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"When your kid gets sick with measles you’re going to wish that you had vaccinated your kid.
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- Katherine Reed, student at Spring Valley High School, who says not vaccinating children, is just not the smart thing to do.
- Thursday, February 12, 2015.
"We need to fix the insurance mandate. It’s been in place since 2011, but there are still some barriers with that.
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- Jan Crandy, Commissioner on the Nevada Commission on Autism, who says that despite the Governor’s support there are still way too many children on the waiting list for early intervention. - Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
"That may be published by the press but the reality is that the threat to the world is not Israel. The threat to the world is a nuclear Iran.
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- David Siegel, Consul General of Israel to the SW US in response to the fact that Israel already has nuclear weapons, even as it fights to keep Iran nuclear free.
- Tuesday, February 10, 2015.
"In the end the boxer will come out.
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- Laura Myers, Chief Political Reporter LVRJ says her sources are saying despite his recent injuries Harry Reid will run for reelection.
- Monday, February 9, 2015.
"The concept of a gross fee, tax, whatever you want to call it, is just that, gross.
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- George Harris, Chairman Nevadan’s for Sound Government who says the Governor’s gross receipts fee is scary. He points out that many businesses from retail to grocery to restaurants are high grossing businesses with low profit margins. - Thursday, February 5, 2015.
"They’ve been very successful going into communities and getting taxpayers to fund stadiums that they own.
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- Las Vegas City Councilman Stavros Anthony describing his take on the Cordish Companies modus operandi and stating his opposition to a soccer stadium being built in downtown Las Vegas. He has declared against Mayor Goodman, in the upcoming election, because of her support for the project. - Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
"It’s legal but I hate to call it a giant shell game but that’s what it also seems like.
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- Howard Stutz Gaming Correspondent Las Vegas Review Journal describing the financial maneuvers that Caesars Entertainment has been going through from purchasing their own debt at cents on the dollar to their REIT. They have now entered the largest gaming bankruptcy in gaming history attempting to shed 10 Billion dollars of debt while still managing an additional 12 Billion dollars’ worth of debt.
- Tuesday, February 3, 2015.
"I think that you’ll probably see some announcements shortly that are very positive for this community.
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- Sig Rogich, President, Rogich Communications discussing the Genting Project that was put on the back burner by everything from the Malaysian airline disaster to the devaluation of the Malaysian currency that changed the budget and gaming license issues in New York State that went on for 9 months. Genting is a major company based in Malaysia. - Monday, February 2, 2015.
"It harkens to such a divided America.
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- Fred Lokken, Professor of Political Science TMCC says 43 states are solidly blue or solidly red and Nevada is one of seven swing states that clearly drove the 2012 election cycle and will be in that spot again in 2016. - Thursday, January 22, 2015.
"My friend Dale has been very cognizant of, and will be part of the Governor's ultimate package.
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- Steve Robinson Senior Advisor R & R Partners describing School Superintendents Dale Erquiaga’s role in providing accountability for the Governor's education plan
- Wednesday, January 21, 2015.
"Never underestimate the power of the Governor’s position.
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- Marlene Lockard, partner The Lockard Group who says that if the Assembly Republicans go against the Governor, their chances of getting their own Legislation passed is virtually nil. - Tuesday, January 20, 2015.
"They do business with the 1000 largest corporations on the globe.
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- Lance Gilman, Partner Broker, Tahoe Reno Industrial Center describing Switch as follows, "They store the secrets and the information of the world."
- Monday, January 19, 2015.
"That has not been the job killer that many critics thought."
- Sean Whaley Las Vegas Review Journal discussing the current payroll tax. Prior to the Governor’s State of the State speech.
- Thursday, January 15, 2015.
"It’s a practical approach toward teaching children that’s almost like step therapy. You don’t start learning this until you’ve learned that.
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- Mary Lau President Retail Association of Nevada, who says that Common Core is common sense.
- Wednesday, January 14, 2015.
"There’s probably a dent in the ceiling, in my office, when I heard that it got passed.
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- Tim Dyer Nevada Copper noting his euphoria upon hearing the Nevada Lands bill had passed. The bill brings huge benefits to this copper mine. The company is now on its way to a billion dollars of funding.
- Tuesday, January 13, 2015.
"The key is not who’s there but what they’re saying.
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- Dan Klaich Chancellor NSHE responding to the question of who will represent NSHE at the Legislature. The Chancellor expects he and his Presidents will all represent NSHE at one point or another. There will not be a single voice but a joint effort to inform the legislators on the needs of the system. - Monday, January 12, 2015.
