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"The problem has always been that completion date–2037."
- Rick Velotta, Tourism and Gaming Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal, says the issue with the supplemental Ivanpah Airport is the length of time it will take to complete the project when there’s a significant amount of growth happening now. He believes they realized the date “isn’t going to cut it” and made decisions to expand and improve Harry Reid International Airport. - Friday, November 1, 2024.
"People sort of automatically assume if you don't like one, you must be supporting the other."
- Warren Hardy, Principal, The Hardy Consulting Group, says while he’s not a fan of Donald Trump, he “can’t, in good conscience, vote for the policies of Kamala Harris.” He adds that it really surprises him that people “hate Trump that much” they’ll go against their philosophical leanings to vote for the other candidate. - Thursday, October 31, 2024.
"It's part of why I ran, is we need to make sure our diplomas mean something."
- Selena La Rue Hatch, Assemblywoman AD 25, says when Nevadans graduate from any school, your diploma should mean “you have these basic competencies and you go right into a job or you can go into college and you can be successful.” She explains that a lot goes into that, adding class size is one of the biggest issues and we also need to make sure we’re investing our money in “smart ways that’s actually getting to the classroom.” - Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
"We really took a step back and said, ‘What can we do different? What can we do better?’ We listened."
- Lori Nelson-Kraft, SVP, Corporate Affairs, Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, says in reference to the paving that took place last year that was “incredibly difficult and taxing” on employees and visitors who were trying to get around the circuit. She explains there have been hundreds of stakeholder meetings, conversations with businesses along the circuit, with resort partners, and public agencies to ensure they are doing right in the community. - Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
"Crazies on both sides need to be flushed down the toilet."
- George Harris, Chairman, Nevadans for Sound Government says we need to get back to “adult supervision” in politics, run the country and “act in a business manner” while showing respect and civility. He adds the left has been very good with intimidation tactics while Republicans are “too meek” and need to stand up. - Friday, October 25, 2024.
"What I know is you have to have compassion, but compassion for the homeless person and the person who opened a small business and risked everything to do it."
- Peter Guzman, President Latin Chamber of Commerce, says there needs to be compromises with the homeless, and while that might not be considered caring to some, to him it’s “tremendously compassionate to take some of these folks and take them to places where there's resources to deal with their mental health issues, their drug addictions, and train them to become taxpayers.” - Thursday, October 24, 2024.
"I think we can all agree that for most Americans, and certainly most Nevadans, they feel like the political system isn't working for them right now."
- Mike Draper, Spokesman, Yes on 3, emphasizes issues in our current system including voter disenfranchisement, polarized politics, and how registered independents can’t vote in primaries, explaining Question 3 “begins to fix those problems” and gives people more voice. John Tsarpalas, President, Nevada Policy, No on 3, counters that this ballot measure would encourage more disenfranchisement and would put a burden on the voter where they have to figure out multiple choices or “run the risk of a ballot that’s considered exhausted if it should be looked at again.” - Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
"You know, I think it's Trump's to lose."
- Sig Rogich, President Rogich Communications, says if Former President Donald Trump can take Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, “there’s no way for him to lose.” However, he explains that it’s a “long shot” for Trump to win in Nevada because union support in the Silver State is significant. - Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
"But to say, I'm going to go back to Congress and be non-affiliated first, I question that."
- Congressman Mark Amodei (R) CD 2 says of his opponent’s non-partisan strategy, explaining the importance of committee assignments, lobbying for bills, and working across the aisle to achieve policy changes. Greg Kidd (NPP) responds by highlighting his background and understanding on how to get things done in a two year period, adding he intends to bring a “business attitude rather than a lawyer attitude” to his time in Congress. - Friday, October 18, 2024.
"I do believe a woman's right to choose is a civil right."
- Greg Kidd (NPP) says he doesn’t believe this should be changed state by state, but given the reality we have, we should enshrine that right at a constitutional level in the state of Nevada. Congressman Mark Amodei (R) CD 2 says he doesn’t disagree, however he sees a flaw in the abortion question on the 2024 ballot not requiring a physician to be present. - Thursday, October 17, 2024.
"There are clearly some businesses who were affected."
- Tick Segerblom, Chair, Clark County Commission, says that while he can’t go into too much detail because of the lawsuit, he explains there were legitimate claims against Formula 1 on how businesses were negatively impacted. He adds, “I think overall the question we have to ask ourselves, is it worth it?” - Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
"But the biggest concern that I heard from voters is that it's confusing for a lot of people, especially for elderly folks."
- Jessica Hill, Political Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal, discusses the complexities of ranked-choice voting, explaining not understanding how to rank would increase the amount of mistakes people make on their ballots. - Tuesday, October 15, 2024.
"I was surprised that I got Harry Reid, and probably other than someone who's doing a biography on him, I may have been one of the last people to speak with Senator Reid before he found out whether there is an afterlife or not."
- Pat Hickey, Author and former Republican Assembly Leader, says they talked in great detail about life and thoughts on human mortality in his new book, “Here and Hereafter: Nevada Voices on Life and the Great Beyond.” In his book, he interviews notable and prominent Nevadans on their thoughts of the future and whether or not there is an afterlife. - Friday, October 11, 2024.
"I think robotics are the wave of the future."
- Eugenia Larmore, PhD, MBA, President of Ekay Economic Consultants, agrees that with the current rates and economy, we’re likely to see robotics become more integrated in certain service industries. - Thursday, October 10, 2024.
"It is a huge impact."
- Paul Enos, CEO, Nevada Trucking Association, says the dockworkers strike will affect everything from electronic equipment, shoes, and clothing to imported goods and food, noting we’ll see some of the first impacts through perishable food items. - Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
"The legislature itself is the only public body in a state that's truly exempt from all of the transparency laws that it creates for everyone else."
- Ben Kieckhefer, BRK Nevada LLC, says it’s gotten to the point where this needs to be changed. He explains that while he’s seen the importance of public records laws and how critical they are in transparency and accountability, he’s also seen how they’ve been “weaponized by political organizations and for the legislature to hold everybody to a standard that they then exempt themselves from.” - Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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