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"It allowed that knowledge to be there."
- James Wadhams, Partner, Black and Wadhams, Attorneys at Law, discusses the impact of term limits on institutional knowledge at the legislature. With having so many new legislators every session, he explains the education process of understanding the breadth of the issues they’re looking at is a significant challenge. - Friday, March 21, 2025.
"I think now the hard work is going to begin as to what can actually be cut without it impacting the citizens too much in Nevada."
- Liz MacMenamin, Vice President, Government Affairs, Retail Association of Nevada, discusses how the potential Medicaid cuts could impact the state’s budget. She explains the “powers that be are looking at some of the programs that can be cut that are not essential to the health and welfare of the citizens in Nevada, but that’s what they’re going to have to do.” - Thursday, March 20, 2025.
"The total price tag that we estimate is upwards of $90 million."
- Adam Young, School Superintendent, White Pine County School District, says this would be the cost of replacing White Pine Middle School and the David E Norman campus. He explains AB224 would use state-level bonding funds to help with capital types of projects for rural school districts and school districts in need of funding. - Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
"We are all experiencing our revenues not meeting our expenses."
- Alexis Hill, Chair, Washoe County Commission explains Washoe County and Reno are facing revenue shortfalls due to increased expenses for PERS and employee salaries, which are outpacing revenue growth. She highlights the issue of property tax depreciation and the need for additional revenue sources. - Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
"It's an attempt to sort of gather up the hens in the chicken yard, if you will, and we're being caught up in that net."
- Marc Chapelle, Practicing Landscape Architect, discusses SB78 which would consolidate various boards that the governor and his office oversees. He explains while their board takes no position on this bill, their professional society has chosen to have their voice heard at the table. - Friday, March 14, 2025.
"I think we can have the confidence for the legislature to get that implemented."
- Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network, discusses two bills that would solidify a water rights buyback program in the state. - Thursday, March 13, 2025.
"Now we need to make sure that it flows into the classroom."
- Dr. Robin Titus, State Senate Minority Leader (R), District 17, agrees it takes time to see the $2 billion invested into education from last session flow through the education system. She explains while we know the teacher pipeline bills and pay raises have helped, we need time to see how the money affects the outcomes for students. - Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
"That kind of cut would be devastating."
- Steve Yeager, Speaker of the Nevada Assembly, says of the Congressional GOP’s proposed federal cuts to Medicaid, adding he thinks “this is a real thing.” - Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
"People in the Bay Area, Sacramento, really haven’t had a lot of reasons to come to downtown Reno. In fact, they had a lot of reasons to stay away from downtown Reno. "
- Jeff Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, Jacobs Entertainment says his company has to create the canvas to make Reno desirable. He adds Reno has the potential to be a regional entertainment market. He’s holding off on marketing to the Bay Area until the property is complete so that a visitors first experience is a good experience. The Fairgrounds on his property can accommodate 15,000 concertgoers. - Friday, March 7, 2025.
"We’ve bought over 80 parcels over seven years, on both sides of 4th Street (Downtown Reno). It’s a couple of hundred acres."
- Jeff Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, Jacobs Entertainment has purchased a larger land bank than any other casino operator in Northern Nevada. He plans to spend between a billion and a half and two billion dollars to develop the land into a casino, entertainment, convention, and housing mecca. - Thursday, March 6, 2025.
"It’s been the narrative of my career. I dealt it, I supervised it and now I seem to talk about it every month."
- Michael Lawton, Senior Economic Analyst, Nevada Gaming Control Board says baccarat is played by a select group of customers who number only in the thousands. Who are allowed to play six figures on a hand. A very volatile game for the 20 casinos that offer it in Nevada. - Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
"People look me in the eye and say is that a joke? No, it’s Nevada. That’s how we do it here."
- Dr. Sondra Cosgrove, History Professor, CSN and UNLV teaches civics in the classroom and through Vote Nevada and explains the peccadillos of the Silver State like deciding tied elections with the drawing of playing cards to decide the contest. - Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
"I'd say that's one of the biggest challenges about economic development, is that it really is an ecosystem."
- Tina Quigley, Former President/CEO, Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, explains the overall success of economic development for a region requires business-friendly regulations, workforce pipelines, and operational values. She adds it is the entire community that makes or breaks economic development success. - Friday, February 28, 2025.
"We need that here in Nevada, and frankly, it'll be a model for the rest of the country."
- Former State Senator Dallas Harris says of Universal Pre-K, calling it a “transformational change for the next generation.” - Thursday, February 27, 2025.
"I'm thinking that you don't need one big project."
- Rick Velotta, Tourism and Gaming Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal, says of selling Circus Circus on the Las Vegas Strip, explaining developers might be better off splitting the 102-acre property for “specific desires.” He adds the area is changing and there is no doubt the “North Strip is going to be a much more robust place in the future.” - Wednesday, February 26, 2025.
"That's something that I reject wholeheartedly, because I know that the way out of generational poverty is through real estate."
- Peter Guzman, President Latin Chamber of Commerce, says in response to younger generations saying housing is unattainable. He explains housing prices and interest rates eliminate younger people from being able to buy homes and it’s something we need to address. - Tuesday, February 25, 2025.
