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"Elected officials, especially at the state level, who are unfamiliar with West Wendover.
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- Mayor Daniel Corona, West Wendover expressing frustration that people in Salt Lake City are far more familiar with his town than Carson City legislators.
- Wednesday, March 7, 2018.
"We’ve gotten a lot done but there’s so much more that could have been and should have been done.
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- Chuck Muth, President, Citizen Outreach expressing pain that despite having the Congress and the White House in Republican hands, they are not necessarily conservative hands. Using the Senate’s failure to repeal Obamacare as one example. - Tuesday, March 6, 2018.
"Manufacturing was right off the charts.
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- Terry Culp, Deputy Director, Nevada Industry Excellence says that manufacturing, especially high paying clean manufacturing, is one of the areas of high growth in Southern Nevada according to a recent survey. - Monday, March 5, 2018.
"I don’t believe that but that’s what they said.
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- Susan Fisher, VP Government Affairs Group, McDonald Carano Wilson referring to Nv Energy’s claim to be neutral during the Energy Choice Initiative debate. They now plan to spend 30 million dollars to fight it. - Thursday, March 1, 2018.
"It has the potential to be one of the country’s first smart freeways.
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- Mary Beth Sewald, President & CEO, Las Vegas Metro Chamber says that the new Interstate 11 freeway between Phoenix and Las Vegas will include new technology, facilitate autonomous vehicles and it would have battery recharging lanes plus incorporate WIFI into the freeway itself. - Wednesday, February 28, 2018.
"Do not take Dean Heller for granted.
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- Former Congresswoman Shelley Berkley giving advice to Congresswoman Jacky Rosen. Berkley says she is no fan of Heller, calling him an average politician but says he is inoffensive and people will vote for someone inoffensive. - Tuesday, February 27, 2018.
"I think it’s best for Las Vegas to keep the Wynn brand and keep it moving forward.
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- Russell Rowe, Rowe Law Group reacting to a gaming analyst’s comment that Wynn Resorts might become a target of another casino company or a leverage buyout firm, that might break up the company and sell off some of the assets. - Monday, February 26, 2018.
"We have a new attitude toward working with businesses, so we have an open-door policy to work with these new companies and as a result we’re actually attracting a number of companies from the Bay Area and Chicago and elsewhere so we’re helping to stimulate the growth of this economy."
- Marc Johnson, President, UNR who says while a liberal arts education is still a big part of UNR’s mission, workforce development is now a major part of the curriculum too.
- Thursday, February 15, 2018.
"That’s the challenge we’re still working through.
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- Jeff Page, Lyon County Manager says the county is asking do they have sufficient water to satisfy the growth in the central corridor of the county which is where all the new housing is expected, as a result of the Tesla, Panasonic, Switch, Google and many more companies, locating next door in Storey County. - Wednesday, February 14, 2018.
"I agree, the budget deal was very good.
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- Marlene Lockard, Partner, The Lockard Group citing about the only thing she likes that President Trump and the Congress have done.
- Tuesday, February 13, 2018.
"I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with acknowledging that the media has changed, and society has changed, and the reception of this information now is very different than it would have been then."
- Steve Friess, Freelance Journalist referring to a story about Steve Wynn’s proclivities, by reporter Carri Geer Thevenot, that was spiked 20 years ago by the Las Vegas Review Journal and finally published recently. The former publisher and former editor both claim not to remember the story. - Monday, February 12, 2018.
"(For) anybody going into the rooms, we would like to have a safety button where they can protect themselves.
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- Geoconda Argüello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union says as the union works on a new contract with the casinos, safety for all workers that go into rooms, from the maids to the people that stock the mini bars, is at the top of the list of demands. - Thursday, February 8, 2018.
"There are so many questions, and it opens the door down so many avenues.
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- Marlene Lockard, Partner, The Lockard Group on Steve Wynn’s resignation regarding the alleged sexual assaults that many knew of but didn’t reveal and whether the properties will continue to thrive without the figurehead in place. - Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
"It’s going to be a little more complex.
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- Chris Wicker, Former State Democratic Party Vice Chair/DNC Member says the Democrats strategy in the next election cycle is not going to be simple one liners but more detailed positions.
- Tuesday, February 6, 2018.
"How are we going to put a structure around it so that it is both safe and generally out of the hands of those that shouldn’t have it?
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- Jesse Wadhams, Of Counsel, Fennemore Craig looking at the nascent legal marijuana industry in Nevada and figuring out how to protect it from any potential federal overreach.
- Monday, February 5, 2018.
"Because the private citizens wanted beach access, I guess.
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- Marsha Berkbigler, Chairwoman, Washoe County Commission says that a staff person with the Incline Village General Improvement District sold 3 valuable non-developable parcels of land to private citizens without the sign off of the IVGID Board. Such action would be illegal for the County so she asks why is it legal for a GID? Commissioner Berkbigler wants the Legislature to change the GID statutes so the public’s land can’t be undervalued and sold. The land gives valuable access to private beaches, golf courses and more. - Thursday, February 1, 2018.
