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"It is somewhat liberating to do what you think you should do in your best interests and in the State’s best interest and all those kind of things, without worrying about that letter.(R or D)
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- Josh Griffin, President of Griffin Communications Group, as a member of Republicans for Harry Reid, on abandoning partisanship. - Monday, July 12, 2010.
"Doesn’t the constitution of the state of Nevada say the legislature should only meet 120 days every two years? That’s what the constitution says. But there is a question whether the IFC is, or is not, an extra-constitutional body.
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- CEO Paul Enos of the Nevada Motor Transport Association, in the ongoing debate over the constitutionality of the legislature's Interim Finance Committee. - Thursday, July 8, 2010.
"Well, I said it’s not for sale. That’s always what you say.
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- Phil Ruffin, who owns the Treasure Island Resort and Casino, says that's how he initially responded when the Elad Group inquired about the land where the New Frontier Hotel once sat. He did sell it for $1.24 billion. He had paid $200 million for it. - Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
"I know that may be an anathema to politicians. They don’t want to talk bout that. They don’t want to talk about anything that might cure a problem if it’s politically unsavory.
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- Former Speaker of the Assembly Bill Bilyeu, on raising the Social Security retirement age in order to stabilize the system. - Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
"We are selling homes now for 2000 prices.
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- Homebuilder Perry Diloreto on Nevada's housing market -- so depressed its prices have slipped back a decade.
- Monday, July 5, 2010.
"Before you engage in any type of litigation like this, you need to look not only at the legal side of the issues, but look at the practical side of what you’re doing to your government.
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- Mayor Bob Crowell of Carson City wonders whether Governor Gibbons has chosen the right time to question the constitutionality of the Interim Finance Committee, given the state's fiscal challenges.
- Thursday, June 24, 2010.
"If Gibbons does anything with IFC, it will end up in the courts, and I think the court system is going to be determining, if in fact he does challenge it.
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- Mendy Elliott, Senior Vice President of Data Clone Labs, suggests that the governor's office won't have the final word about the Interim Finance Committee's authority. - Wednesday, June 23, 2010.
"What I worry about is some of the backlash that we could get from this. Are we going to start getting boycotted? Are we going to start getting the people saying boycott Nevada casinos? We certainly don’t need that now. Do we want to send away all of our workers? I don’t think so.
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- Consultant Susan Fisher considers the possible consequences of an Arizona-style immigration law in Nevada. - Tuesday, June 22, 2010.
"We’re definitely going to start from scratch again as far as that goes, unless Senator Ensign has a miracle, which I don’t anticipate.
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- Mary Lau, President of the Retail Association of Nevada, on a shrinking share of pork that would follow a Harry Reid defeat. - Monday, June 21, 2010.
"It is difficult, if there are new policies that are passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, for them to actually get implemented within a reasonable time.
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- Steven Horsford, Majority Leader Nevada State Senate, acknowledging that the Interim Finance Committee has charged the Department of Taxation to be ready immediately to implement any new taxes passed in the next session. - Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
"There is an investigation that has gone on in a number of jurisdictions with regard to the MGM license in those jurisdictions, as a result of what New Jersey required them to do. I would think that that would send a message to an awful lot of licensees or investors who want to get involved overseas, whether it’s in Macau or it’s in Singapore, it’s in Australia, it doesn’t matter where, or who you do business with. That’s extremely important to the integrity of our licensees.
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- Senator Randolph Townsend discussing new investigations into the relationship between Pansy Ho and MGM-Mirage, after the New Jersey Gaming Commission forced MGM–Mirage to divest itself of its stake in the Borgata. - Tuesday, June 15, 2010.
"The process has been confusing to me. I believed the last time I was here that their report would be completed, and that the legislature would react to it long before the election. I don’t think that’s going to happen anymore.
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- Rory Reid, Democratic candidate for governor, told us earlier this year that he would base his proposed state budget on the report of the Vision Stakeholders Group. Now he plans to release his budget prior to the election, without considering the report. - Monday, June 14, 2010.
"A politician who is pure is a politician that we usually call a loser.
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- Larry Matheis, Executive Director of the Nevada State Medical Association, discussing the discontent with incumbents felt by the bases of both political parties. - Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
"You’re old enough to remember the original 3D’s -- one green and one red -- and they were cardboard, and they cut into your face, and half the time you were bleeding. Today it’s like wearing a pair of sunglasses. It’s not really annoying.
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- Howard Rosenberg, Entertainment Critic, on developing eyewear for watching 3D movies. - Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
"They’re doing bargain basement shopping on these deals, and they figure in two years they’re going to get their money back with a premium.
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- Former State Senator Ernie Adler, commenting on several large investments in the gaming industry this past week, including several by hedge fund manager John Paulson. The companies included Harrah’s Entertainment, MGM-Mirage, and Boyd Gaming. - Monday, June 7, 2010.
"That means we have all the money that we need."
- Governor Jim Gibbons, acknowledging he has a fraction of the $6 million he had for his initial gubernatorial run, nonetheless says the bully pulpit that comes with the office is offering him sufficient exposure during the 2010 campaign. - Thursday, June 3, 2010.
