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"What is really missing from the conversation now is an emphasis on student achievement."
- Bryan Wachter, Senior VP, Retail Association of Nevada, who has declared for a seat on the Clark County Board of School Trustees says it is almost an afterthought to the other conversations that we keep having, whether it is school funding, discipline or any number of other issues. - Friday, December 13, 2019.
"3 years from now, four years from now, we may see things differently."
- Jan Jones Blackhurst, Board Director, Caesars Entertainment says that Japan is looking at three gaming licenses currently, but they could award up to seven licenses, over the coming years. So, while Eldorado Resorts is not pursuing the first round of Japanese gaming licenses, that could change in the future. - Thursday, December 12, 2019.
"Lefty Rosenthal was the only person I was ever afraid of. I was not afraid of him physically. I was afraid of what he would do."
- Former US Senator Harry Reid was the target of a bomb placed under his car by the mafia when he was the head of the Nevada Gaming Commission. - Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
"I was under a lot of threats and we took a lot of heat."
- Former Nevada Governor Robert List referring to his eventually successful efforts to get the mob out of casino ownership, in Nevada. - Tuesday, December 10, 2019.
"Competition drives down pricing."
- Heather Korbulic, Executive Director, Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, explaining why health insurance rates, in Nevada, only rose 1.6% on average. - Friday, November 22, 2019.
"Opening up the Colorado River compact is a whole can of worms."
- Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network whose organization is in favor of exploring desalination as one of the ways to alleviate Las Vegas eventual need for more water. One of the problems is that you would have to reopen the compact to allow Nevada to draw more water from the Colorado River. - Thursday, November 21, 2019.
"I would say 95% of the Turks are in favor of what he’s done."
- Jill Derby, Former Democratic State Party Chair, while disagreeing with the actions of the Trump administration regarding the Syrian Kurds, Ms. Derby agrees that from a Turkish domestic policy position, President Erdogan made the right decision with his military incursion into Northern Syria. - Wednesday, November 20, 2019.
"If we produce goods in Northern Nevada and we are going to ship them overseas and they get stuck in traffic over on the other side, how quickly do we lose our competitive advantage, our comparable advantage in being able to sustain our manufacturing base?"
- Lee Gibson, Executive Director, RTC of Washoe County discussing the need to widen Interstate 80 in Nevada and California and to get California to help pay for their portion of it, because it makes financial sense for them too. - Tuesday, November 19, 2019.
"There is a truism that every candidate has their time."
- Fred Lokken, Department Chair and Professor of Political Science, Truckee Meadows Community College says that Hilary Clinton’s time was 2008. Biden was probably 2016 and for Bernie (Sanders) 2016 was his great moment. - Friday, November 15, 2019.
"To be blunt, we’re already at that point, quite honestly."
- Brad Crowell, Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources says that we’ve reached the critical point in needing to make a decision on where we get the water that Las Vegas will need going forward, no matter the source. - Thursday, November 14, 2019.
"I think there’s a long road ahead to where all these things are going to be packaged together and shipped out the door."
- Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network says there are vehicles and opportunities for the lands bills across Nevada to pass the Congress but it’s not going to be easy. - Wednesday, November 13, 2019.
"The abuses have been so bad that PHARMA better pay attention and these companies better start acting like citizens."
- Mary Lau, President and CEO, Retail Association of Nevada discussing the high price of drugs for illnesses like Alzheimer’s, the opioid epidemic, and the high cost of EpiPens. - Tuesday, November 12, 2019.
"It’s going to be highly trained professionals who’ll make a difference."
- State Senator Julia Ratti District 13 (D) Sparks says we are going to need more than just teachers to fully educate our students. Social workers to address child in trauma. Other professionals to address hunger issues, health needs etc. - Friday, November 8, 2019.
"Some of them are heavier lifts than others but you've got to build some momentum."
- Congressman Mark Amodei CD 2 referring to his support of immigration reform, one step at a time, starting with a bill to encompass agriculture and farm workers. - Thursday, November 7, 2019.
"If people are motivated by the right things, I think they’re going to make right decisions."
- Addisu Demissie, National Campaign Manager, Cory Booker 2020 was also campaign manager for Gavin Newsom who is now Governor of California. His resume includes working for President Obama through “Organizing for America.” - Wednesday, November 6, 2019.
"We can't take anything for granted but we have a much more favorable map this cycle."
- US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto optimistic about the Democrats chances to take back the Senate next year. She heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. - Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
