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"I didn't know I was supposed to check with those two legislators on what I should do as lieutenant governor. I'm the lieutenant governor. I do whatever I see fit for the state of Nevada."
- Stavros Anthony, Lt. Governor, Nevada, says of Democratic lawmakers—Assemblymember Selena Torres-Fossett and State Senator Melanie Scheible—claiming his task force is a misuse of state funds. He says to “bring on the complaints” and he’s not backing off the focus of “protecting our female athletes.” - Friday, April 18, 2025.
"That is going to cause a lot of companies to have their insurance rates hike, really, for no reason."
- Paul Enos, CEO, Nevada Trucking Association, explains how SB180 would double the minimum insurance for Nevada-based intrastate trucking companies from $750,000 to $1.5 million over five years. He says this is a problem because it will directly affect people like farmers, private carriers, and small businesses. - Thursday, April 17, 2025.
"The fiscal return is pretty low for the state."
- McKenna Ross, Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal, explains the state of Georgia doesn’t make a lot of money on the film tax credits, noting the industry group could argue that the return is seen in other parts of their economy. For Nevada, she says it’s a “tradeoff for lawmakers here to decide if they expect to get all of their tax revenue back, or if they want to realize their gains in a more social and economic development way.” - Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
"To be honest and candid with you, I think it's absolutely inhumane and, quite frankly, disgusting what they're doing."
- Assemblymember Cecelia Gonzalez (D) District 16 says of the recent data-sharing deal between the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Homeland Security, explaining it’s creating a “huge distrust” with the American people. She explains this is a “huge violation of federal policy” and there needs to be an investigation into how this deal came about. - Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
"What Senate Bill 69 is intending to do, it's really just one thing."
- Austin Osborne, Storey County Manager, explains the goal of SB69 is to “bring stakeholders to the table with the Governor's Office of Economic Development for two categories of tax abatements.” - Friday, April 11, 2025.
"The airport is a critical piece of that puzzle."
- Betsy Fretwell, Interim CEO, LVGEA, says of the Ivanpah Airport, adding that having additional lands available for development over time is also critical. She explains we need to accelerate as much as we can for opportunities in that area, noting there’s a lot of work that’s underway to advance the vision for continued development in and around the reliever airport. - Thursday, April 10, 2025.
"We’ll continue to talk with everyone about the bill to try and come to a resolution so that we can all at least agree on the approach."
- Assemblyman Rich Delong (R) District 26 says of his bill AB419, which looks at changing the state water engineer’s permitting process. He says while there is a lot of support, the Great Basin Water Network and Truckee Meadows Water Authority have issues with the proposed updates. - Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
"And now we're telling them, ‘No, this safe place that you have is no longer safe for you."
- State Senator Melanie Scheible (D) District 9, says of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s recent decision to ban transgender athletes from girls’ high school sports. She says she is “appalled by the decision because it targets this very small group of student-athletes who identify as transgender, and those athletes are not the danger in our school system.” - Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
"So taking away somebody's health insurance, or if somebody doesn't have health insurance, does not make their medical needs disappear, right?"
- Sharon Chamberlain, CEO, Northern Nevada Hopes, says the expansion of Medicaid over the last few years has saved the community a significant amount of dollars. She later explains if Medicaid is cut federally, qualified health centers throughout the country will have to reduce services and programming, which would have significant impacts. - Friday, April 4, 2025.
"But we have a system, I think, that's letting Nevadans down."
- Dr. Kristopher Sanchez, Director Nevada Department of Business and Industry, explains the reasons to reform boards and commissions, saying the system was designed a long time ago and hasn’t been improved. - Thursday, April 3, 2025.
"Tariffs are probably a poor economic tool to use at any point."
- Bryan Wachter, Senior Vice President, Retail Association of Nevada, says the lack of a long-term plan is problematic. He discusses the impact on food prices, explaining increased tariffs will lead to higher grocery produce prices and will affect consumer confidence. - Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
"They want to ensure that our elections are secured."
- Greg Hafen (R) Assembly Minority Leader says of his bill, AB148, which would require the DMV to issue voter ID cards. He says 73 percent of Nevadans want voter ID, and he wants to get this into statute now “because it will pass on the next ballot in 2026.” - Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
"Ultimately, I think that we should just let our kids play, and I think that this is just causing a distraction from the real issues every day Nevadans are facing."
- Assemblymember Selena Torres-Fossett District 3 says of AB240, a bill that would prohibit biological males from competing in women’s sports. She earlier says it’s disappointing to see our state resources allocated towards this political effort, adding the Lieutenant Governor should be working on small business advocacy, instead of “creating political rallies for their campaign for their next big office.” - Friday, March 28, 2025.
"The rurals, especially the ultra rurals, are really having a hard time keeping their volunteer firefighters."
- Assemblyman Greg Koenig, District 38, says of his bill AB313 which would allow volunteer firefighters to get a break on their vehicle registration. He explains anything we can do to make them feel appreciated and increase numbers, “we’ll work on that.” - Thursday, March 27, 2025.
"That's why it's important to ensure that language access is afforded to everyone, regardless of who you are, where you come from."
- State Senator Fabian Donate, Deputy Majority Whip, says that while we have a national rhetoric of designating English as a national language, it doesn’t help individuals who speak a different language at home. He explains when we look at bilingual education, healthcare, government services or voter access, it’s not about what language takes precedence over another, rather it’s about ensuring citizens of the state have the rightful resources to participate. - Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
"At any time, we have 300 plus different projects happening at DRI."
- Kumud Acharya, President, Desert Research Institute, explains their scientists collect data in all continents to conduct research on projects ranging from studying wildfires and ice cores, to water, sanitation and hygiene. - Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
