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"You cannot pay childcare making $20 an hour."
- Annette Magnus, Founder, AM Solutions, says a lot of parents are paying upwards of what a college tuition would cost for their children to be enrolled in daycare or after school programs. She explains childcare is a complex issue, and the expense of having children is causing many young people to opt to either have one child or no children at all. - Friday, April 12, 2024.
"We are feckless."
- Tony Grady, Candidate for US Senate, shares his thoughts on the Ukraine war and what the United State’s position should be, earlier stating that the “Biden administration has been weak” and the war was “rubber stamped by Jacky Rosen.” He explains areas we need to focus on to “stop the carnage,” including advocating for a cease fire and figuring out how to negotiate peace. - Thursday, April 11, 2024.
"The next step is how to reduce class sizes."
- Assemblywoman Angie Taylor, Candidate for Nevada State Senate, says some of the $2 billion should be used in that regard. She says we need to have enough teachers and then have places to put everyone, explaining that through WC-1, Washoe County has a built-in way to help reduce class sizes by building and repairing schools. - Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
"We're hearing that this plan would take perhaps up to 80 percent of all future tax revenues to the county from companies that receive state-level abatements."
- Kris Thompson, Project Manager, Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, says Storey County officials are concerned similar legislation will surface during the 2025 Nevada Legislature that would draw off county tax revenues when state-approved tax abatements end. He says they heard there is a move by a small faction in Northern Nevada to divert the tax revenue coming into Storey County to the state, adding, “obviously that’s a major issue and it is punishing success.” - Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
"Working conditions are learning conditions."
- Selena La Rue Hatch, Assemblywoman AD 25, says the pay and benefits are important for teachers because “if we can’t attract good, quality teachers, our kids are going to suffer.” She explains that the main issue she sees inside of the classroom is class size, adding they have the largest class size in the nation. - Friday, April 5, 2024.
"You find the need, you fill it. You find the dream, and you try to fulfill it."
- Bob Brown, President and CEO, Opportunity Village, explains that the goal of this non-profit organization is to serve people in the Las Vegas community with intellectual disabilities and help them fulfill their dreams. He says they offer different levels of care based upon need, including everything from all day care to workforce development training programs. - Thursday, April 4, 2024.
"It was cathartic."
- William Douglass, Novelist & Casino Owner, says he wrote his novel on the demise of Reno as a major player in the casino industry as a cathartic exercise. He says he started the book right after the Comstock and the Riverboat went broke at the end of the 1990s. - Wednesday, April 3, 2024.
"We just were incapable of competing with all of that new competition."
- William Douglass, Novelist & Casino Owner, discusses the reasons behind the decline of the Reno gaming industry. He says Reno had a peculiar set of circumstances that caused its gaming to go downhill before other properties, including competition from Las Vegas, Indian gaming and legalization of gaming in Atlantic City. - Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
"We have to find a way to address that population."
- John Alvendia, CEO, NOLA Education, explains why kids are dropping out of school, saying they’re not engaged in class and we end up losing them. Virginia Robinson, CEO, NOLA Education, adds it’s important to them to engage students in appropriate social settings which allows them to be middle schoolers who want to socialize, discuss issues and problem solve together. - Friday, March 29, 2024.
"It’s a big economic boom to Humboldt County."
- Alexis Hansen, Assemblywoman, District 32 (R), says of Thacker Pass. She explains the lithium mine site “certainly has come with its challenges,” later noting the biggest worry is the added traffic to the area. - Thursday, March 28, 2024.
"We have serious concerns because we think it’s too fast and it’s too aggressive based upon where the vehicle buyers and where the vehicle market is today."
- Andrew MacKay, Executive Director, Nevada Franchised Auto Dealers Association, says in response to the EPA issuing its final rule for emission standards. He later explains “the demand has significantly fallen off” for purchasing electric vehicles. - Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
"They are not an exception to that rule."
- Chris Spear, CEO/President, American Trucking Association, says the same work they put in each and every day to make the economy come together is expected of elected officials. He explains they have to constantly remind those in Washington that “despite the dysfunction, you’ve got a job to do and we expect you to do it or we’ll find somebody else that can,” adding the ATA has a powerful chorus of voices and is a very effective tool to get attention in Washington D.C. - Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
"That number one issue is housing."
- Erica Roth, Candidate for Assembly District 24, says 70 percent of people in her district are renters. She explains she sat down with UNR students, and the primary issue she hears is about the cost of housing, where they’re expressing that while they love Nevada, it’s unrealistic for them to stay post-graduation because they’re priced out of the market. - Friday, March 22, 2024.
"If Sparks Municipal can’t offer it, we can find ways to get people into these programs."
- Jesse Kalter, Candidate for Sparks Municipal Court Judge (Department 2), says he’d like to see more specialty courts, or if the resources aren’t there, to be able to transfer jurisdictions. - Thursday, March 21, 2024.
"If we can address these problems early, it’s the best opportunity our community has to prevent really sad outcomes for some of these cases."
- Robert Delong, Candidate for Sparks Municipal Court Judge (Department 2), says the voluntary drug/alcohol court programs are found to be very effective. He earlier explains that while there is an alcohol court, we don’t have a drug court, and this is one of the areas he would like to see implemented. - Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
"No, the kids are not OK."
- Jake Wiskerchen, Owner, Zephyr Wellness, says he doesn’t want to “describe causality in too broad of a brush,” but there is strong, emerging evidence outlining the correlation between social media exposure and teen mental illness. He later explains the effects are not only the addictive property that occurs, but also bullying, harassment and a pressure to perform, creating an “emotional blocking” where you can’t resolve conflicts interpersonally. - Tuesday, March 19, 2024.
