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"That would be a more conservative take than I would have on him. "
- Victor Joecks, Columnist, Las Vegas Review-Journal who being asked if he considers Governor Sandoval a moderate Republican said that the Governor has shown time and time again that he is a left of center guy. Joecks points to the Commerce Tax, money for groups that could include Planned Parenthood and one of the first Governors to expand Medicaid. - Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
"It did surprise me, at the end of the day. "
- Dr. Jeffrey Geihs, Turnaround Zone CCSD thought that there would be funding for ESA’s even though the major school districts in the state were against them. - Monday, July 3, 2017.
"News is not just to inform it’s to educate."
- Mark Peplowski, Professor Political Science, College of Southern Nevada decrying the lack of depth in our broadcast media news coverage. He says France, Germany and even some outlets in Russia provide better context. - Thursday, June 29, 2017.
"The indication is that by fall we’re going to be seeing some of these cranes in the ground and I’m sure that that’s what’s going to happen. "
- Rick Velotta, Reporter, Tourism and Transportation, LVRJ speaking of the real construction action beginning on Resorts World’s eventual 6583 room, 7.2-billion-dollar project on the Las Vegas strip. - Wednesday, June 28, 2017.
"I have a tough time watching them on a regular basis."
- Amy Tarkanian, Former Nevada Republican State Chairwoman criticizing MSNBC. Ms. Tarkanian is a strong supporter of President Trump. - Tuesday, June 27, 2017.
"How can a woman, or a woman with children who had the courage to leave an abusive situation be expected not to bring their pet with them and have them by their side when they needed them the most?"
- Staci Alonso, Founder/President, Noah’s Animal House who has a groundbreaking for the Reno location on July 6. - Monday, June 26, 2017.
"Ira Hansen carrying the bill is not a popular person with Democrats."
- David Damore, Associate Professor of Political Science, UNLV on one of the reasons the state’s community colleges were not able to break away from NSHE. But Professor Damore thinks there is momentum towards that outcome. - Thursday, June 22, 2017.
"I would say an additional $1 billion. "
- Ruben Murillo, President, Nevada State Education Association says that amount is still needed to ensure that schools can be accountable and have the resources and programs plus the support staff that he feels are needed for student success. - Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
"The primary customer to Macau is still lazar focused or hyper focused on gambling. "
- Grant Govertsen, Managing Director at Union Gaming Securities Asia says nobody cares about night clubs in Macau despite the fact that in Las Vegas, for a lot of people, night clubs trump gaming. - Tuesday, June 20, 2017.
"We are going to wish we had those 100,000-plus construction workers back. "
- Bill Noonan, Senior Vice President of Industry & Governmental Affairs for Boyd Gaming, think there is going to be a real boon for all kinds of construction trades to get the 15 billion dollars’ worth of actually funded projects off the ground. These projects include the Raider’s stadium, Resorts World Hotel Casino and the expansion of the LVCVA convention center. - Monday, June 19, 2017.
"They’re all big government politicians. "
- Tom Cargill, Professor of Economics, University of Nevada who says there really isn’t a lot of difference between Republicans and Democrats. They perpetrate the falsity that you can give something for nothing. - Thursday, June 8, 2017.
"Hey, I declare victory on that "
- Paul Enos, CEO, Nevada Trucking Association addressing the fact that despite ESA’s not getting funded, tuition vouchers, were funded, by Nevada businesses, for opportunity scholarships. - Wednesday, June 7, 2017.
"That’s who the Governor had to work with. "
- Fred Lokken, Political Science, TMCC pointing out that the Democrats had a striking majority in the State Assembly. - Tuesday, June 6, 2017.
"There is no question, Jessica Sferrazza would like to run. "
- Marsha Berkbigler, Washoe County Commissioner pointing to Mayor Hillary Schieve’ s attempted end run to get the Legislature to change the status of Reno mayor so that there would be a difference between the mayor and a city council person. That would allow termed out council people to be able to run for mayor. - Monday, June 5, 2017.
"So that signals to me that perhaps a bill that would have to be signed by the Governor is not likely. "
- Bryan Wachter, Senior Vice President, Retail Association of Nevada referring to Senate Joint Resolution 6, the ballot question for raising the minimum wage, will resolve the issue for this session removing one more roadblock to the end of the Legislative session. - Thursday, June 1, 2017.
"I think it’s going to be in the 50 (%) range. "
- Susan Fisher, Government Affairs Group VP, McDonald Carano Wilson looking to her crystal ball to forecast where the renewable portfolio standard will be for Nevada by the end of this session. - Wednesday, May 31, 2017.
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