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"We intend to make it as easy as possible for people."
- Bruce Parks, Chair, Washoe County Republicans, says of the Republican caucus. He explains if people want to come, cast their ballot and leave, that won’t be a problem, but for those who want to caucus, they can stay to voice their opinion. - Friday, August 25, 2023.
"Everything is provided for."
- Dan Woo, Admissions Services, Sierra Nevada Job Corps, says students who enroll at this vocational school receive free medical, dental, vision, housing, meals, certifications, driver’s license and recreation trips. This is a statewide program, funded by the federal government, where there are 350 people attending with a campus large enough to accommodate 500 students. - Thursday, August 24, 2023.
"We have entire counties, like the vast majority of them, that do not have one mental health professional."
- Robin Reedy, Executive Director National Alliance on Mental Illness, Nevada, explains people have to go to Reno, Las Vegas or Sacramento to receive care, adding that if someone is under 18, they’re likely heading further because “we’re that short of pediatric care in mental health in this state.” She says having professionals, housing and fair access to medication are the primary advocacy issues. - Wednesday, August 23, 2023.
"We have to make sure that we have a conscience when we’re doing things."
- Patricia Gallimore, President NAACP Reno/Sparks, discusses the issues with lithium mining in Nevada and says their goal is to help everybody keep that moral sense. She later explains there needs to be a balance and there are other sites to mine besides Nevada adding, “so let’s spread the wealth to those places as well.” - Tuesday, August 22, 2023.
"Mr. Beadles filed a lawsuit seeking to remove several of our elected officials in Washoe County and alleged some other election violations."
- Chris Hicks, Washoe County District Attorney’s office called the Robert Beadles original filing rantings of a conspiracy theorist. Hicks called the lawsuit “not righteous in any way.” - Friday, August 18, 2023.
"It’s a lot of infill growth we’re seeing."
- Brian Bonnenfant, Project Manager, Center for Regional Studies, UNR says population growth for Washoe County wasn’t as much as people might have expected and the housing growth was in infill apartments within the McCarran ring versus single family homes, which most planners would say is a good thing. - Thursday, August 17, 2023.
"At the end of the day the people will be pretty surprised at how well the Legislature was able to deliver for them."
- State Senator Dallas Harris (D) District 11 says big wins included reproductive care, gender affirming care and education funding. - Wednesday, August 16, 2023.
"The vast majority had no issues. We had one or two incidents."
- Jaime Rodriguez, Washoe County Registrar of Voters relates that there were more serious issues on general election night with a few people calling the poll workers traitors and treasonous. - Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
"If you’re being paid to come to our meetings then you need to register."
- Alexis Hill, Chair Washoe County Commission says if you are being paid to come to County Commission meetings and lobby you need to reveal who is paying you and wear a lobbyist badge. Some Commission meetings are running 5 to 9 hours long because of all this lobbying that is designed to disrupt the Commission’s work. - Friday, August 11, 2023.
"Right now, our focus is on getting the runway built and getting our STEM Academy up and running and getting our tourists up and running."
- Rob Lauer, Owner, Las Vegas Spaceport says that he is not looking to raise 310 million dollars right away. This is going to be a step-by-step process. He already owns 240 acres for the Las Vegas Spaceport, in Clark County. - Thursday, August 10, 2023.
"Nevadan’s have a libertarian streak that runs through all of us and regardless of their party registration. And we want government to leave us alone."
- Annette Magnus, Political Consultant says that frequently Nevadan’s are able to work across party lines and avoid some of the gridlock that occurs nationally, during the Nevada legislative sessions. - Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
"It was a pretty eventful City Council meeting."
- Jason Hidalgo, RGJ Business and Technology Reporter says he could have written 4 stories from that one meeting. It’s pretty rare that the Mayor and Councilwoman Brekhus agree on anything. - Tuesday, August 8, 2023.
"In Nevada, air conditioning is not a luxury, it’s a life support system."
- Ken Goodrich, Chairman, Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing, discusses the history of air cooling in the Silver State. - Friday, August 4, 2023.
"We’re great at treating that, we’re horrible at treating the mental health part."
- Colonel Kris Thompson, (Rtd) US Army/National Guard, says we help soldiers with physical injuries, but there’s no improvement for plans or services to treat mental health for active duty soldiers or veterans. He calls it an “unresolved issue that keeps getting worse” and says there needs to be a “full regiment of focus” to help more than we’re doing now. - Thursday, August 3, 2023.
"We need to cut off spending."
- Eugenia Larmore, PhD, MBA, President of Ekay Economic Consultants, says part of this balance is “by taking money out of people’s pockets so they don’t spend,” noting that it’s not the intent to hurt anybody. She adds that part of the reason the feds continue to increase rates is that we have not curbed spending, and instead, people are now maintaining post-covid exuberance levels by borrowing on credit. - Wednesday, August 2, 2023.
"Politics should not, in my opinion, be a part of the equation."
- Clara Andriola, Washoe County Commissioner, District 4, says her role is different from others at the state or federal level in that she’s focused on local policy. She later explains that understanding the process is our legal responsibility and strips the political piece of it, adding she thinks local politics have to stay local and be for the best interest of the communities they serve. - Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
