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"The tax credits are the prize."
- State Senator Roberta Lange, Assistant Majority Leader (D) says unless both film studio packages are rolled into one they are dead for this session. There is currently no obvious discussion of this between bill sponsors. - Friday, May 23, 2025.
"I would think that everybody involved has been incredibly grateful to have this kind of information, especially by the fact that it's nonpartisan. I'm really proud of the fact that we have both Democrats and Republicans who have talked about our research, quoted in it in hearings, asked us to help present in committees and talked about how they look to it as a resource."
- Jill Tolles, Executive Director, Guinn Center for Policy Priorities on what the Guinn Center has been able to accomplish in the past two years. - Thursday, May 22, 2025.
"You know, the last thing I would want to do is work on a bill of this magnitude and the governor vetoes it. So we're going to have to continue to have discussions over the next two weeks. If at the end of this two week period, it comes down to one bill, does it make sense to leave it in abeyance now and then come back and do a special session on it, because it is such a vast amount of money."
- Speaker of the Nevada Assembly Steve Yeager discussing the two movie studio bills with one in each house. - Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
"I think still think it's likely we're going to end up in special session in September, October when the federal budget gets figured out."
- Speaker of the Nevada Assembly Steve Yeager says he’s crossing both fingers that that doesn’t happen. - Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
"It will be huge."
- Lindsay Knox, Senior VP and Policy Director, McDonald Carano, says Congressman Amodei’s proposed federal lands bill could significantly impact Nevada by helping bring down the high cost of land. While infrastructure costs remain a major barrier, she says, “If we can get a few projects going, it is a supply and demand issue—you will see prices start to go down.” - Friday, May 16, 2025.
"Our hair should be on fire."
- Assemblywoman Alexis Hansen (R) District 32 says Nevada’s math proficiency rate is only 26 percent, yet the state’s graduation rate is 83 percent. She says this alarming gap is why she’s pushing for AB383, a bill to establish high-impact tutoring standards that have shown strong results in other states. - Thursday, May 15, 2025.
"I’m a hard no on either of those bills."
- Dr. Robin Titus, State Senate Minority Leader (R), District 17, says the competing film tax credit bills are too expensive and don’t offer a strong return on investment. She says current projections show only 50 cents on the dollar would come back to Nevada, later saying nobody in their right mind would agree to the bills without changes. - Wednesday, May 14, 2025.
"I can’t, by the rules, it’ll get washed out."
- Congressman Mark Amodei, CD 2, says his land amendment had to follow Senate reconciliation rules, meaning no conservation elements or local funding carve-outs could be included. He says critics upset that the money won’t stay in Nevada are ignoring the constraints, explaining it has to have the Byrd Rule and you have to take that into account “because you don’t want to try something and get it blown out in the Senate.” - Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
"This is just the time that you need to do a film bill."
- State Senator Roberta Lange (D) says SB220 is designed to create a new revenue source for Nevada through film and creative technology investments. She says the bill prioritizes workforce development and education to address the state’s highest-in-the-nation unemployment rate. - Friday, May 9, 2025.
"But the reality is, the athletes can earn money based on their name, image, or likeness."
- Brian Sandoval, President, University of Nevada, Reno, says NIL has changed the game for the college athletes. He adds that one of the things that isn’t widely known is not only has Alex Meruelo invested millions and purchased the property during an economic downturn, but he’s also been supporting NIL efforts for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams—contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars. - Thursday, May 8, 2025.
"This project will be 100 percent funded by Alex Meruelo at the GSR, and the only money that will come back to him is that which he has created."
- Brian Sandoval, President, University of Nevada, Reno, explains the stadium won’t rely on public funding, setting it apart from past city-backed projects. He emphasizes the developer is taking on the full cost, with returns coming only from the new revenue generated. - Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
"If we pass this, we'll be the first state to ever do it."
- Speaker of the Nevada Assembly Steve Yeager says AB500 would create a new kind of banking in Nevada by reducing the number of middlemen in credit card transactions. He says the goal is to lower costs for small businesses and ultimately bring down prices for consumers. - Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
"Somehow the President has stuck his finger in the eye of both Canada and Mexico."
- Speaker of the Nevada Assembly Steve Yeager says international tourism from the U.S.’s two closest neighbors is down in Las Vegas, and diplomatic tensions are making it worse. He says ongoing economic uncertainty is adding to the decline, and while big events are still bringing people in, numbers are still down across the board. - Friday, May 2, 2025.
"I saw the way we treated our animals, and it was much more humane than we treat our people."
- Assemblywoman Danielle Gallant (R) District 23 says while she supported the Death With Dignity Bill last session, she faced outside pressure to vote no and says it’s the one vote she regrets. After the session, she found her constituents were upset by the governor’s veto and wanted her to fight for the option. - Thursday, May 1, 2025.
"This is the only bill where if I don't get this passed, folks are going to die badly for the next two years."
- Assemblyman Joe Dalia (D) District 29 says he and his co-sponsor, Assemblywomen Danielle Gallant, R-LV, are “aware of the gravity” of not getting the Death With Dignity Bill passed. He shares his personal story of watching his father die a slow, painful death from COPD and says he often thinks about patients like his dad, adding some have already reached out in hopes this bill passes so they can take advantage of it. - Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
"Washington D.C. has really developed a business plan that, in my opinion, screws America."
- Peter Guzman, President Latin Chamber of Commerce, says the U.S. has been treated unfairly in global trade and it's long past time to take action. He adds that it doesn’t matter which party steps up—as long as someone finally does—and says it seems like “it’s finally being addressed.” - Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
