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In a speech that included hot topics such as renewable energy, the 2018 Olympic games and the Nevada tourism industry, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki spent the most time speaking about education.
Addressing the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and local educators, Krolicki touted Nevada's Millennium Scholarship as a tremendous educational and economic boon for the state.
The scholarship, enacted in 1999, gives $10,000 to qualifying students in the Nevada public school system for continuing education.
Addressing the North Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and local educators, Krolicki touted Nevada's Millennium Scholarship as a tremendous educational and economic boon for the state.
The scholarship, enacted in 1999, gives $10,000 to qualifying students in the Nevada public school system for continuing education.
"For so long, we had a brain drain from this state, the best and the brightest were leaving. Now we have 60,000 Millennium Scholars, and that should put a dent in the drain," Krolicki said.
He pointed not only to Nevada's two major universities, the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but also to the state's community college system as beneficial to the state.
"These are the kids that are going to go into the technical trades, into building the future for Nevada," Krolicki said.
He pointed not only to Nevada's two major universities, the University of Nevada, Reno and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, but also to the state's community college system as beneficial to the state.
"These are the kids that are going to go into the technical trades, into building the future for Nevada," Krolicki said.
Krolicki stressed the importance of drawing major employers from all fields to come to Nevada.
"For a long time employers wouldn't come here because we didn't have an educated workforce. Now, with the Millennium Scholars, employers can come to and stay in Nevada, and I really hope this program will ensure a bright future for our state," Krolicki said.
The Lt. Governor's speech focused heavily on drawing attention to Nevada, whether that meant through renewable energy or a 2018 Olympic games in Reno.
"For a long time employers wouldn't come here because we didn't have an educated workforce. Now, with the Millennium Scholars, employers can come to and stay in Nevada, and I really hope this program will ensure a bright future for our state," Krolicki said.
The Lt. Governor's speech focused heavily on drawing attention to Nevada, whether that meant through renewable energy or a 2018 Olympic games in Reno.
"One hundred or so years ago, there was a mother-lode of precious metals in Virginia City. Today, Nevada is a virtual mother-lode of renewable energy," Krolicki said. He mentioned the state's high winds due to its mountainous terrain as a great opportunity to harvest the wind's energy with windmills. He touched on the fact that the state has the most sunlight per year of any state in the union as an opportunity to capitalize on solar power. Krolicki's overriding message, however, was that both could be lucrative and environmentally friendly.
"There is a lot of green in being green. This could secure Nevada's future," Krolicki said.
A Reno/Tahoe Olympics would also have a green-friendly emphasis.
"The benefits of hosting this world's 2018 Olympic games are profound and the environment is a big piece of the equation," Krolicki said. "Hopefully we'll be able to leave a carbon footprint in Reno and the basin that has a positive impact on the environment."
"There is a lot of green in being green. This could secure Nevada's future," Krolicki said.
A Reno/Tahoe Olympics would also have a green-friendly emphasis.
"The benefits of hosting this world's 2018 Olympic games are profound and the environment is a big piece of the equation," Krolicki said. "Hopefully we'll be able to leave a carbon footprint in Reno and the basin that has a positive impact on the environment."
