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"I think ultimately, it’s going to be a company that perhaps one of the major auto manufacturers will just acquire. "
- Andrew MacKay, Exec. Dir., Nevada Franchised Auto Dealers Association talking about the troubles Tesla is having in both burning through cash and not getting close to the production levels they need to be at for their automobiles. - Wednesday, April 4, 2018.
"At this point in time I don’t think there’s any further discussion about breaking up the company in any particular way. "
- Rick Velotta, Reporter, Tourism and Transportation, LVRJ says that Wynn Resorts is moving ahead full steam on several developments and the company appears to be past talk of any selling of assets. - Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
"My house lost 60% of its value. "
- Eric Herzik, Political Science Professor, UNR saying that even though housing values are climbing rapidly across Nevada it’s a much better scenario than 2010/2011 when housing values plummeted. - Monday, April 2, 2018.
"It’s affordable housing."
- State Senator Julia Ratti, District 13 says that as she travels her district affordable housing is the hot topic in this coming election season. - Thursday, March 29, 2018.
"I don't think it will be repealed."
- Robert Uithoven, Principal, J 3 Strategies despite Gubernatorial candidate Adam Laxalt’s opposition to the Commerce Tax his campaign manager thinks it’s here to stay. - Wednesday, March 28, 2018.
"This whole thing comes down to who’s got better advertising."
- Ray Hagar political reporter, Nevada Newsmakers pointing out that the details of the energy initiative are so complicated that the voters won’t be able to decipher the actual initiative. They will rely on 30 second sound bites. - Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
"The rumor mill is that Paul Ryan is getting ready to resign in the next 30 to 60 days and that Steve Scalise will be the new Speaker."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2 whose comment set Washington DC’s media on fire for a week as it was quiet on Capitol Hill due to the Easter break. - Monday, March 26, 2018.
"I think donors are appropriate where they should be, but I question how some might feel they could essentially veto the decision of the Board of Regents. That’s interesting to me. "
- Bryan Wachter, Senior Vice President, Retail Association of Nevada on news that donors to UNLV had threatened to pull their donations if President Len Jessup was removed or left office in the short term. - Thursday, March 22, 2018.
"I am moving up very fast. "
- Congresswoman Dina Titus, CD 1 on how she is gaining in seniority in the House leadership. She is ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on economic development, public buildings and emergency management. - Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
"The Democratic turnout machine was second to none in the state of Nevada in 2016. And that is what resulted in our narrow loss. "
- Former Congressman Joe Heck says the Republicans could not get out the vote in his race against, now US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. He says it wasn’t his anti-Trump stance. - Tuesday, March 20, 2018.
"That’s a lot of drones. "
- Ann Morgan, Attorney, Fennemore Craig says that by 2022 we will have 2.4 million hobbyist drones in the air (Source WSJ). And that doesn’t count the commercial drones. - Monday, March 19, 2018.
"Either you build shelters and you have a strategy like Las Vegas is attempting to do, or you have lots of people on the street. Those are your choices. "
- Robert Lang, Director, The Lincy Institute and Director, Brookings Mountain West looking at the lack of affordable housing for the poorest of the poor in both downtown Reno and Downtown Las Vegas. Las Vegas is making their downtown shelter project available, with services, 24 hours a day. - Thursday, March 15, 2018.
"If this is how people get attention to it then great."
- Marilyn York, Attorney while concerned that the Me Too movement is getting watered down she’s pleased that the Hollywood and Political worlds are getting shaken up, especially at the top. - Wednesday, March 14, 2018.
"I will welcome Chris (Wicker DNC) to the deficit hawk caucus. "
- Tray Abney, Managing Partner, Abney Tauchen Group jokes that Democrats are finally worried about deficit spending because the Trump tax cuts are paid for by borrowing 1 ½ trillion dollars over ten years. Abney is also concerned that the Federal Reserve will put the brakes on the economy via interest rate hikes. - Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
"The jail is very difficult and probably is our highest liability within the office. "
- Darin Balaam, Candidate, Washoe County Sheriff possibly explaining why Sheriff Chuck Allen is going to be a one term Sheriff. Balaam says if you don't have the experience of running that area, understanding all of the liability that comes with that, it is very difficult. - Monday, March 12, 2018.
"If this entire state was working on the basis of where Las Vegas is, we’re probably in good shape on water for the next hundred years. "
- Ray Bacon, Executive Director, Nevada Manufacturers Association says if you take a look at the water consumption per person and the amount of times that the water is used, that comes out of Lake Mead, in Las Vegas, water would not be an issue in most of Nevada for the next century. - Thursday, March 8, 2018.
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