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"They’re talking about a possible South American/Brazilian trade mission maybe next year 2015. That’s another huge market. An expanding market, I believe that our products have some legs there."
- Joe Dutra President/CEO Kimmie Candy Company who is a big fan of Governor Sandoval’s trade missions abroad. Kimmie Candy will be exporting via the Amazon of China in the next couple of years, due to a trade mission. - Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
"I don’t think he’s a viable candidate and I can’t tell you who is.
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- Mary Lau President/CEO Retail Association of Nevada who does not give any credence to the Presidential aspirations of US Senator Rand Paul or any other likely Republican candidate for President. - Tuesday, July 22, 2014.
"I think it will get built eventually. It’s a way off but MGM is doing well.
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- Mike Alonso Partner, Lewis and Roca who feels that MGM will eventually build CityCenter North. A companion project to CityCenter in Las Vegas. He Says MGM is probably the best positioned gaming company due to Macau and the revival of Las Vegas, since the end of the recession. - Monday, July 21, 2014.
"Education isn’t a business. We’re not stamping out widgets. These are children. Each one of whom learns in a different way. I am sick to death of this data driven garbage. You can cook numbers."
- Howard Rosenberg, Washoe County School Board Trustee, railing against portions of the Nevada Policy Research Institute’s latest study on how to improve education in Nevada. - Thursday, July 17, 2014.
"We’re seeing a dramatic increase in attacks against health care providers because medical records are very valuable. Actually more valuable than your credit card numbers."
- Ira Victor, Data Clone Labs who says, due to insurance fraud, which is huge. With your medical records someone could run up bills of tens’s of thousands of dollars. - Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
"I am not necessarily certain that that union endorsement is actually going to help Larry (Burns) I think it may harm him.
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- Former Metro Police Lt. Blake Quackenbush says that due to the negative media regarding police and fire salaries the union endorsement of Larry Burns over Joe Lombardo, for Clark County Sheriff, may turn out to be a negative. - Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
"It’s a real mess for him and is another nail in his coffin.
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- Professor of Political Science, TMCC Fred Lokken who says the Obama administration has completely mishandled the issue of children fleeing Central America and crossing the Mexican border into the US. - Monday, July 14, 2014.
"It’s about creating an environment of public safety. One that will protect Nevadans from felons, from convicted domestic violence abusers and also from people who are mentally incompetent of understanding the responsibility of gun ownership. That’s all this does."
- State Senator Pat Spearman who is promoting a new version of a gun control bill that was passed by the Legislature last session but was ultimately vetoed by Governor Sandoval. - Thursday, July 10, 2014.
"Are they happy that perhaps their parks aren’t being maintained? That Senior programs are being terminated or reduced? That the response time by the local law enforcement agencies has been increased? So that’s really the question."
- Jeff Fontaine Exec Director Nevada Association of Counties, discussing whether Cities and Counties should learn to live with a reduced tax base and not seek new or higher tax revenues. - Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
"I think she was not proper in doing that. If the Governor asked her to do that she should have. Nevada should have joined that law suit.
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- Adam Laxalt candidate for Secretary of State stating that the present Attorney General, Catherine Cortez Masto should have joined the fight against Obamacare as requested by Governors Gibbons and Sandoval. - Tuesday, July 8, 2014.
"The housing market grows from the bottom up.
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- Homebuilder Perry Diloreto who says that a lot of the fundamentals are missing from this housing market including the ability of first time homebuyers to get financing. That is why his company’s planning process is around 6 months not two years. - Monday, July 7, 2014.
"Now I have “You are invited to bring everything electronic“ If you can carry your computer bring it.
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- Howard Rosenberg Art Professor UNR who in the past banned cell phones from his classes. Now he says this is part of the way students learn. - Thursday, July 3, 2014.
"I don’t necessarily know that it’s a plausible idea right now.
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- Assemblywoman Lucy Flores, Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor talking about trying to get the Winter Olympics to Lake Tahoe in the 2026, but she is supportive of continuing the effort to promote Northern Nevada as regards tourism.
- Wednesday, July 2, 2014.
"This has profound implications, along with other decisions that have come down here at the end of this term that continue to respect a corporate identity that has first amendment rights.
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- Fred Lokken Professor of Political Science TMCC who says he was very surprised by the US Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case.
- Tuesday, July 1, 2014.
"No. Never.
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- Jesse Gutierrez, The Mariposa Academy Charter School, asked if Anglo politicians are doing enough to affect the Hispanic vote in Nevada. He says that lack of immigration reform is hurting Republicans as he says it’s one of the main Democratic Party themes. - Monday, June 30, 2014.
"You kind of get this adrenaline going. You’ve been working with this family so it’s almost how you would feel if it was your own child.
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- Kathleen Sandoval, Nevada’s First Lady who works full time for the Children’s Cabinet in Reno. She has personally been involved in situations helping young adults and their families who have been victims of drive by shootings despite, at times, personal risk to herself. - Thursday, June 26, 2014.
