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"They’ve really been targeting some of America’s best, greatest companies."
- Amy Bos, Director of State and Federal Affairs, NetChoice, says of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice under the Biden administration. She explains we “want to make sure competition policy and antitrust law remains narrowly focused on protecting the consumer and not used as a vehicle for a political or economic agenda.” - Friday, August 2, 2024.
"I think Kroger and Albertsons have really been caught up in this anti-tech fever that’s happened at the Federal Trade Commission."
- Alex R. Reinauer, Research Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), says these two grocers have been entangled in the attempted revolution of antitrust from the federal government and the philosophy that “big is bad automatically.” - Thursday, August 1, 2024.
"This is really a taste of what some people have called the Digital Pearl Harbor."
- Ira Victor, Digital Forensic Analyst, puts into perspective the damage caused by a “substandard update” in the recent CrowdStrike outage in comparison to a nation state actor taking control of the grid. He explains that while the level of protection has gotten better, he is concerned with how third parties are connected to critical infrastructure players and could allow a nation state actor to lie in wait. - Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
"For Nevada itself, it is hugely dependent on California policy."
- Catherine Reheis-Boyd, President and CEO, Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), explains how Nevada is impacted by “every decision California makes” and as California policies bring more cost to the fuel supply, it will affect Nevada prices at the pump. - Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
"he big thing is that they’re not sure where the future is."
- John Phillips, Owner, Peterbilt Truck Parts and Equipment LLC, explains uncertainties and how public policy and interest rates are affecting customers in the trucking industry. - Friday, July 26, 2024.
"The trajectory of our community is really on the decline."
- Ryan Hamilton, Republican Candidate for Clark County Commission, says he’s running for office because he watched the great place he grew up in be steadily chipped away, naming issues including homelessness and traffic. He says these issues have accelerated in the past few years under the incumbent commissioner. - Thursday, July 25, 2024.
"It’s part of a larger strategy to go after libraries, which is really going after books, which is really going after certain people."
- Andre Wade, State Director, Silver State Equality, says book bans are part of a larger strategy that’s unrelated to the books themselves, but instead is an attack on people including the broader LGBTQ+ community and specifically to transgender people. He explains both sides want parents to decide what books their children read, but where they differ is that we don’t need a small number of parents deciding what books every child has access to. - Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
"The war between those two cultures has been going on for millenia."
- Colonel Kris Thompson, (Rtd) US Army/National Guard, says the conflict in the Middle East has been going on longer than the United States has been in existence, and the war over that particular area “has been going on since the beginning of civilized humanity.” He explains that perhaps Iran and the United States are heavily involved and using proxies, but this is still “on the ground a battle for the existence of the Jewish state of Israel.” - Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
"The opportunity is here."
- Tyler Klimas, Leaf Street Strategies, says on incorporating cannabis products in Nevada gaming establishments. He explains it’s not only the tax and retail revenue that a casino could potentially get from selling cannabis products — like infused beverages — but also a health and safety issue on the illicit market side when the product is not being facilitated at the place of consumption. - Friday, July 19, 2024.
"If you said that Mr. Musk, not a real good job of saying anything that resembles the facts with respect to this particular individual’s career."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2, says on Elon Musk’s viral tweet mocking Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. - Thursday, July 18, 2024.
"It’s a tragedy that we’re in this situation at all."
- Victoria Seaman, Las Vegas City Councilwoman, says of the Badlands lawsuit. She adds that elections have consequences, and as mayor, she will make sure there is education and training when onboarding new councilmembers to help them better understand the law. - Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
"Women bring a different perspective to the table, and that’s one of the powers we have with being in construction."
- Angela Ramirez, Gilbane, says her advice to young women looking for a career in construction is to “just go for it.” Fellow guest Sofia Teixeira, NDOT, also shares her journey in construction saying there is a lot of opportunity for women to get involved in this career path. - Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
"That’s what Grants Pass does for the City of Sparks."
- Wes Duncan, Sparks City Attorney, says the Supreme Court ruling on homelessness affirmed the city’s previously passed ordinances were constitutional. He explains they’re not to go out and arrest every homeless person and they will continue to connect them to services, but the city needs to be able to protect public health and public safety by using the criminal code when necessary. - Friday, July 12, 2024.
"The federal government is really putting their money where their mouth is."
- Amanda Hilton, President, Nevada Mining Association, says the federal government has conditional loans in place with Thacker Pass and Rhyolite Ridge and is already supporting these two Nevada lithium mines to help them get online as quickly as possible. - Thursday, July 11, 2024.
"Clark County lands bill is a start, but in my opinion, it needs revision."
- Mike Ford, Abbey, Stubbs and Ford, NAIOP, says while there have been some changes already made to the previously rejected lands bill, the real issue that has not changed significantly is identifying additional land. He explains there is a huge supply and demand issue in Clark County, and if we’re going to meet the demand needed for the area’s projected growth, we’re going to need more land released. - Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
"They’re probably going to have to give them a lot of land to make up for the other millions of dollars that the company has won over and over and over again with the Supreme Court."
- Michele Fiore, Pahrump Justice of the Peace, Nye County, says the City of Las Vegas might have to give land as compensation in the Badlands case. - Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
