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"In six square miles there’s about 10 billion dollars of investment committed and I don’t think there’s any place on earth that has that. So I think the lights of Vegas are twinkling strongly again."
- Billy Vassiliadis CEO, R & R Partners, making the point that within a 10 day period you had MGM announce they are building an arena, the LVCVA is building a World Trade Center for a 2 ½ billion dollar expansion, in addition to Genting’s announcement that they would build a 2 to 7 billion dollar property on the site of Echelon. - Monday, April 1, 2013.
"Frankly, it’s unconstitutional."
- Pat Mulroy, General Manager, SNWA, regarding Senator Roberson’s legislation that would make the Southern Nevada Water Authority report to the Public Utilities Commission because it would cause major problems with the utilities current bonding structure. - Thursday, March 28, 2013.
"It really boils down to the fact that everybody knows that she is busting her fanny.
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- Jane Ann Morrison, Columnist Las Vegas Review Journal, who says that Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick is admired across the aisle because she is a workhorse not a show horse.
- Wednesday, March 27, 2013.
"Marijuana did no harm. You cannot die from marijuana. It’s the safest over the counter, prescription or recreational drug in history. There’s no lethal dose. Period!
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- Dr. Steven Frye, MD Psychiatrist, who is advocating for Assemblyman Joe Hogan’s bill to legalize recreational marijuana.
- Tuesday, March 26, 2013.
"I think this is where his real political soul is, as a moderate rather than a far right wing conservative.
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- Ray Hagar, Political Writer for the Reno Gazette Journal, discussing folks who question US Senator Dean Heller’s new found political positions.
- Monday, March 25, 2013.
"That’s a property that will now go back on the tax rolls. That construction of 2 to 7 billion dollars will create thousands of construction jobs. It’s going to completely revitalize the north end of the Strip."
- Virginia Valentine, President, Nevada Resort Association referring to Genting’s purchase of the Echelon property from Boyd that will be the first new property on the strip since the Cosmopolitan opening Dec 15th 2010. - Thursday, March 21, 2013.
"I always thought that everybody who was working in government was really working with the focus of trying to do what was best for the constituent in the neighborhood. That isn’t necessarily true. A lot of times what happens is what’s best for the government."
- Marsha Berkbigler, Washoe County Commissioner revealing the rude awakening she had as a newly minted commissioner and how it applies throughout state and local government. - Wednesday, March 20, 2013.
"Let’s do some funding."
- Joyce Halderman, Associate Superintendent Clark County School District, who says that graduation rates and all the other indicators in the Clark County School District could be solved by one bold move. More money from the State. - Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
"Well wait, there’s more because these 2700 pages will soon become 100,000 pages and more."
- Larry Harrison, Harrison Insurance Agency referring to the number of pages of the Obamacare legislation that has generated 20,000 pages of regulation that go along with the implementation of the law. - Monday, March 18, 2013.
"They’re not advocating for industry specific taxes, they’re standing with their partners in the gaming industry.
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- Tim Crowley, President NV Mining Association, who says that Las Vegas Sands is aligned with the Nevada Resort Association in being Senator Roberson’s potential mining tax.
- Thursday, March 14, 2013.
"They want to limit it to just two companies, Barrick and Newmont.
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- Attorney Jim Wadhams, referring to the proposed mining tax by the six Senate Republicans.
- Tuesday, March 12, 2013.
"I strongly support the teachers and their need for additional funds. That’s not the question.
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- President Emeritus TMCC, John Gwaltney who is convinced after 12 years of research that there is no way you can do a margins tax without reducing employment.
- Monday, March 11, 2013.
"The question is when will it be viable?
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- Former State Archivist, Guy Rocha, while being a green energy support has concerns about the financial competition from fracking. This was a response to Senator Reid’s call for more green energy from NV Energy.
- Thursday, February 21, 2013.
"This is not one of our targeted sectors.
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- Steve Hill, Governor’s Office of Economic Development, when asked if the state would offer incentives to bring the embattled Adult Film industry to Las Vegas from the San Fernando Valley. It is a multi billion dollar industry that already hosts large conventions in Las Vegas. - Wednesday, February 20, 2013.
"They’ve finally gained enough of a status in the voting population you’d better start listening, right?
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- Danny Thompson, Executive Secretary-Treasurer AFL-CIO, who is a strong supporter of comprehensive immigration reform for many reasons, including the size of the Hispanic vote.
- Tuesday, February 19, 2013.
"It’s not my responsibility to graduate my students. It is their responsibility to graduate.
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- Howard Rosenberg, UNR Professor of Art, who does not like the idea of university funding being based on graduation rates. He says the idea of learning is to turn out a human being who knows how to think no matter where they are in the world. - Monday, February 18, 2013.
