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"We think it will be open late 2009 or early 2010. "
- Tom Schrade, President and CEO Grand Sierra Resort, on his company’s plan to open the largest indoor water park in the nation at his resort in Reno. - Wednesday, July 11, 2007.
"I think you could have that impact, very probably, as a matter of fact, because it’s very difficult to learn the legislative process. "
- John Sande, Attorney at Jones Vargas, on whether lobbyists will end up in charge of the legislative process after term limits kick in. - Tuesday, July 10, 2007.
"Just in the last two years 88,000 patients have not received in patient rehabilitive care. "
- Danielle Morcom, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, discussing the 75% Rule, a regulation from Medicare that denies patients the proper care they need and puts them into less costly, less expensive and less effective nursing homes. - Thursday, June 28, 2007.
"This is certainly a devastating fire but by no means does it encompass all of Lake Tahoe. "
- Ellen Oppenheim, President and CEO Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, on the Angora wild fire and what it might mean to tourism at Lake Tahoe this summer. - Wednesday, June 27, 2007.
"I think he’s got to be animal, vegetable or mineral, under the Constitution. "
- Mike Griffin, Former District Court Judge, on whether the Vice President Dick Cheney is a member of the Administrative Branch of the Government as he is not a member of the Legislative or Judicial Branches. - Tuesday, June 26, 2007.
"People are stepping up to the plate and contributing like they never have before because they recognize the opportunity for the Democratic Party in Nevada, that the Caucus represents to grow the party, to bolster our infrastructure, to turn the state blue. "
- Jill Derby Nevada State Democratic Party Chair on how well party fundraising has been going in support of the Nevada Caucus. - Monday, June 25, 2007.
"It creates a system, an organized system, where ads are reviewed for content and what the state bar is looking for is whether or not the ads are deceptive or misleading."
- Constance L. Akridge, Jones Vargas discussing the guidelines for attorney advertising in Nevada. - Thursday, June 21, 2007.
"There is always this tension that kind of runs beneath the Board of Regents with some of the members and the Chancellor since he was appointed Chancellor in 2004. "
- Lenita Powers, RGJ Higher Education journalist discussing the upcoming Nevada Regents Meeting. - Wednesday, June 20, 2007.
"My concern was not about the bill, clearly the bill was good for Washoe County it is great for downtown Reno which I represent. My problem was that there was a much easier way for Mr. Raggio to have handled that. "
- Sheila Leslie, Assemblywoman ( D ) Washoe District 27 discussing flood legislation that was addressed in the Special Session. - Tuesday, June 19, 2007.
"The State Supreme Court is probably the busiest state supreme court in the country. "
- Justice James Hardesty, Nevada Supreme Court,discussing the large amount of appeals in Nevada. - Monday, June 18, 2007.
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"The caucuses in Nevada, if you will, are party building. This is the way that we get ready for the general election in 2088, to build up our strength and our infrastructure. "
- Jean Hessburg, Caucus Campaign Director for the Democrats - Wednesday, June 13, 2007.
"With all these term limits and everything I’m seeing more rudeness and arrogance, at the Legislature, than I’ve ever seen before. "
- Bob Cashell, Mayor of Reno on his treatment at the 2007 Legislative session. - Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
"The candidates aren’t spending time here like they are in New Hampshire and Iowa or even South Carolina. Part of that is it’s just a “shlep” to get out here. And part of it is just that it’s new but really on both sides it’s a game of chicken. "
- Molly Ball, Political Reporter Las Vegas Review Journal,on why the Presidential Candidates are, for the most part, flying over Nevada. - Monday, June 11, 2007.
"It used to be that it was all unhealthy companies, but that’s changed dramatically. The Harrah’s transaction, the Stations transactions are both very healthy companies. That certainly private equity (companies) said the stock market isn’t valuing them appropriately and we can access the capital to buy that company, run it for three, four, five years and then either flip it in an IPO or sell it to somebody else. "
- Former Harrah’s Corp Chairman Phil Satre, on why major gaming companies are being taken private and what will happen down the road. - Thursday, June 7, 2007.
"Hey we’re going to eat something. Recognizing you have to eat something, let’s try to make it something that’s easy to swallow. Frankly the Las Vegas Convention Authority has a lot of money. So diverting 20 million is like me buying you a cup of coffee. "
- John Griffin, Kummer Kaempfer on gaming agreeing to help fund road construction by diverting funds from the room tax money that would have gone to the LVCVA. - Wednesday, June 6, 2007.
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