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"We’re just waiting for our day in court."
- Don Ahern, President and CEO, Ahern Equipment Rentals says he was very angry about the way his Hotel and Convention Center was treated regarding occupancy levels due to Covid, mandated by the state. He has sued multiple state entities including the Governor in regard to this. - Thursday, October 22, 2020.
"Where there is the unknown, there will be anxiety. When that anxiety and depression start affecting your everyday life and how you pursue it, that is now a problem."
- Robin Reedy, Executive Director National Alliance on Mental Illness, Nevada says that children as young as 8 have made plans for their own suicide and Covid is exacerbating the problems kids have both with not attending school due to the lockdown or conversely, showing anxiety about attending school. - Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
"Their internal polling must show that Nevada’s up for grabs."
- John Sande IV, Principal, Argentum Partners agreeing that with the President visiting Carson City for a rally and increased money being spent on TV and Radio advertising, on both sides, Nevada is important to the Electoral College and is in play. - Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
"It takes a lot of energy to run closed down businesses."
- Zachary Cage, owner, Brewers Cabinet describes how bars and restaurants have equipment that is not designed to be out of use and in dormancy, fail. Adding another headache for owners, along with employees who have lost lodging and moved back in with family or moved out of state. They have run out of unemployment benefits and some are eating out of food pantry’s. - Friday, October 16, 2020.
"They want to use Las Vegas as their means of marketing to the world."
- Andrew Diss, Vice President Government Affairs, Meruelo Group talking about the Boring Company’s (Elon Musk) plans to expand their underground loop transportation system across the Las Vegas Valley from Downtown to Allegiant Stadium and beyond while shouldering the bulk of the cost. On their web site they show an extension all the way to Los Angeles. The trip from Mandalay Bay to the Convention Center will be done in 3 minutes versus 30 minutes in peak traffic. - Thursday, October 15, 2020.
"When you end up having public comment at 11 o clock at night running until 2 in the morning that does not make us feel comfortable about having transparency."
- Helen Foley, President Foley Public Affairs discussing concerns about the recent Special Sessions of the Legislature. She says there has to be access. There’s still going to be Covid in February. - Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
"She has completely disintegrated and having panic attacks. She is in tears daily."
- Racquel Abowd, Former Educator, Concerned Mother describing her daughter’s reaction to distance learning. From being a 4.0 grade student to having serious issues as a freshman in high school. Racquel says it’s devastating watching the impact this is causing. - Tuesday, October 13, 2020.
"The world's on fire with dictators, strongmen, fighting democracy. Democracies trying to fight and survive."
- Warren Lerude, Pulitzer Prize Winner & Former Editor Reno Newspapers tells the endless story of history repeating itself. Freedom versus Fascism, in his reissued book American Commander in Spain: Robert Hale Merriman and the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. - Friday, October 9, 2020.
"Eventually that got the attention of sponsors."
- Robert Rippee, International Gaming Institute, UNLV describing the birth of eSports as one Internet Café competing with another Internet Café, in South Korea, in competitive computer gaming. Now it could become a huge part of the US casino gaming business. - Thursday, October 8, 2020.
"That was a bit of a lift, particularly on some of our smaller operators."
- Tyre Gray, President, Nevada Mining Association on Mining prepaying its taxes to help with the state budget shortfall. Mr. Gray says that some of the bills targeting Mining in the special session could be seen as attacks, he says the Association sees them as bills they could have had more discussion about. - Wednesday, October 7, 2020.
"It will be devastating."
- Congresswoman Dina Titus CD 1 discussing the likelihood of Amy Coney Barrett ascending to the US Supreme Court. The judge’s written comments on the ACA heads up the Congresswoman’s concerns. - Tuesday, October 6, 2020.
"I would hope so but I’m not necessarily, particularly hopeful."
- US Senator Jacky Rosen regarding another aid package from the Federal government said that local and state government in Nevada need the bipartisan financial aid to provide essential services to their communities. - Friday, October 2, 2020.
"The American people were the ones who lost because they certainly didn’t hear very much policy discussion but the way they won was by seeing the contrast between Donald Trump and Joe Biden."
- Congresswoman Dina Titus, CD 1 reflecting on the first Presidential debate of 2020. - Thursday, October 1, 2020.
"We have had those thoughts and those discussions.” He said, “But being a public company, I'm not going to say."
- Gary L. Carano, Exec Chairman of the Board of Directors, Caesars Entertainment, on the idea of forming an airline rather than just relying on charter flights to bring customers to Caesar’s properties around the country. - Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
"That is an instant offense as far as revenue is concerned."
- Gary L. Carano, Exec Chairman of the Board of Directors, Caesars Entertainment referring to the Caesars Rewards program now combined with the former Eldorado Resorts program has more than 60 million members. - Tuesday, September 29, 2020.
"We should be looking at those areas where there is already bipartisan support and incorporating those into a stimulus package. It is not happening right now."
- US Senator Catherine Cortez Masto bemoaning the lack of movement on another stimulus package. - Friday, September 25, 2020.
