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Sahara's Meruelo uses his Spanish-language TV, radio stations in LA to drive Latino visitorship
News - January 13, 2022

"To have a voice in that (Los Angeles) community is big for us and sort of dictates a lot of our forward thoughts in programming the property." Paul Hobson, president of Las Vegas Sahara

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Las Vegas Sahara president bullish on the future of the north end of Las Vegas Strip
News - January 10, 2022

"This is the future direction of growth for the Las Vegas Strip." Paul Hobson, president, Sahara Las Vegas, speaking about the north end of the Las Vegas Strip

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Civil-asset-forfeiture laws need reform, Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Yeager says
News - January 6, 2022

"There's no due process or there is very little due process, a very confusing due process," Yeager said. "So I'm a believer in, you know, you have a right to your property, so I don't think the system we have is a just system. I don't think it is an effective system." Assemblyman Steven Yeager, on laws covering civil asset forfeiture

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Rogich nails it: Harry Reid 'most important elected official we have ever had in Nevada history'
Commentary - December 29, 2021

Harry Reid gave a small state outsized influence in the federal government. He punched up for Nevada. He died a fighter.

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Sam Shad: Remembering 31 years of interviews with Harry Reid
Commentary - December 28, 2021

"In 1994 I had a heart attack. The entire congressional delegation sent get-well cards. Not Harry, he called the emergency room and spoke to my wife to see how I was doing." Sam Shad

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Lombardo uses Nevada's next-to-last state ranking in Politico's Pandemic Scorecard to criticize Gov. Sisolak's Covid response
News - December 28, 2021

"We are ranked at the bottom. Unfortunately, there tends to be a lot of Nevada positions at the bottom of rankings, particularly in response to Covid." Republican gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo on Politico's State Pandemic Scorecard, published earlier this month

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Super Bowl will be a '20-day event' when it comes to Las Vegas in 2024, Kirkpatrick says
News - December 27, 2021

"This is a goal that we have always looked at and our goal is to do it very well so we can be on the every-five-year (Super Bowl) circuit when they move (the game) around with stadiums." Marilyn Kirkpatrick, chair of the Clark County Commission

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NV Energy has plan to counter Electromagnetic Pulse weapon, if needed, CEO Cannon says
News - December 20, 2021

"It is something that we drill, it is something that we look at and hope we never have to test it. But it is there if we needed it." Doug Cannon, NV Energy CEO

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Nohra starts at the top in first foray into politics, running for governor
News - November 10, 2021

"But you know, A) the state doesn't have the time and; B), I don't have the time and; C), I've managed complex organizations over and over and I have gotten them to be a success, so it's not like I need a learning curve here," Guy Nohra, first-time candidate running for governor

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GOP U.S. Senate candidate, Capt. Sam Brown, raises $1 million in 3rd quarter with help from social media
News - November 9, 2021

"In anticipation of considering this campaign, I started a Twitter (account) in April of this year with 0 followers. Today, I have over 73,000 followers. That's more than any one candidate or politician in this state. And my Instagram has over 13,500 followers -- once again -- starting at 0. " US Senate candidate, retired US Army Capt. Sam Brown

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