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"he big thing is that they’re not sure where the future is."
- John Phillips, Owner, Peterbilt Truck Parts and Equipment LLC, explains uncertainties and how public policy and interest rates are affecting customers in the trucking industry. - Friday, July 26, 2024.
"The trajectory of our community is really on the decline."
- Ryan Hamilton, Republican Candidate for Clark County Commission, says he’s running for office because he watched the great place he grew up in be steadily chipped away, naming issues including homelessness and traffic. He says these issues have accelerated in the past few years under the incumbent commissioner. - Thursday, July 25, 2024.
"It’s part of a larger strategy to go after libraries, which is really going after books, which is really going after certain people."
- Andre Wade, State Director, Silver State Equality, says book bans are part of a larger strategy that’s unrelated to the books themselves, but instead is an attack on people including the broader LGBTQ+ community and specifically to transgender people. He explains both sides want parents to decide what books their children read, but where they differ is that we don’t need a small number of parents deciding what books every child has access to. - Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
"The war between those two cultures has been going on for millenia."
- Colonel Kris Thompson, (Rtd) US Army/National Guard, says the conflict in the Middle East has been going on longer than the United States has been in existence, and the war over that particular area “has been going on since the beginning of civilized humanity.” He explains that perhaps Iran and the United States are heavily involved and using proxies, but this is still “on the ground a battle for the existence of the Jewish state of Israel.” - Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
"The opportunity is here."
- Tyler Klimas, Leaf Street Strategies, says on incorporating cannabis products in Nevada gaming establishments. He explains it’s not only the tax and retail revenue that a casino could potentially get from selling cannabis products — like infused beverages — but also a health and safety issue on the illicit market side when the product is not being facilitated at the place of consumption. - Friday, July 19, 2024.
"If you said that Mr. Musk, not a real good job of saying anything that resembles the facts with respect to this particular individual’s career."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2, says on Elon Musk’s viral tweet mocking Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. - Thursday, July 18, 2024.
"It’s a tragedy that we’re in this situation at all."
- Victoria Seaman, Las Vegas City Councilwoman, says of the Badlands lawsuit. She adds that elections have consequences, and as mayor, she will make sure there is education and training when onboarding new councilmembers to help them better understand the law. - Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
"Women bring a different perspective to the table, and that’s one of the powers we have with being in construction."
- Angela Ramirez, Gilbane, says her advice to young women looking for a career in construction is to “just go for it.” Fellow guest Sofia Teixeira, NDOT, also shares her journey in construction saying there is a lot of opportunity for women to get involved in this career path. - Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
"That’s what Grants Pass does for the City of Sparks."
- Wes Duncan, Sparks City Attorney, says the Supreme Court ruling on homelessness affirmed the city’s previously passed ordinances were constitutional. He explains they’re not to go out and arrest every homeless person and they will continue to connect them to services, but the city needs to be able to protect public health and public safety by using the criminal code when necessary. - Friday, July 12, 2024.
"The federal government is really putting their money where their mouth is."
- Amanda Hilton, President, Nevada Mining Association, says the federal government has conditional loans in place with Thacker Pass and Rhyolite Ridge and is already supporting these two Nevada lithium mines to help them get online as quickly as possible. - Thursday, July 11, 2024.
"Clark County lands bill is a start, but in my opinion, it needs revision."
- Mike Ford, Abbey, Stubbs and Ford, NAIOP, says while there have been some changes already made to the previously rejected lands bill, the real issue that has not changed significantly is identifying additional land. He explains there is a huge supply and demand issue in Clark County, and if we’re going to meet the demand needed for the area’s projected growth, we’re going to need more land released. - Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
"They’re probably going to have to give them a lot of land to make up for the other millions of dollars that the company has won over and over and over again with the Supreme Court."
- Michele Fiore, Pahrump Justice of the Peace, Nye County, says the City of Las Vegas might have to give land as compensation in the Badlands case. - Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
"This is the growth center of the state of Nevada."
- John Lee, Republican Candidate for CD 4, says he believes CD 4 is going to be the fastest growing district in the nation. He earlier outlines the importance of hiring a grant writer on his staff to get the federal government and rural counties on the same page and acquire matching funds “to make these dreams come true.” - Friday, July 5, 2024.
"Age doesn’t matter that much, but I do think that a lot of people are ready for younger leadership."
- Drew Johnson, Republican Candidate for CD 3, says he can provide this perspective for voters in Nevada’s 3rd congressional district. Discussing the presidential candidates, he explains he doesn’t think it’s necessarily about Biden’s age, but more about his acuity that makes him unfit to be in office. - Thursday, July 4, 2024.
"I don’t think prices are going to get any better."
- Beau Keenan, President, Dickson Realty, says there’s enough demand in the housing market that even if interest rates were to decline, prices will not. He adds they are educating buyers not to wait for “some massive price drop to happen,” instead they will have to find a way to increase their income capacity to buy a house. - Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
"This is one of the biggest opportunities this state has probably had since gaming started."
- Dr. Kristopher Sanchez, Director, Nevada Department of Business and Industry, says of the lithium loop in Northern Nevada. He explains the state has the opportunity to position itself as the leader in North America in this industry. - Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
