of the Nevada REALTORS Legislative Committee, says rent control policies often discourage new development, reduce housing quality, and shrink the property tax base. He explains rent caps can trap residents in homes that no longer fit their needs, while limiting options for growing families entering the market. - Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
"It's a danger because they're targeting our kids."
- Edgar Domenech, retired senior law enforcement official and member of the Tobacco Law Enforcement Network, explains over 90 percent of the disposable vapes that are coming into this country are manufactured in China with unknown regulatory guidelines. He warns that organized crime groups are exploiting existing trafficking networks to distribute these products, and that flavored vapes are specifically designed to appeal to children, posing a serious threat to public safety, national security, the economy, and public health. - Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
"The tax credits are the prize."
- State Senator Roberta Lange, Assistant Majority Leader (D) says unless both film studio packages are rolled into one they are dead for this session. There is currently no obvious discussion of this between bill sponsors. - Friday, May 23, 2025.
"I would think that everybody involved has been incredibly grateful to have this kind of information, especially by the fact that it's nonpartisan. I'm really proud of the fact that we have both Democrats and Republicans who have talked about our research, quoted in it in hearings, asked us to help present in committees and talked about how they look to it as a resource."
- Jill Tolles, Executive Director, Guinn Center for Policy Priorities on what the Guinn Center has been able to accomplish in the past two years. - Thursday, May 22, 2025.
"You know, the last thing I would want to do is work on a bill of this magnitude and the governor vetoes it. So we're going to have to continue to have discussions over the next two weeks. If at the end of this two week period, it comes down to one bill, does it make sense to leave it in abeyance now and then come back and do a special session on it, because it is such a vast amount of money."
- Speaker of the Nevada Assembly Steve Yeager discussing the two movie studio bills with one in each house. - Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
"I think still think it's likely we're going to end up in special session in September, October when the federal budget gets figured out."
- Speaker of the Nevada Assembly Steve Yeager says he’s crossing both fingers that that doesn’t happen. - Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
