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"Do you have a billion dollars to invest? And then we’ll hand you a bag of money. "
- Bryan Wachter, Senior Vice President of Retail Association of Nevada says that the same law regarding Tesla’s state tax breaks is in effect for any company that wants to invest 8 figures in Nevada. - Friday, February 22, 2019.
"I felt our voice was not heard. "
- Assemblyman Jim Wheeler, Nevada Assembly Minority Leader who represents a portion of rural Nevada responding to a question regarding the gun background check law. - Thursday, February 21, 2019.
"I have been very clear that I’m not a fan of this pipeline and it is great to hear from Governor Sisolak that he agrees with that. "
- Assemblywoman Heidi Swank who feels that the SNWA plan to eventually build the pipeline from Eastern Nevada to Las Vegas is a band aid and we need to consider other ideas for additional water supplies like desalination. - Wednesday, February 20, 2019.
"It’s a marathon not a sprint and you’re tired when it’s done. "
- Ray Hagar, Reporter summing up covering a Nevada Legislative session. - Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
"Finally, they’re all Democrats and look at the mess we have. "
- Chris Wicker, Former State Democratic Party Vice Chair and member of the DNC commenting on the craziness occurring with the top three leaders in Virginia state government. - Thursday, February 14, 2019.
"Some of the early signs are rather promising. "
- Fred Lokken, Political Science Professor, TMCC looking at the Governor and Legislature especially with regard to the Governor offering somewhat of an olive branch to the Republican minority in terms of working together. - Wednesday, February 13, 2019.
"The negotiations are ongoing. "
- Kurt Mische, President & CEO, KNPB on how Public Television is able to compete in a world that has companies like Amazon, Netflix and Apple competing for programming with billions of dollars to spend. Mische says that while Public Television doesn’t have that kind of money it is still able to negotiate for programs like Poldark and Victoria that are top quality. - Tuesday, February 12, 2019.
"It’s going to be interesting to see how the left of the Democrat party reacts to that. "
- James Smack, Former Nevada Republican National Committeeman believes that the Governor will likely move on things like collective bargaining for state employees but remain closer to the center than the hard left on most issues. - Friday, February 8, 2019.
"Steve is a bully. "
- Howard Rosenberg, Former NSHE Regent served on that board with Steve Sisolak and regards the Governor and himself as bully’s on behalf of, then the students, now the state and the people of Nevada. Rosenberg thinks that Sisolak will be a good Governor. - Thursday, February 7, 2019.
"He has a perspective that’s vastly different from any other Governor than we’ve ever had in the state on Nevada. "
- Marsha Berkbigler, Washoe County Commissioner is happy that Governor Sisolak came up through the ranks of local government, on the Clark County commission. She feels that’s a great asset. - Wednesday, February 6, 2019.
"I think there is a realization economic development is crucial to the state. "
- Rob Hooper, President and CEO, Northern NV Development Authority is happy that Governor Sisolak understands the benefit of economic development and Hooper sees continuing support of it as we move forward. - Tuesday, February 5, 2019.
"It went from something we wanted to do to something we had to do. "
- Mary Beth Sewald, President & CEO, Las Vegas Metro Chamber describing the reaction of her members to the health care plan the Chamber is offering. The next move is for the Chamber to offer a retirement plan to both its members and employees. - Friday, December 7, 2018.
"I think there is a concern that we have pushed the Chinese so far that this snowball of retaliation can come back to haunt all of us. "
- Pat Mulroy, Senior Fellow at Brookings Mountain West and board member of Wynn Resorts who is no fan of trade wars anywhere. - Thursday, December 6, 2018.
"This is probably the single most important market to open in the last decade for sure, maybe the last two decades "
- Jan Jones Blackhurst, Executive VP Government Relations and Corporate Responsibility, Caesars Entertainment referring to the opening of the Japanese market to Integrated Resort Gaming. Caesars is pursuing one of the three licenses. - Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
"I hope he gets the right people around him and doesn't recycle the mediocrity that has been here for 40 years in education. "
- The Honorable Carolyn Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas, NV says the per pupil spending should be raised to $10,000 per pupil and that the current $5,700 is probably not enough to hire a babysitter let alone a qualified teacher. - Tuesday, December 4, 2018.
"There’s a level of engagement that I haven’t seen before. "
- Jill Derby, Former Nevada Democratic Chair referring to what she perceives as anxiety within the community that the country is heading in the wrong direction. - Friday, November 2, 2018.
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