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"I don’t think it’s impossible that we wind up with, if the BLF goes forward, that it has a sunset clause on it."
- Ray Bacon, NV Manufacturers Association who says the business license fee hasn’t been proven to work elsewhere. - Monday, May 4, 2015.
"We agree with the Governor that more revenue is needed in this state and we’re willing to pay more.
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- Robert Uithoven, J3 Strategies, who represents Las Vegas Sands says the company will probably weigh in when the final bill takes shape.
- Thursday, April 30, 2015.
"It’s dropped 30% since the last session. It’s dropped 9% since this session began.
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- Dana Bennett, President Nevada Mining Association, talking about the price of gold. Ms. Bennett points out that copper and silver are also down and that those commodity prices are concerning. - Wednesday, April 29, 2015.
"When we report scores we don’t single out Suzy Smith living on 123 Elm St and make sure people know what her score was.
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- Joyce Haldeman, Associate Superintendent Clark County School District referring to the concerns over privacy issues with regard to Common Core. The scores are part of an aggregate.
- Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
"I think the votes are there but whether they would override the Governor’s veto? That’s another question.
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- State Senator Don Gustavson showing the veto power of the Governor regarding the Senators proposed 80mph speed limit in areas that currently are signed for 75mph.
- Monday, April 27, 2015.
"Maybe taking the cap off entirely scares people. So do another baby step, double it.
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- Susan Fisher VP Government Affairs, McDonald Carano Wilson who says that the cap for solar energy should go to 6% from 3% and then come back in a couple of years and see where we are. - Thursday, April 23, 2015.
"Most of the money that Congressman Hardy has raised to this day is from Super PACs and from the Koch brothers, who are trying to buy America.
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- State Senator Ruben Kihuen who says he is sending a message to the Congressman and the Koch brothers that the people own America.
- Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
"If the Governor directs the Attorney General to file a lawsuit then the Attorney General has to file a lawsuit.
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- Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt saying the only reason not to, would be a serious constitutional reason not to. The previous Attorney General did not share that opinion. - Monday, April 20, 2015.
"As the largest employer they also have the largest amount of kids in the system as well.
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- Derek Armstrong, Chairman of Assembly Taxation explaining why perhaps Gaming should pay more because if the money is going to education they would benefit too.
- Thursday, April 16, 2015.
"You have no idea how well we are getting along and how well we are talking.
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- Assemblyman Jim Wheeler who says despite some contention, the Republican Assembly Caucus is getting things done including reforming PERS, prevailing wage and construction defects. - Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
"On balance, after I considered it, I thought, we probably don’t need it and it may cause more harm than good.
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- Assemblyman Erv Nelson on why he voluntarily withdrew AB 277, a religious freedom bill similar to the ones in Indiana and Arkansas that caused so much political blowback. - Tuesday, April 14, 2015.
"The law allows them to leave. The issue is how much money they have to pony up to exit the market.
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- Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal, discussing Switch’s application to leave NV Energy and purchase their power on the open market. The PUC has to make a decision in the public interest that would financially recover any costs from infrastructure or Purchase Power agreements that have been previously struck. - Monday, April 13, 2015.
"I signed on to Assemblyman Wheeler’s and Controller Knecht’s plan."
- Assemblywoman Dr. Robin Titus who says their tax plan can still see growth and that it’s a balanced budget. - Thursday, April 9, 2015.
"Texting while driving."
- David Pogue, Technology Correspondents Nova PBS when asked what keeps him up at night, the danger of someone killing him because they were texting while driving. - Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
"Some of the studies have suggested that somewhere closer to around $10 may be good."
- State Senator Pat Spearman while not saying that $15 should be the minimum wage, she says $7 and $8 is not a livable wage. - Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
"The process they must go through would be to petition their physician over a period of time, a minimum of two weeks apart, to request the prescription for the medication that would terminate their lives."
- State Senator David Parks discussing SB 336, his Death with Dignity bill. The lethal medication would have to be self-medicated. - Monday, April 6, 2015.
