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"We need to be a very difficult place if you’re going to be homeless and you don’t want help. We need to be a great place if you’re homeless and you want help."
- State Senator Don Tatro, District 16, explains that there isn’t one solution that will fix homelessness, but there are a lot of little things that can be done as a community, and it’s crucial to have programs and people in place to help this population. - Thursday, March 10, 2022.
"Ely punches above its weight class."
- Nathan Robertson, Mayor of Ely, explains how the city is an integral part of the Silver State. While Ely is known for mining, he says they have diversified their economy and now have greater visibility with tourists from around the world, especially with the Great Basin National Park and Northern Nevada Railway Museum. - Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
"Our people that work really, really hard are not going to be able to make it, and we need to start focusing on them."
- Abbi Whitaker, The Abbi Agency, says she’s most concerned about the working poor during the incredible boom happening in Northern Nevada, and that we need to come together to see affordable workforce housing in the area. - Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
"We are not handling this correctly. We should be referring to Putin as the modern day Adolf Hitler."
- George Harris, Chairman, Nevadans for Sound Government, says on the response to the crisis in Ukraine. - Friday, March 4, 2022.
"This benefits the entire region."
- Alan Olive, CEO Sierra Medical Center, speaks about the new full-service medical center being built in southern Reno and its convenient access to healthcare both near the freeway and McCarran Boulevard. The facility is expected to open this month. - Thursday, March 3, 2022.
"Being closer to California is a good thing."
- Par Tolles, Tolles Development Company, talks about the developer’s recent large property purchase of 140 acres in Jean, Nev., where they have drawn plans for a 1.9 million-square-foot warehouse and distribution complex. He explains the logistics benefits for truckers coming in from Southern California to drop off products in a one-day round trip to the complex versus having to stay the night in Las Vegas. - Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
"That speech was more about pander all than it was about the concept of giving a State of the State."
- State Senator James Settelmeyer, District 17, says Nevada Governor Sisolak’s off-year State of the State Address was more of a campaign appearance. He says the timelines for the promises outlined were based on the next election, instead of using the covid funds to accomplish things now. - Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
"Medicare Advantage is one of those rare areas where you see very strong bipartisan support."
- Kristine Grow, Coalition for Medicare Choices, says representatives in the House and Senate see the value that this program offers through cost effectiveness for taxpayers and seniors and that it can take steps to help improve health equity. - Friday, February 25, 2022.
"The mail-in ballots are used to cheat."
- Stavros Anthony, Republican Candidate for Lt. Governor, says in regards to his race against Ross Miller for the Clark County Commission where he lost after the mail-in ballots were counted. He says the Republican Party is putting together mechanisms to make sure the ‘cheating is kept at minimum’ during this election cycle. - Thursday, February 24, 2022.
"Where would you ever see college students protesting for less liberty?"
- Joey Gilbert, Republican Candidate for Governor, comments on the University of Nevada, Reno students who staged a protest against the end of the state's mandatory-mask mandate. He says the students are suffering from ‘Stockholm Syndrome,’ the emotional response from hostages or victims of abuse when they develop positive feelings toward their abuser or captor and their agendas or demands. - Wednesday, February 23, 2022.
"He’s going to be re-elected because California is a deep blue state."
- Josh Gross, Publisher, Beverly Hills Weekly, says about current California Governor Gavin Newsom. He explains he also doesn’t expect to see any Republicans elected in the state, noting that ‘it’s not good’ for a two-party government. - Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
"There is no such thing as a free lunch, of course."
- Nathan Noble, Student Leader UNR, responds to host Sam Shad’s question on where the money will come from for programs like free college and Medicare for all. He says “the math just works out” when looking at the fiscal policy behind these types of proposals by reallocating the resources already available. - Friday, February 18, 2022.
"The positive thing here is that the issues that have been raised at Rhyolite Ridge from an environmental perspective are quite manageable."
- Bernard Rowe, Ioneer USA Corp President, says the company acknowledges that the Tiehm’s buckwheat — which the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list as an endangered species - needs to be protected. The rare flowering plant, located on the same remote ridge as the planned lithium mine in Nevada, is only found in that area. - Thursday, February 17, 2022.
"That crossroads idea really continues all the way through Reno’s history."
- Dr. Alicia Barber, Preservationist, historian and author of Reno's Big Gamble: Image and Reputation in the Biggest Little City, explains how the roots of the town began. She calls Reno a “crossroads,” both a place that people went through to get to other destinations and a place where people stayed to build their own community. - Wednesday, February 16, 2022.
"We want to inspire women."
- Pat Davison, Vice Chairman, Nevada Women’s Leadership Alliance, says the purpose of this group is to get women training, support, mentorship and inspiration to take leadership roles. She notes they will be reaching out to women in the construction industry and other trades for their first program on advocacy. - Tuesday, February 15, 2022.
"We all with a strong Southern Nevada. "
- Caleb Cage, Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development and Chief Innovation Officer, Nevada System of Higher Education, says there have been extraordinary efforts to diversify, especially in the southern part of the Silver State, which is a critical part of the statewide economy. - Friday, February 11, 2022.
