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"It was a way for the Democrats to inject themselves into the Republican primary."
- George Harris, Chairman, Nevadans for Sound Government, says the Democrats made the presidential preference primary law without one vote from the Republicans and wasted $6.1 million on sending out ballots “that meant nothing and none of the above won.” He adds Democrats didn’t want to see Trump on the ballot and “they should have left it alone in the caucus” where voters would have seen Trump, DeSantis and Scott represented. - Friday, February 9, 2024.
"Once the smoke cleared, and it was all set and done, it was a very successful event for the state, Clark County and the Las Vegas Strip."
- Michael Lawton, CPM, Senior Economic Analyst, NV Gaming Control Board, says of the Formula One race, explaining they saw $1.374 billion in win, which was an all-time record for the month of November. - Thursday, February 8, 2024.
"We put off a lot of things that we need to do."
- Clay Mitchell, Vice Chair, Storey County Commission, says that while Storey County will see roughly $12-13 million additional dollars per year from tax abatements, they identified about $165 million worth of capital improvements that are “critical” to make in the next five years. - Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
"I think it’s very unfortunate for Nevada because we look foolish."
- Helen Foley, President, Foley Public Affairs, says of the Republican primary/caucus explaining that with all of the complaints of fraud and lack of election trust, this was a “terrible thing” for Republicans to do. She later says this caused worse than confusion, but a “distrust of the system,” adding, “it’s ugly and didn’t need to happen and we’re going to look silly on the national stage.” - Tuesday, February 6, 2024.
"There is so much more interest in the caucus than I think we’ve ever seen in Washoe County in the past, ever."
- Bruce Parks, Chair, Washoe County Republicans, says this based on the number of phone calls coming into their headquarters. He further elaborates the majority of phone calls are questions regarding where to go to caucus, adding they have received questions about Donald Trump not appearing on their ballot. - Friday, February 2, 2024.
"Currently today, there are over 100,000 Americans on the transplant list."
- Tyre Gray, Nevada Donor Network, says roughly every 15 minutes another person is added, and unfortunately, 17 people per day die who were on the list. He shares his own experience with organ donation, where he waited eight years from diagnosis to transplant to receive a new kidney, later saying that he was one of the lucky people. - Thursday, February 1, 2024.
"There’s nothing good coming out of Washington at all."
- John Lee, Candidate for CD 4, says on why he’s running for this position, highlighting issues including border security, home buying and more. He elaborates that “this is just a tough time for America” and we need different thinkers and leaders. - Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
"They need to realize who's driving the cart here and we're in charge."
- Tick Segerblom, Chair, Clark County Commission, says of the F1 race in Las Vegas, adding, “if they want to take advantage of Clark County, they need to listen to us and let us evaluate what happened." He explains Commissioners have not yet decided if it is in the best interest of Clark County for the Formula One race to return. - Tuesday, January 30, 2024.
"Unfortunately, we’re always in a situation where there’s more demand than supply."
- Hilary Lopez, Executive Director, Nevada Housing Authority, says that while they do everything they can to serve as many families as possible within reasonable timeframes, there are still waitlists people are on for affordable housing. - Friday, January 26, 2024.
"I don’t like where we’re at right now."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2, says with the way things move in Congress, he thinks they’re behind on the public lands bill. He adds this “doesn’t mean we’re not busting our tail,” and while they wanted to be ahead of it, now they’re going to have to “nip them at the wire.” - Thursday, January 25, 2024.
"It’s a growing industry, and one that I know Nevada and the casino industry will continue to find its role."
- Seth Schorr, Fifth Street Gaming, says about esports in the Silver State. He says while it’s been a long game and a slow process, he still is confident that esports will take off. - Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
"It hurts the judicial system not only because somebody’s been physically injured, but because it takes the attention of judges away from what they’re supposed to be doing."
- Chuck Weller, Senior Judge, Washoe County, says one of the problems with attacks against the court is that it affects everyone involved – from the judge and their family to all judiciaries. After a recent violent attack against a Clark County judge, he shares his own story of being shot during a contentious divorce case in 2006 and explains what judges can do to keep safe and appraise the danger they might be in. - Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
"We need to do something different."
- Sondra Cosgrove PhD, History Professor, College of Southern Nevada, UNLV, says no one is happy with the current voting system and it’s deterring people from voting. She earlier explains the benefits of passing ranked-choice voting, including having nonpartisan voters participate, more people running and less party gatekeeping. - Friday, January 19, 2024.
"What’s happened in California has created complete chaos."
- Lisa Smittcamp, District Attorney Fresno County, Ca, says criminal justice reform in California has gone “so far.” She says it continues to “wreak havoc” on all aspects of the state including education, the economy, business and commerce. - Thursday, January 18, 2024.
"We have this 2026 deadline to get these new management regimes in place."
- Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network, says about the Colorado River negotiations, saying that the seven basin states, tribes, non-governmental organizations and many other parties all have disagreements on how this should be done. He explains they are racing toward a deadline to get new long term management plans in place for Lake Mead and Lake Powell, which are currently set to expire at the end of 2026. - Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
"I believe that there’s a way to find common ground."
- Assemblyman Max Carter ll (D) District 12, discusses lithium mining in the state explaining that while mining has a prime status in Nevada, there are other parties, including tribes and environmentalists, that have interest in that land. He says we need to do a better job at involving all parties earlier in this process. - Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
