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"When you see General Electric’s CEO making more in compensation than the company pays in federal taxes, something’s really wrong. "
- Marlene Lockard, Principal at Capitol Partners, favors reforming the federal tax structure so the burden is spread more widely. - Wednesday, September 7, 2011.
"When we call the media and ask them, we have an issue here and here’s our problem. I’ve found them to be very cooperative when it gets down to this type of level where it’s putting somebody at risk."
- Washoe County DA Dick Gammick responding to the massive leak of documents from WikiLeaks, that he considers irresponsible, that potentially could put lives at risk. - Thursday, September 1, 2011.
"We have been told by some Legislators if the state has to send that money back to Washoe and Clark Counties, we’ll just push more services down to you and increase your expenditures. So we’re between a rock and a hard place on that."
- Katy Simon, Washoe County Manager, discussing the 21 ½ million dollars Washoe has requested being returned to the county after it was swept by the Legislature. - Wednesday, August 31, 2011.
"A healthy sex life is good, as well as dark chocolate"
- Elisa Cafferata lobbyist for Planned Parenthood commenting on a NYT article that proclaims that eating chocolate is good for your heart. - Tuesday, August 30, 2011.
"It becomes intergenerational warfare where seniors say ‘no I earned it.’ Well no, they didn’t. Most people are getting far more than they put into the system. "
- UNR Economics Professor Tom Cargill making a case for reforming Social Security before it collapses. - Monday, August 29, 2011.
"This affects me personally, this particular issue. My brother’s daughter was just diagnosed with autism. "
- Nevada U.S. Senator Dean Heller appears to favor the Combating Autism bill, although he says he's concerned about the potential cost. - Friday, August 26, 2011.
"They’re sitting on basically $350 million, ready to pump it into the northern Nevada economy, and into Storey County with these windmills. But they keep running into roadblocks. "
- Storey County Commission Chair Greg ”Bum” Hess laments a shovel-ready project sitting idle, as California’s Oak Creek Energy is deterred from building a wind farm because NV Energy won't agree to buy the juice. - Thursday, August 25, 2011.
"If the house is now worth $187 thousand, the people have a job they can cover that, rewrite the loan. "
- George Harris, chairman of Nevadans for Sound Government, thinks banks should absorb a greater share of the lost value of housing. - Wednesday, August 24, 2011.
"Frankly, I think the university did a poor job of defending itself. Instead of talking about the merits of individuals, and why different people have different arrangements on campus... They just said 'oh well everybody does it.' "
- Former Congresswoman Dina Titus, rankled by the buzz surrounding her six-figure salary, maintains the reports were inaccurate, and she did more for the money than teach a single class. - Tuesday, August 23, 2011.
"I don’t see someone spending a couple of hundred thousand dollars that doesn’t have a real interest in proceeding with that project. "
- Dennis McGovern, General Manager of the Legends at Sparks Marina, thinks Olympia Gaming is probably laying groundwork for a hotel casino property at Legends. - Thursday, August 18, 2011.
"Unfortunately, I think it’s going to take another four or five months before we have any idea where these districts are. "
- Speaker of the Assembly John Oceguera, seeking a grab-bag congressional district, as Nevada's redistricting process remains unresolved. - Wednesday, August 17, 2011.
"We’re seeing fraud in every aspect of this mortgage foreclosure -- there’s some sort of fraud associated with or affiliated with it. And those are the areas we’re going to pursue. "
- Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto, spending time and money to prosecute mortgage-meltdown criminals. - Tuesday, August 16, 2011.
"It’s not just yogurt. "
- Nevada Newsmakers political analyst Randi Thompson, lover of the arts, describing the kind of culture Nevada needs. - Monday, August 15, 2011.
"Absolutely, yes! "
- Nevada System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Klaich asserts that tuition increases at the state’s public colleges and universities amount to balancing the budget on the backs of its students. - Thursday, August 11, 2011.
"One of the primary job descriptions for every campus president and every dean, at the present time, is raising funds. "
- Former Regent William Cobb justifies the large salaries paid to top officials at the Nevada System of Higher Education. - Wednesday, August 10, 2011.
"For every winner, there’s a loser "
- John Seelmeyer, editor of Northern Nevada Business Weekly, sees both sides of a commercial real estate market that’s created bargain rates for “uptown” office space -- even as the upscale landlords struggle to stay afloat because of depressed rents. - Tuesday, August 9, 2011.
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