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"Our community has created an unbelievable lifestyle in Northern Nevada, after a lot of hard work."
- Dan Morgan, Executive Director, Builders Association of Northern Nevada pointing out that elected officials and businesses have worked hard to diversify the economy over the past 30 years and the pandemic has made the outdoors attractions an even larger draw to the area. - Thursday, February 18, 2021.
"It’s going to be multi trillions in the next 10 years."
- Doug Cole, Chairman, CEO, American Battery Technology Company quoting the CEO of Blackstone describing the financial size of the lithium battery business, in the foreseeable future. It’s already a business in the hundreds of billions of dollars. - Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
"The legislation will eliminate customer choice, reduce energy reliability, increase green-house gas emissions, increase customers' bills and eliminate good paying jobs."
- Scott Leedom, Director of Public Affairs, Southwest Gas referring to the proposed legislation from Assemblywoman Lesley Cohen that would essentially shutdown companies like Southwest Gas over the near term. In addition, home builders and restaurant owners are up in arms over this issue. - Tuesday, February 16, 2021.
"Over 25%, over 1 in 4 Nevadans, are currently reporting feeling hopeless."
- Dr. Tiffany Tyler Garner, Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Alliance adds that many Nevadans are suffering from housing insecurity, food insecurity and mental health issues and need help from the State Legislature. - Friday, February 12, 2021.
"The Legislature."
- Chris Hicks, Washoe County District Attorney was asked is there anything that’s keeping you up at night, right now. His answer is above. - Thursday, February 11, 2021.
"My initial thought was that it was crazy."
- Susan Fisher, Senior VP, McDonald Carano, Government Affairs referencing the above-mentioned Innovation Zones. Ms. Fisher doesn’t like the idea of company towns and company government. - Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
"There’s really only one place in Nevada where this could happen and that’s Storey County."
- Joe Guild Attorney, Black and Wadhams wonders what the Storey County Commissioners and the Storey County Sheriff think of the proposed Innovation Zones that could eventually take over a chunk of their county. The proposal has been met with a lot of skepticism because it mainly aids Blockchains LLC’s future smart city plans. - Tuesday, February 9, 2021.
"It’s time for Republicans to stop beating up on each other."
- Michael Kadency, Chairman, Washoe County Republican Party in response to Congresswoman Liz Cheney being threatened with loss of her number 3 position in the caucus for voting to impeach former President Trump for the 2nd time. She retained her position by a large majority. - Friday, February 5, 2021.
"We’re in a unique position of having to respond to a body that’s still try to figure out how it’s going to operate for the next 120 days."
- Bryan Wachter, Senior VP, Government and Public Affairs, Retail Association of Nevada says it’s very strange in Carson City right now and it’s going to be very important for the public and lobbyists to get their amendments and testimony out there to Legislators. - Thursday, February 4, 2021.
"You’ve got to keep working at it. It’s a world of rejection."
- Laura Newman, Author who recently published her latest book” The Franklin Avenue Rookery for Wayward Babies.” She applied to 75 literary agents and only three responded to her. - Wednesday, February 3, 2021.
"Some of us physicians who have had our vaccine, myself included, even cried when we got our first shot."
- Dr. Jay K. Morgan MD, Neurosurgeon, Sierra Neurosurgery Group says he recommends people to get the coronavirus vaccine when available to them. - Tuesday, February 2, 2021.
"They managed to not only piggyback but get inside of legitimate software that was being downloaded to people’s computers."
- Kerry Nemovicher, CEO, Crytica Security describing what occurred during the Solar Winds computer attack. He says we may see the effects of this hack for years to come. - Friday, January 29, 2021.
"I think it would be a terrible outcome if it’s done away with."
- Former Governor Robert List on the filibuster. Senator Reid, on the other hand, wanted President Biden to give the Republicans three weeks before blowing it up if Democrats deemed it necessary. - Thursday, January 28, 2021.
"We’re exceptionally fortunate to have private ownership, and the kind of commitment to a local news operation, a strong local news operation, because Las Vegas needs one."
- Glenn Cook, Executive Editor, Las Vegas Review-Journal who oversees a staff of 120 journalists and feels confident that the family ownership of the paper will continue despite the recent passing of Sheldon Adelson. - Wednesday, January 27, 2021.
"Our job is to make sure we have the plumbing in place to accommodate that economic diversification, when it comes."
- John Entsminger, General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority putting the water infrastructure in place for both the Apex Industrial Park and the future airport at Ivanpah. He says the pace for Ivanpah is at pre pandemic levels. - Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
"When you’re in the building you can consume a lot of information, which you won’t see this year."
- Hillary Schieve, Mayor of Reno on the fact that restrictions on the public and lobbyists allowed into the Legislative building will be severely restricted for the first months of this year’s session. - Friday, January 22, 2021.
