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"We just do a different kind of news."
- Rachel Dahl, Publisher, Fallon Media, says their effort is to “build community intentionally on the ground” with their newspapers by telling the story of the community itself. She says she has respect for how the state-wide papers are covering the news, but they aren’t covering the communities, which is where their effort is “completely different.” - Friday, May 10, 2024.
"What I found was that the conscientious and deliberate therapeutic use of psychedelics gave me my life back."
- Kate Cotter, Executive Director, Nevada Coalition for Psychedelic Medicines, shares her story and personal connection to why she dedicated herself to this work. She earlier explains this nonprofit is dedicated to the advocacy, education, and ultimately, the policy reform around psychedelic medicines. - Thursday, May 9, 2024.
"There’s my story in there, but more importantly, it’s about these five decades of important Nevada history that led to this significant event in 2018 and all that came out of it."
- Jill Derby, Former Democratic State Party Chair, discusses her newly published book, When You Dare to Say Yes, telling the story of advancing women’s gender equality, eventually leading to Nevada becoming the first state with a female-majority legislature. She also stresses the second major theme as the importance of everybody making their voice heard in a democracy and how it doesn’t work without citizen engagement. - Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
"If we don’t do it now, they will be so far behind in 2031, they may never catch up."
- Daren Griffin, President/CEO, Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, says they know they have to be able to handle significantly more customers as the area continues to grow, which is the purpose of the $1 billion investment into the infrastructure modernization program. He explains that this program is designed to meet customer needs through the 2030s, into the 2040s and hopefully beyond then. - Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
"Overall in Nevada, I don’t see overwhelming excitement for either."
- Mackenzie Warren Kay, Attorney and Vice President, Government Affairs, McDonald Carano, says of the presidential candidates. She says she is consistently seeing a “shrugging of the shoulders” and not seeing voters completely confident with either choice. - Friday, May 3, 2024.
"It’s a $3.2 billion, what I would say, rate-payer boondoggle is what we’re really dealing with."
- Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network, says it’s to be determined whether or not taxpayers would fund the White Pine Water Power project. He explains the out-of-state firm has some private funding, but questions if they have the project fully funded yet, adding he would say “absolutely not.” - Thursday, May 2, 2024.
"I know the difference between an announcement and cranes actually moving around."
- Peter Guzman, President Latin Chamber of Commerce, says he wants to be positive about the announcement of a new resort anchored by a NBA-ready arena located on what was formerly the Wet ‘n Wild waterpark site in Las Vegas. He also notes that he is cautious because the price of borrowing money and cost of construction materials is “higher than it’s ever been.” - Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
"I don’t think anyone could have ever imagined that."
- George Ogilvie, Managing Partner, McDonald Carano, says he doesn’t think Don Carano ever foresaw growing to the point where they could buy Caesars Entertainment. He says calling Don “incredibly sharp” is an understatement, and the success is also a tribute to his sons and daughter who were able to “take what Don created and put it in the position that it’s in now.” - Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
"I want to make sure that it stays with the vision that was created in the first place."
- Donny Gilman, Candidate for Storey County Commission, says of the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. He adds that as commissioner, he wants to make sure we don’t lose sight of TRI, noting that if we do, it would stop growth for the county and residents. - Friday, April 26, 2024.
"‘Any statute or regulation inconsistent with this section is null and void.’"
- Sean McCoy, Silver Mountain Law, recites a specific provision within the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act to highlight the disconnect between this act and regulations on smoking at cannabis consumption lounges. He recently wrote an article in Nevada Lawyer analyzing how these lounges may be a violation of the act. - Thursday, April 25, 2024.
"We believe that the excess water could be put to use, the question is how and when?"
- Jeff Fontaine, Exec Director, Central Nevada Water Authority and Humboldt River Basin Water Authority, responds to discussion about selling excess water from the Humboldt River. He explains that while this occurrence is a “pretty rare event,” capturing any excess floodwater is a good idea but there are questions on how that would be developed and managed. - Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
"Term limits have devalued legislative service."
- Ben Kieckhefer, BRK Nevada LLC, says that people look at the legislature more as a stepping stone job than as a calling. He says that term limits work by bringing in new people, but also restricts the “knowledge base of those who are in the seats of power.” - Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
"National Republicans think that Sam Brown has it in the bag but one interesting player here is Jeff Gunter. He, a few days ago, put in (a) 2.7-million-dollar loan for his campaign."
- Jessica Hill, Political Reporter, Las Vegas Review-Journal says that former Icelandic ambassador Gunther could become a real player, especially if former President Trump weighs in on this race. Gunther has an ad that refers to his opponent as “Scam Brown.” - Friday, April 19, 2024.
"Overdose doesn’t have to be fatal and if there’s a prompt response the outcomes are better."
- Elyse Monroy-Marsala, President, Northern Nevada Harm Reduction Alliance describing the current situation at the University of Nevada where the resident advisors are told to call 911 in the case of an overdose. Having treatment on campus could help save lives. Naloxone, Fentanyl test strips and clean syringes would all be a great help both here and in other locations around the community. - Thursday, April 18, 2024.
"I appreciate him for all he does to support us."
- Major General, Ondre Berry, Adjutant General, Nevada National Guard talking about his relationship with Governor Lombardo. Both come from law enforcement, and both have a military background. - Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
"It’s a simple answer, the Governor needs my vote to sustain his vetoes."
- Sharron Angle, candidate for Nevada State Senate #15 on why she’s running for this seat. She’s has not yet spoken to the Governor and she filed at the last minute. - Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
