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"I think once you sort of see the world, you realize that we're all struggling together with mental health."
- Hillary Schieve, Mayor of Reno, calls mental health a world crisis. As president of the United States Conference of Mayors, she explains it’s an issue that keeps being brought up over and over again, and we need to work together and collaboratively come up with solutions to get better access to mental health care and addiction services. - Friday, December 13, 2024.
"Agriculture is the number three industry, continuing to expand and grow."
- J.J. Goicoechea, DVM, Director, Nevada Department of Agriculture, says it’s not only traditional agriculture, but also the expansion into coffee, tea and craft beverages that is a big part of the industry in Nevada. - Thursday, December 12, 2024.
"There are a lot of folks that are still on the sidelines because, economically speaking, it just doesn't make sense for them to come back into the workforce."
- Milton Stewart, Executive Director, Nevadaworks, explains that not everybody who became unemployed during COVID is back in the workforce. He adds there are challenges, like childcare, where the family provider has to stay home because of cost or availability. - Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
"Workforce development is always an issue."
- Glen Martel, CEO, Nevada Builders Alliance, says there are tens of thousands of jobs across the trades in the Nevadan construction industry that remain unfulfilled. He explains part of their efforts have been to reach out to specialized schools to get young adults interested in construction, adding he thinks there’ll be opportunity to reach out earlier at the middle school level. - Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
"Business is open in Nevada."
- Jeff Sutich, Executive Director, Northern Nevada Development Authority, discusses the continuing trend of companies wanting to come to Northern Nevada. He explains that when difficult laws for businesses were passed in California, the Silver State made a good effort to court businesses like Tesla to the area. - Friday, December 6, 2024.
"We're really hopeful that the totality of that really lifts the community."
- Jeremy Aguero, Principal Analyst, Applied Analysis, says Formula 1 will be measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars in terms of economic impact, adding he expects the final measure of the event to be substantial. - Thursday, December 5, 2024.
"The pendulum is changing."
- George Harris, Chairman, Nevadans for Sound Government, says political dynamics are shifting because people are frustrated with the “governance of far left liberalism” that doesn’t prioritize what’s best for the public. - Wednesday, December 4, 2024.
"We really need to start looking at making sure that the legislators understand that there are people out here."
- Rachel Dahl, Publisher, Fallon Media, says she’s concerned about the lack of rural representation in the legislature. She explains that now would be the best time to put back together a rural tour, adding that it tremendously changed the way urban legislators looked at the state in the past. - Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
"Provider networks still are a problem in the rural counties."
- Russell Cook, Executive Director, Nevada Health Link, says this is a statewide issue, however, he explains that since this state-based marketplace service has been available, there are now more options than ever to residents in rural counties. - Friday, November 29, 2024.
"I don't think there's a community in Nevada that does not have a housing issue."
- Nathan Robertson, Mayor of Ely, says while the issues may all be a little different, it’s a problem across the state. In Ely, he explains they have land and developers who are ready, but there isn’t as much access to contractors and materials, which makes the development equation difficult. - Thursday, November 28, 2024.
"I'm happy to say that it wasn't an auction."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2, says of his re-election victory, contrasting his approach with his opponent’s $11 million spending. He explains his campaign focused on voter engagement, messaging that would resonate with people, and efficient campaign spending. - Wednesday, November 27, 2024.
"I'm skeptical of this on a lot of these projects."
- Howard Stutz, Senior Reporter, The Nevada Independent, says he’s heard many ideas announced with the previous Wet ‘n Wild lot between the Sahara and Fontainebleau, but cautions that he’s been around long enough to know to wait and see what becomes real–or not–with the site. - Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
"The political scientists that I've talked to said that this is pretty emblematic of how Nevada is."
- Jessica Hill, Political Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal, says Nevadans split ticket votes and they look at not just the party of the candidate, but also the personality of the candidate. - Friday, November 22, 2024.
"We did a symposium down in Vegas last month, and it would cost the state of Nevada $5.1 billion just for the charging infrastructure and the distribution."
- Paul Enos, CEO, Nevada Trucking Association, says it would be a huge investment to electrify trucks in the Silver State. - Thursday, November 21, 2024.
"I think I was born to be at Adele’s."
- Charlie Abowd, Author, says the restaurant is “part of us.” His memoir, “Recipes and Rambles,” tells the story of forty years at Adele’s through Nevada politics, cuisine and history, and can be ordered on Amazon.
This program with his wife Karen was originally recorded during the 2023 legislative session and was re-aired to honor Chef Charlie Abowd, who passed away at the age of 73.
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
"I think we're just getting started."
- Bill Jabjiniak, SVP National Community Engagement, Edgecore Digital Infrastructure, agrees that the data storage industry is expanding rapidly and the birth of artificial intelligence just a few years ago “has really started something.” He explains we’re putting more servers on the same amount of square footage, and there’s a demand for power. - Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
