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"When we’re making these investments, these dollars will help address situations like that and help ensure every student has access to a high quality education."
- Selena Torres, Assemblywoman District 3, shares that in a previous teaching role, she didn’t have textbooks for her high school English class. She says the legislature will review all proposals for what to do with the influx of money into Nevada’s education and will maximize investments into both students and the schools, later noting that any investment into our education system is better than where we are now. - Friday, February 24, 2023.
"The first thought that crossed my mind was what do we need to do to get ready for this?"
- Clay Mitchell, Storey County Commissioner, District 1, says while they are excited about the nearly $5.5 billion investment into the county from Tesla and Redwood Materials, this brings challenges to the area as well. Among issues like small staff sizes, he also explains they’re working with regional partners to ease both housing and traffic and transportation issues, specifically on I-80. - Thursday, February 23, 2023.
"Mental health issues are pervasive throughout society."
- Former State Senator Randolph Townsend says mental health affects everyone from families, businesses and institutions. He explains there are many roadblocks that impact someone’s ability to get services, but early detection in schools for mental and physical health and socialization abilities is critical in shaping how each individual is going to be productive in society. - Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
"If you’re willing to be a team player for the highest and best good for the state of Nevada, you’ll work with the governor."
- Mary Lau, President, CEO, Retail Association of Nevada, says if not, you’re working for majorities, primaries and politics. She explains the shoe rests now with Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro (D) and Speaker Steve Yeager (D) to work with Governor Lombardo towards the overall good of the state. - Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
"We certainly can’t do it alone."
- Robert Cuillard, GM/CEO Reno Experience District, says there’s a lot of people in partnership to accommodate incoming growth in Northern Nevada, explaining 11,000 people are forecasted to move to the area just with Tesla’s expansion announcement. He says they’re figuring out how to evolve at a rate that’s comfortable for the city and citizens, while also supporting new growth. - Friday, February 17, 2023.
"There are things that we need to do, and we need to do them sooner."
- Bob Lucey, Former Chair, Washoe County Commission, addresses the air travel issue in Las Vegas. He says there are ongoing discussions about building and improving the airports in Ivanpah and the City of Henderson to take pressure off of the Harry Reid Airport, which is expected to run out of capacity in 2030. - Thursday, February 16, 2023.
"There’s something that doesn’t smell right about it."
- Kris Thompson, Project Manager, Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, says there are a few people in the legislature that are talking about diverting tax money from Storey County, which after the Tesla tax abatements partially end, the county is going to make $40-50 million. He says peeling off the tax money is unfair, especially when there are many upgrades needed in the area, and the county has done its “fair share of absorbing a lot of the expense for the region as a whole” and pumps “billions” into Washoe County every year. - Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
"The reality is a supply chain is a complex system that is connected to other complex systems."
- Paul Enos, CEO, Nevada Trucking Association, says when there is a breakdown, there are other ramifications throughout the entire web. He earlier praises Governor Lombardo for acting quickly to the Kinder Morgan pipeline leak, explaining they discussed an hours of service waiver to extend trucking hours if needed to move fuel. - Tuesday, February 14, 2023.
"It’s a piece of history in our city that will not be recreated, so you create a quasi-fantasy view of organized crime and its influence in Las Vegas."
- John Katsilometes, Host, Mobbed Up Season 3, explains the ongoing fascination and mystique of the mob in Las Vegas. He says current events, like finding bodies in Lake Mead, and the combined news and entertainment media help generate the continued narrative of the mob. - Friday, February 10, 2023.
"We need to grow up into an adult legislature and an adult government because the citizens need it."
- Fred Lokken, Professor of Political Science, TMCC, says people need year-round contact and level of service from elected officials. He previously mentions the benefits of having an annual legislature, and while Randi Thompson, Political Consultant, doesn’t think there needs to be a yearly full legislature, she agrees there needs to be better pay for these public servants and that it’s long overdue. - Thursday, February 9, 2023.
"It’s just the cheapest type of energy out there."
- Chris Brooks, Arevia Power, says we’re adopting renewable energy faster than the policymakers have suggested or mandated. He explains renewable energy anywhere in this country — noting especially in Nevada — is the “absolute lowest priced electricity and energy,” saying this is why many states are taking full advantage of it in rapid fashion. - Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
"It’s going to take actual conversations other than just throwing the money at the table."
- Bryan Wachter, Senior Vice President, Retail Association of Nevada, discusses education spending in Nevada. He explains the additional $250 million proposed for across the board salary increases misses the point that raises are unlikely to do very much to elevate education outcomes. Alexander Marks, NSEA Political Coordinator, says earlier that the additional salary increase is a “down payment” for their Time for 20 campaign which calls for a 20% raise in educator pay. - Tuesday, February 7, 2023.
"The bottom line is this: We consistently attack our public schools, our public teachers."
- Senator Edgar Flores (D) District 2, says we have a tendency to blame the teachers at public schools without acknowledging they are facing huge vacancies, out-of-control classroom sizes and lack of support staff. He explains it’s difficult for him to say that public schools are broken until meaningful investments are made. - Friday, February 3, 2023.
"The idea is to drive down the global price of oil and reduce the revenues to regimes that fundamentally are not our friends."
- Tom Polikalas, Organizer Nevada Clean Energy and Transportation Conference, explains the role of producing clean energy — whether it be electric transportation, fuel cells or biofuels — domestically to create a “massive downward pressure on the price of oil.” He says this would hit the Russians, and others who may not be friendly, financially. - Thursday, February 2, 2023.
"It can only help us as far as our economy goes, but what it’s going to do is put more strain on the City of Sparks and Reno."
- Ed Lawson, Mayor of Sparks, responds to Tesla’s announcement of investing an additional $3.6 billion into expanding its Gigafactory complex, located 13 miles east of Sparks. He says they’ll be looking for some legislative help in the future to reduce the burden on the area, not only with road and sewer infrastructure, but also mental health and social services as well. - Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
"“People are more honest if they’re texting than they are verbally."
- Bryan Bedera, Founder, Vote Text, says they found conducting surveys completely via text message gets them better data. He explains one of the most interesting things they’ve found — noting that we’ve all heard about the anti-Trump bias in polling — is that when people answer polls by text and don’t have to say their opinion out loud, their bias completely goes away. - Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
