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"Nobody wants to throw a woman in jail for getting an abortion."
- Melissa Clement, President, Nevada Right to Life, says SB131 was nothing but political click bait to scare women. She adds that former Governor Sisolak signed this executive order after the Dobbs decision to use it as a “campaign battering ram” against Republicans. - Friday, June 16, 2023.
"There’s always the game within the game."
- Pat Hickey, Former State Assemblyman, says adept legislative leaders and governors know how to play it at the end of the session, adding, “I guess we’ll have to see.” - Thursday, June 15, 2023.
"They don’t want the Las Vegas Strip on Rodeo Drive."
- Josh Gross, Publisher, Beverly Hills Weekly, explains why voters narrowly defeated a billion-dollar Rodeo Drive luxury hotel project backed by multimillionaire Bernard Arnault. He says the voters are “very picky” with traffic, size and density, and they want little-to-no growth in the area. - Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
"Overall, it’s been a disappointing session."
- Fred Lokken, Professor of Political Science, TMCC, says there was a lack of structure and organization at the legislature. He later adds it went south “immediately with the State of the State” and shifted into an ideological session. - Tuesday, June 13, 2023.
"We can’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good."
- Warren Hardy, Principal, The Hardy Consulting Group, says capital improvement projects and the budget are never perfect. He adds there was a lot of bipartisanship in building the budget, and he was glad to see it ended how it did. - Friday, June 9, 2023.
"I just don’t think we need to give public money to rich people anymore."
- Randi Thompson, Political Consultant, says of the possible A’s stadium deal in Las Vegas. - Thursday, June 8, 2023.
"It’s just a natural holistic growth of the city."
- Par Tolles, Tolles Development Company, says of the potential economic development that could come from building the secondary airport for Las Vegas in the Ivanpah Valley. He says we will benefit industry by being in closer proximity to the ocean, and will see planes, trains, automobiles, residential, hotels and entertainment grow in that direction. - Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
"The war has progressed."
- Colonel Kris Thompson, (Rtd) US Army/National Guard, discusses the status of Russia’s war in Ukraine. He later states that he still feels good that we’ll see diplomatic maneuvering in the next six months. - Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
"It would be an investment that will serve us for the next century."
- Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network, says as the driest state in the nation, we need to spend the money to get a modernized understanding of what water does — or does not — exist in the Silver State. - Friday, June 2, 2023.
"To get this bill through, I think this was a message that needed to be sent."
- Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State, discusses the new law signed by Governor Joe Lombardo that would make it a felony to harass or intimidate election workers or volunteers. He says the bill had a unanimous vote in both houses. - Thursday, June 1, 2023.
"These crimes are actually funding terrorism. They’re funding gang activity. They’re funding additional criminal behavior."
- Bryan Wachter, Senior Vice President, Retail Association of Nevada, discusses organized retail crime and AB50, which would allow the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute these types of crimes. Christine Jones Brady, 2nd Assistant Attorney General, says these “investigations and prosecutions are more complex,” explaining organized retail crime takes a lot of planning over a period of time. - Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
"Let me put it this way, it is very expensive."
- Jim Gibson, Chair, Clark County Commission, says the Ivanpah Airport will cost more than $12 billion, basing his estimate on county cost projections that were made on the secondary airport for Las Vegas about four years ago. He says they’re in a place where they’ll be able to get the airport up and operating to give “significant relief the moment it opens.” - Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
"We’ve never seen presidents this disliked — two candidates this disliked — running against each other."
- Bryan Bedera, Founder, Vote Text, discusses results from a poll done for Nevada Newsmakers. He explains both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have historically low approval ratings, which could lead to an environment where people are going to be forced to pick the “lesser of two evils.” - Friday, May 26, 2023.
"We need to make sure our kids can read."
- Heidi Gansert, Senate Minority Leader, explains the status of education spending in the Nevada Legislature, saying there is “plenty of money” to “make a significant increase in pay for teachers” while also working on outcomes, noting a piece of that is early literacy. She previously says there isn’t reason for the legislature to go into a special session and “we have to reach an agreement and then move forward.” - Thursday, May 25, 2023.
"“We’re running out of time in this regular session to do anything."
- State Senator Dallas Harris (D) District 11 says of the A’s deal, noting she hasn’t seen a bill yet. She explains — as with any piece of legislation — all the details need to be ironed out and stakeholders, like Clark County, need to be on board and comfortable, otherwise “things just don’t happen.” - Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
"There are some things that are Republican and some things that are Democrat, but I think some things are just common sense."
- Assemblyman Greg Koenig, District 38, talks about his experience on different bills, saying that while there are certain lines “you aren’t going to cross” as a Republican, he is “pro what’s fair to the people.” - Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
