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"The economy, right now, overvalues cash. So we’re in a great position. We intend to open up debt free, which I don’t think will be a problem."
- Jay Meilstrup Principal Siena Hotel Casino who’s group purchased the Siena out of bankruptcy for 3.9 million dollars. The previous owner had poured 85 million dollars into the property. - Wednesday, January 5, 2011.
"That’s in theory what they’d like to do, but 'safe Democrat seat' doesn’t mean it’s going to be reserved for Mr. Reid again"
- Mary Lau, President Retail Association of Nevada, discussing the 4th Congressional seat for Nevada and how the Republicans will try to protect Congressman Joe Heck and therefore the Democrats will want a safe seat in return. - Tuesday, January 4, 2011.
"He’s said the worst thing we could possibly do is increase taxes, well, I think it would be just as bad to not be able to provide the critical services that government needs to provide."
- Perry Comeaux, Former State Budget Director, discussing Governor Sandoval’s no new taxes, no new fees pledge. - Monday, January 3, 2011.
"I do think that we are going to benefit by having all these new perspectives, and these new faces, and these new ideas.
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- Assemblyman David Bobzien says term limits will have a dramatic effect on the legislative session, but he doesn’t automatically assume the effect will be negative. - Thursday, December 30, 2010.
"There’s efficiency in these things, and the question is why do people oppose them? It might be because people, deep down, don’t want government to be efficient. There are a lot of things that government does that people intuitively disagree with.
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- Joe Becker, Director of NPRI’s Center for Justice and Constitutional Litigation, speculates about the average citizen’s distaste for automated traffic enforcement such as red light cameras. - Wednesday, December 29, 2010.
"We actually saw the quality of vehicles decline during that period of time.
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- Salvation Army Corps Officer Major Michael Zielinski says Cash for Clunkers affected vehicle donations, as a lot of desirable cars that might have been donated were sold to the government instead. - Tuesday, December 28, 2010.
"He was a smart young guy that I think could have turned into a pretty good a quarterback.
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- UNR Head Football Coach Chris Ault, who recruited Danny Tarkanian to play football when his dad, famed UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, expressed reservations about having his son play basketball for him. - Monday, December 27, 2010.
"We learned from the former President George H.W. Bush that ‘no new taxes’ generally doesn’t end well, and we also learned that from Governor Gibbons.
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- Jordan Lutrell-Freeman, student at Cimarron-Memorial High School, says balancing the state budget will require broadening the sales tax and cutting pork from the budget, and that this approach will benefit education funding. - Thursday, December 23, 2010.
"It really doesn’t change the findings. It doesn’t change the work that we’ve done whatsoever, and that we’re moving forward in a very positive way.
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- Annette Whittemore, President of the Whittemore-Peterson Institute, offers reassurance after the journal ‘Retrovirology’ published papers casting doubt on discoveries -- hailed as groundbreaking -- that linked the XMRV virus to certain chronic illnesses. - Wednesday, December 22, 2010.
"The government should not be subsidizing any part of the economy.
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- Robin Reedy, Chief of Staff to Governor Gibbons, making a pitch for user fees that cover actual costs, which is currently not the case for many state services. - Tuesday, December 21, 2010.
"Don’t ask, don’t tell passed, finally. A really bad policy that cost our military a lot of very qualified folks finally has been repealed.
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- Elisa Cafferata, President & CEO of Nevada Advocates for Planned Parenthood Affiliates, on the lame duck annulment of a controversial Clinton initiative. - Monday, December 20, 2010.
"It’s not something I would ever propose.
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- Union Gaming Group Analyst Bill Lerner seems to agree that it's dicey to include the volatile baccarat win in state budget projections. - Thursday, December 16, 2010.
"In Southern Nevada, it’s long been known at the Clark County School District the population of the school district was in excess of 30% to 35% Latino (or) Hispanic. Whether that correlates to folks voting or not is another issue.
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- NV Energy executive Tony Sanchez validates -- (or does he?) -- ethnic voters as a major factor in Harry Reid’s election victory. Of the 15 percent Hispanic turnout, the majority went for Reid. - Wednesday, December 15, 2010.
"The governor-elect is not in the business of handing over his responsibilities to the legislature. His m.o., really, is to work with the legislature.
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- R&R Public Affairs President Pete Ernaut firmly rejects any suggestion that Brian Sandoval's budgetary interactions with the legislative branch will resemble those of his predecessor. - Tuesday, December 14, 2010.
"I don’t think she’s electable for a presidency, and I think that over time you’ll see reasons why.
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- Rogich Communications president and Republicans for Reid organizer Sig Rogich "refudiates" Sarah Palin as a credible 2012 contender. - Monday, December 13, 2010.
"It’s huge, it’s huge.
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- Carole Vilardo, President of the Nevada Taxpayers Association, describes the sum Nevada would have to pay to shift public employees from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan. The cost: $1 billion each year for 7 years. - Thursday, December 9, 2010.
