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"Allegiant stadium could be packed for an entire week or a weekend."
- State Senator Ben Kieckhefer, (R) District 16 describing the drawing power of ESports says if you look at the League of Legends championships or Call of Duty league championships, they could fill Allegiant stadium (65,000 capacity) and all the surrounding convention space as well. - Thursday, April 1, 2021.
"These kind of things will continue to shape humanity."
- President Vince Solis Western Nevada College says we have to embrace a digital city and the big picture thinking that goes along with it plus the technology it embodies because if we don’t someone else will. - Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
"We are short overall funding for education by a couple of billion dollars."
- State Senator Mo Denis, (D) District 2 says that number comes from a Legislative commission that meets during the interim and is based on what they say is an optimal amount for student funding. - Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
"Over the last year because of the pandemic we’ve seen about 18 billion dollars come into the state in one form or another."
- State Senator Scott Hammond (R) District 18 says that money was part of the Cares Act, unemployment assistance, aid to cities and schools among other areas of funding. He says we are expecting an additional 3 billion dollars to come to Nevada. - Friday, March 26, 2021.
"I sometimes forget people are talking about me when they talk about the Establishment."
- State Senator Melanie Scheible (D) District 9 says that because she and many of her colleagues are young and diverse and still learning on the job that its hard to see herself as part of the Establishment group of politicians in the state. She includes Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom as not being part of the Establishment. - Thursday, March 25, 2021.
"It’s a little different from what we’re accustomed to, so we look forward to the hearings and see what it’s all about."
- Assemblyman Tom Roberts (R) District 13 who has concerns about the potential Innovation Zone splitting off a piece of Storey County to become its own county government. At the same time, he is all in favor of diversification of the economy. - Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
"And all we need to do is build a few transmission lines."
- State Senator Chris Brooks (D) District 3 describing his ambitious plan to make Nevada the center of the energy world for the whole western United State - Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
"This has been a devasting year for so many kids as seen by the increasing rates of anxiety, depression and even just the tragic news about suicides."
- Assemblywoman Jill Tolles (R), District 25 says she was surprised that some of her Clark County colleagues hadn’t realized that the rest of the state had opened up schools to an extent already, and CCSD hadn’t opened up at all. - Friday, March 19, 2021.
"This is something I am passionate about and believe we need to get done.""
- State Senator Dallas Harris (D) District 11 describing her desire to get the “Death with Dignity” bill passed this session. It would allow people to make their own end of life decisions. - Thursday, March 18, 2021.
"They have declared it rat poison squared."
- Jim Hartman, Attorney paraphrasing Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger’s description of cryptocurrency. Mr. Hartman’s comment was made in regard to the Innovation Zones promoted by Governor Sisolak and the intent to build a Smart City based on the Ethereum version of Blockchain technology in Storey County. - Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
"It would be a very long process, likely with a lot of litigation involved."
- Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network discussing the proposed 100 mile pipeline to get Blockchains LLC’s water from Gerlach to Storey County for their Smart City project. - Tuesday, March 16, 2021.
"I think there are those would argue that Northern Nevada has had such a lock on the political process for so long that a little diversification in that area certainly wouldn’t hurt."
- Timothy Cashman, President, The Cashman Companies talking about how the effects of term limits has shifted the power in the state from North to South. - Friday, March 12, 2021.
"We’re handling more enquires now that we have ever handled."
- Doug Cannon, President and CEO, NV Energy describing the effects of Covid on businesses in California who are now contemplating a move to either Northern or Southern Nevada. - Thursday, March 11, 2021.
"I think ultimately the party will be just fine."
- William McCurdy ll, Clark County Commissioner, District D when asked about Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom not being elected Democratic State Party Chair because he was part of “the Establishment”, when he has been one of the most liberal politicians in the state for decades. He headed up Bernie Sanders campaign in Nevada. - Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
"I can't imagine that the court would make their decision retroactive and cause every case that was prosecuted by my two prosecutors to be overturned."
- Clark County District Attorney, Steve Wolfson with concerns, concurring with the Chair of Assembly Judiciary, that the Nevada Supreme Court would overturn cases if sitting Legislators were found in violation of the separation of powers clause. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Chair of Senate Judiciary are in the spotlight. - Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
"There’s probably three to four times as much money coming in from the Federal Government."
- State Senator Heidi Gansert (R), District 15 says Nevada’s budget is not in as nearly bad shape as has been suggested. Whatever budget cuts to education are anticipated will be more than offset by the coming federal funding. - Friday, March 5, 2021.
