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"Ronald Reagan did actually increase taxes during his presidency and frankly recognized times when that had to occur."
- Fred Lokken, Professor of Political Science, TMCC, pointing out that it would not be unique to a Democratic President to raise taxes on the American people, if they do go up due to Obamacare. - Monday, July 9, 2012.
"It fills a gap and meets a need that is out there. We’ve got highly congested airspace in Southern California, Las Vegas, Phoenix, speaking of western airports."
- Derek Morse, Consulting Engineer, who believe it is inevitable that we get some kind of high speed rail within the next ten years. Comparing it to airplanes without wings. - Thursday, July 5, 2012.
"We have new flights that are coming in from Panama City."
- Rick Velotta, Business Reporter for the Las Vegas Sun, explaining that while Panama City is not a potential tourist mecca for Las Vegas, it opens the door to one stop flights from all across South America. That will help the Las Vegas Convention Authority reach its goal of getting 30% of its tourism from international visitors by 2020. - Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
"There’s always fear associated with this type of a process, especially as it doesn’t give any kind of legal status. This is just a deferred action that has to be renewed every two years. "
- Assemblywoman Lucy Flores (D) describing the feelings of undocumented aliens who may benefit from President Obama’s decision to extend administrative relief to an estimated 800,000 young undocumented immigrants. - Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
"It’s creating a whole new base for the local economy."
- John Seelmeyer, Editor, Northern Nevada Business Weekly, who says that Apple’s move to bring a billion dollar server farm to Northern Nevada will be the first of several substantial companies who will bring server farms to the area. - Monday, July 2, 2012.
"As I sit here today it wouldn’t be my intention for this state to opt in."
- Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, given the US Supreme Court ruling on “Obamacare” that he feels the 100 million dollar cost in the next budget , if Nevada were to opt in, would result in looking at cutting education and other untenable outcomes. - Thursday, June 28, 2012.
"We were a little taken back by the Clark numbers"
- Amy Tarkanian, advisor to her husband Danny Tarkanian, candidate for CD4, where Mr. Tarkanian lost the Clark County portion of the district, in the primary, despite his high name recognition. - Wednesday, June 27, 2012.
"We’re seeing companies like Sony and Nintendo having trouble distributing specialized gaming devices because everyone has one in their pocket."
- James Kosta, CEO 3 G Studios Inc, an online gaming software company, who says that traditional gaming device companies will have to get used to the idea that cell phones are the way people age 20 to 50 will be gambling rather than needing a physical location or a separate device. - Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
"It’s really hard to build something immediately that will go up against what the Democrats have."
- Anjeanette Damon, Political Director, Las Vegas Sun, pointing out that Team Romney doesn’t have an impossible task to win Nevada, but it will be tough. She mentions that George W. Bush accomplished it but the team was disbanded after the election. - Monday, June 25, 2012.
"The timing concerns me. It seems more like pandering and politics."
- Jodi Stephens, Stephens Consulting, who does not like President Obama’s recent immigration policy, on the grounds that it is four months out from the election. - Thursday, June 21, 2012.
"What’s a trickle now will be a torrent in six months or a year.
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- Geoffrey Giles, Attorney who is advocating to the State Supreme Court that they extend the Foreclosure Mediation program to Judicial Foreclosures. The banks are fighting this idea tooth and nail.
- Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
"If you are receiving your health care in the back room of a tile store, that’s not the place to be getting it. "
- Former Attorney General, Frankie Sue Del Papa, who is helping get out the word, to mainly the Latino community, that there have been many incidences of people getting everything from plastic surgery to dentistry, in unsafe locations via unqualified medical practitioners. - Tuesday, June 19, 2012.
"All in all we have to be able to deliver new revenue streams to maintain a sustainable business model so that we can deliver for the community."
- John Maher, Publisher, Reno Gazette-Journal, explaining why the paper now charges for access to its online content.
- Monday, June 18, 2012.
"A lot of people in various businesses have left. They’re gone.
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- Len Stevens, Executive Director, The Chamber, pointing out that the down economy actually creates new opportunities for the businesses that remain in the state. - Wednesday, June 13, 2012.
"The primaries are getting more and more out of sync with the general election temper. With where the general public is."
- Larry Matheis, Executive Director Nevada State Medical Association, who points out that with a growing group of non-partisan voters in Nevada, the primary results are skewed towards the partisan bases. - Tuesday, June 12, 2012.
"Whatever she said or did really didn’t matter."
- Glenn Cook, Editorial Writer for the Las Vegas Review Journal, makes the point that Congresswoman Shelley Berkley resistance to dealing with the media on her ethics issues, until recently, were, in part, because for the past decade, she has been in a bulletproof Congressional district. - Monday, June 11, 2012.
