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"The voters are going to see this on the ballot in November. It’s going to be up to the voters to decide whether they want to see this tax by initiative take place.
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- State Senator Debbie Smith not answering the question of whether the State Democratic Party will support the Teachers Union Margins Tax Initiative.
- Tuesday, December 31, 2013.
"I would say 90% of the time (it’s how) we are getting information.
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- Melissa Carlson, Anchor News 4 Forum, talking about how ten years ago the media would get tips by phone calls. Now the majority of tips are from Twitter and Facebook.
- Monday, December 30, 2013.
"The Federal Judges are guessing at what the Nevada Supreme Court is going to say and that’s going to take years for them to get to that point.
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- Attorney Geoffrey Giles discussing HOA’s foreclosing on homeowners who might be behind on their monthly dues, and then selling off the homes for $5,000 or $10,000 and then going to the District courts to get them to declare the 1st mortgage unenforceable. A couple of Federal Judges in Las Vegas have said that’s right. Others in Northern Nevada have said no. - Thursday, December 19, 2013.
"The need was not, in the end, the question. It was just a matter of who was willing to take responsibility for fixing that need.
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- Jill Tolles, Say Yes for Kids, looking at the trials and tribulations of the Washoe County Commission as they looked at AB 46, that was passed onto them by the Legislature, to supply funding to the Washoe County School District. - Wednesday, December 18, 2013.
"No, this isn’t the first instance and it is a shame that somebody lost their house. I’m just so happy nobody lost their life.
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- Reno Mayor Bob Cashell describing the fire that destroyed auto dealer Richard West’s home. Potentially the house could have been saved but for the fact of local fire departments deconsolidation. Union demands for four man crews were part of the reason for the deconsolidation. New talks are underway to possibly rectify this situation. - Tuesday, December 17, 2013.
"I do think it’s just a wakeup call for us to remind us that we are in a hyper competitive environment now for these kind of tourism dollars and these kind of convention dollars.
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- State Senator Mark Hutchison commenting on the very real threat from National Finals Rodeo to move their 10 day event to Orlando Florida. Negotiations continue.
- Monday, December 16, 2013.
"I think you need to look at the economic return on investment on these projects.
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- David Damore, Political Science Professor UNLV, who says the extension of I 580 in Northern Nevada would have never been built if such an analysis had been down. Whereas more money would have been available for Southern Nevada projects that help drive the economic engine of the State. - Thursday, December 12, 2013.
"After Jay Sarno, you came to Las Vegas to live a fantasy.
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- David Schwartz, Director, Center for Gaming Research, UNLV who has written the book Grandissimo about the life of Jay Sarno who built Caesars Palace and Circus Circus in Las Vegas and really started the whole “What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas” mentality.
- Wednesday, December 11, 2013.
"The City of Las Vegas has done a tremendous job in creating a redevelopment structure that actually works.
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- Russell Rowe, The Capitol Company, who says that the City has had the blessings of World Market, The Ruvo Center, The Smith Center, Zappos and Tony Hsieh. Despite all this there is much more to do.
- Tuesday, December 10, 2013.
"So there’s no guarantee, whether it’s 800 million over a biennium or 1.6 billion over the biennium that that money is going to education.
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- Carole Villardo, President, Nevada Taxpayers Association, who says that lawmakers could remove the state funds going to the distributive school account and use it for any number of unmet state needs if the Teachers Union tax initiative passes in 2014. - Monday, December 9, 2013.
"I don’t know who. How about it? Do you have any suggestions, Sam?
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- Janice Flanagan Chair, WashoeDems, praising Governor Sandoval as being competent but having no idea who the Democrats will run against the popular Republican Governor. - Wednesday, November 27, 2013.
"I am in favor of legalizing marijuana period.
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- Dorie Guy, former chair of the Washoe Dems., Who says she is a teetotaler when it comes to smoking marijuana. She does have some concerns about teenagers and children getting access to the drug.
- Tuesday, November 26, 2013.
"I tend to believe that there’ll be more wine than (in) the Napa Valley at that point in time.
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- James Smack, Republican National Committeeman, on how US Senator Harry Reid will feel about the effects of the Nuclear Option if he ends up being Minority Leader after the 2014 elections.
- Monday, November 25, 2013.
"He’s going to pay 2 million dollars for a job that pays $100,000 a year.
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- Kim Wallin, State Controller running for State Treasurer, asks what kind of return on investment her likely opponent, Dan Schwartz, is going to get if he truly invests 2 million dollars in his campaign.
- Thursday, November 21, 2013.
"Clark got 72% of the money. We got 14% and the rurals got 14%.
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- Lee Gibson, Executive Director, Washoe County RTC who says that Clark County did OK, with the last round of transportation capital projects.
- Wednesday, November 20, 2013.
"There’s a lot of chatter about Sharron Angle maybe giving Governor Sandoval a run for his money.
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- Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review Journal Political Reporter, who says this may be one of the reasons the Governor has done so much explaining about his role in the rollout of Obamacare in Nevada.
- Tuesday, November 19, 2013.
