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"I don’t think he’s been phased, and I think that he emerges stronger."
- Rory McShane CEO, McShane LLC says that the other candidates are attempting to take down the front runner but Bernie Sanders continues to confound them. - Friday, February 28, 2020.
"But now comes the hard part."
- State Senator Ben Kieckhefer (R) says that Michael Bloomberg had no problem spending enough money to get himself on the debate stage but now he’s having to take the slings and arrows that are coming at him. The surprise was that Bloomberg wasn’t better prepared. - Thursday, February 27, 2020.
"We shouldn’t really be talking about incentives, at this point. Not at full employment."
- Michael Brown, Executive Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Development says we should be talking about workforce, community college training programs and apprenticeships not incentives for businesses. - Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
"The black market is still thriving, and it is making it difficult for companies to make money."
- Eva Segerblom, Attorney, Maddox, Segerblom and Canepa referring to the legal marijuana trades woes in Nevada. - Tuesday, February 25, 2020.
"Those are the areas that are going to see a big change economically and already have."
- Don Tatro, Executive Director, Builders Association of Northern Nevada looking at Fernley, Dayton, Carson City, Douglas County and Fallon. - Friday, February 21, 2020.
"He took that time in prison to contemplate his future and I think he’s put himself on a path to really live a good life. I don’t have a problem with his being pardoned."
- Cheryl Blomstrom, Political Consultant referring to Presidential pardon of Michael Milken. In regards to some of the others who were pardoned, she is not so sure. - Thursday, February 20, 2020.
"(The City needs to start) Thinking of our future 50 years from now not just the 5-year plan."
- Britton Griffith, Candidate for Reno City Council, Ward 1 says the City of Reno should move forward with less reaction and more planning. Says they should use Storey County as an example, with projects like Tesla. - Wednesday, February 19, 2020.
"I don’t want to substitute my judgement for the folks that wear the black robes in Carson City."
- Jesse Wadhams, Partner, Black and LoBello, Attorneys at Law on whether the CCEA’s two initiatives to raise taxes on gaming and on sales tax will pass muster on the single subject rule for initiatives. He will say that they are relatively tightly written. - Tuesday, February 18, 2020.
"I think it can go forward, but it would have to be scaled back."
- Nevada State Senator James Settlemeyer, District 17 discussing the potential for the Fernley Lands bill to make it through Congress and if it doesn’t what happens to the new Fernley industrial park, touted to be as large as the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, in developable area. This new project is also owned by Lance Gilman and Roger Norman. - Friday, February 14, 2020.
"A tax like that would probably come out of the back pockets of those workers."
- Danny Thompson, Former Secretary/Treasurer Nevada AFL-CIO says in addition to many others, the Culinary Union would likely oppose the CCEA tax proposal on the gamers because they would fear that their members might bear part of the brunt of that increase - Thursday, February 13, 2020.
"We have incredible issues that need to be resolved and instead we’re talking about Michael Bolton. Great singer. Not really think he’s worth going to the Senate."
- Randi Thompson, Nevada State Director, National Federation of Independent Business joking that instead of dealing with major issues like immigration reform we’re debating whether John Bolton should testify to Congress or not. - Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
"We have engineers, scientifically trained people, who are supposed to take into account hydrology and hydrogeology and resource needs, against resource abilities."
- Joe Guild, Attorney describing state water engineer, Tim Wilson, as a scientist looking at available water resources and not as an anti-growth person. Wilson’s recent ruling on Reno’s North Valleys, to curtail any new permits, drew a lot of attention. This was done completely under his purview. - Tuesday, February 11, 2020.
"It can be absorbed but you have to be careful you don’t kill the golden goose."
- Chris Wicker, Former Democratic National Committeeman referring to the gaming tax increase proposed by the Clark County Education Association. - Friday, January 31, 2020.
"We went into the industry seriously, took it seriously. It’s a quality business."
- Lance Gilman, Owner, World Famous Mustang Ranch discussing how, as a businessman, rather than as a brothel owner, he changed the way legal brothels operate, in Nevada. He has invested millions of dollars into the Mustang Ranch. - Thursday, January 30, 2020.
"It costs $10.67 an hour to live in Reno."
- Monica DuPea, Executive Director, Nevada Youth Empowerment Project reports that’s what MIT says and yet the minimum wage is $8.25. Meaning that women who graduate NYEP’s program may not be able to live in Reno. - Wednesday, January 29, 2020.
"It means that you’re no longer a small gaming community. It means you’re a large city."
- Bruce Breslow, CEO, Nevada Strategies compares Las Vegas to Dallas in terms of getting an NFL stadium. He says it will change the perception of Las Vegas all across the USA. - Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
