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"No he didn’t and a Democratic candidate didn’t win, did they? "
- Lois Tarkanian, Las Vegas City Councilwoman on Oscar Goodman’s potential plans to run for Governor in 2010 and how he didn’t run in 2006. - Monday, June 9, 2008.
"It’s really kind of naïve to take on somebody of Bob’s basic political savvy. "
- Mylan Hawkins, Interface Computer Associates, discussing the candidacy of Allison Copening (D) who is running against Bob Beers. - Thursday, June 5, 2008.
"Today the market capitalization of the company, which is taking the outstanding shares of the company and multiplying by the share price, is about three and a half billion dollars. "
- Michael Yackira, President, Sierra Pacific Resources commenting on how the value of the company has tripled in the past couple of years. - Wednesday, June 4, 2008.
"Right now I don’t think it would be nearly as attractive for private equity to buy companies in Las Vegas as they did when they bought Harrah’s and they bought Station Casinos, really, in transactions that were announced almost two years ago. "
- Phil Satre, Former Chairman Harrah’s Entertainment, on the current state of the market in Las Vegas. - Tuesday, June 3, 2008.
"He and I have been talking for the last couple of weeks and we’ll see where it goes. I want to help. "
- Robert Uithoven, Political Consultant, on reports that he is going to get involved in some way with Governor Gibbons again. - Monday, June 2, 2008.
"There’s some internal hate and discontent going on in that office. "
- Ray Bacon, Nevada Manufacturing Association, when asked what was really going with Secretary of State Ross Miller and his attempts to keep some legislators off the 2008 ballot. - Thursday, May 29, 2008.
"And they have told me that, by the way. "
- Sue Lowden, Chairman Nevada Republican Party discussing the enthusiasm of the Ron Paul supporters and the fact that all they are waiting for is a date and time to return the State Convention. - Wednesday, May 28, 2008.
"There are a lot of people who are truly counting on having their children have the benefit of that revenue stream and this breaks faith with all of that. I’m very surprised by this move. "
- Scott Craigie, Alrus Consulting, discussing Lt Governor Brian Krolicki’s suggestion that the Millennium Scholarship Funds be used for bonding to help in the State’s budget crisis. - Tuesday, May 27, 2008.
"If we don’t have enough teachers we need bigger classrooms. "
- Randi Thompson, Political Analyst, on what happens to the Clark County School District if they don’t have the money to pay teachers salaries. - Monday, May 26, 2008.
"You inspire children to not give up hope. "
- Political analyst Randi Thompson talking to Gabrielle Carr, President Make a Wish Foundation. - Thursday, May 22, 2008.
"When you make these kinds of draconian cuts you can’t ever catch up. "
- Former Assembly Speaker Joe Dini talking about how it takes ten years just to get back to where you started after the kind of budget cuts that are being contemplated currently. - Wednesday, May 21, 2008.
"I would hesitate to say that they lack courage. I’d like to choose another word if I could think of one but I can’t. "
- Former State Treasurer Bob Seale responding to a question regarding the number of initiative petitions on the ballot each election and if there would be less if legislators would act with courage on fixing the State’s problems. - Tuesday, May 20, 2008.
"I think the biggest problem we have is with the Medical Board. That’s where the Governor and I kinda agreed on one point. He asked for three members to resign. I’m about ready to suggest that all of them resign and we start over. "
- Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie on the problems connected with the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and the hepatitis C scandal. - Monday, May 19, 2008.
"The name of the game for all of these retailers is tourism. You have a great demographic base here but it is all the tourists and visitors that makes all this retail really work. "
- Dave Claflin, Vice President of Marketing, RED Development on the market strategy used to bring the new Legends project to Sparks. - Thursday, May 15, 2008.
"It is a good service and it is important to do, but on the other hand we don’t feel like we should insure all of the things that lawyers do. We are a regulatory body and we do admissions and discipline but I don’t think we should insure bad lawyers. "
- Nancy Allf, the President of the Nevada State Bar, discussing the Client Security Fund. - Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
"I am looking forward to a chamber that is pro business and the candidates that come forward will have to take pro business stances. "
- Vinson Guthreau, Partner/Vice President j3 Strategies, discussing the Reno Sparks Chamber's Political Action Committee’s new board members. - Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
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