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"There’s always a possibility that we could go into one, two, three, four special sessions, one dayers, till we can get some kind of consensus built with the Governor.
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- State Senator Randolph Townsend on what it may take to meet the needs of our growing State.
- Tuesday, April 17, 2007.
"He’s not going to slap a tax on people and say “eat this”.
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- Mary Lau President Retail Association of Nevada discussing how she believes Governor Gibbons will allow a vote of the people to decide if they want to raise taxes for roads. - Monday, April 16, 2007.
"You certainly see this new coalition for roads, with signs going up. You see all the lobbyists scurrying around, we need this money. But they’re the same people who supported him for Governor when he was saying “no new taxes” so they’re kinda in a box themselves.
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- Senate Minority Leader Dina Titus on whether a new coalition of business and construction is having an effect on the Governor’s thoughts towards any tax increase for roads. - Thursday, April 12, 2007.
"I find it hard to believe that the Governor would veto the DSA. That would cause a special session. That would cause schools to delay starting time. I’m hoping that instead of issuing threats that we can work together and improve the education budget.
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- Barbara Buckley, Speaker of the Assembly on the Governors threat to veto the Distributive School Account if it contained funding for full day kindergarten.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007.
"I would like to give this Governor a chance to succeed. I respect the Office of the Governor and I think too much attention is being given to extra curricular events around the Governors office. My purpose is, once the election is over, put elections behind and try to work towards common goals.
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- Bill Raggio, Senate Majority Leader discussing the adverse press Governor Gibbons has been receiving lately.
- Tuesday, April 10, 2007.
"If Mr. Rogers wants to dispute the facts, well let him come in and dispute the facts. But I’ll tell you he’s getting $153 million dollars more, in my budget, after these reductions, than he was before.
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- Governor Jim Gibbons in response to University Chancellor Jim Rogers refusal to reduce his requested increases in the NSHE budget.
- Monday, April 9, 2007.
"Moveon.org is very upset with the way Democrats are acting in Congress and they are actually getting motivated to say ‘Hey we elected you people and you are not acting the way we asked you to do.’ So I think there is a lot of discontent and I think the results this week show it."
- Randi Thompson discussing low turnout in the Las Vegas 2007 Municipal Elections held this week.
- Thursday, April 5, 2007.
"I’m not saying what they did and how they did it was correct or even how they approached Congress when they were questioned on it but they are still at will attorneys and the President and his administration has a right to hire and fire."
- Congressman Dean Heller referring to the 8 fired US attorneys - Wednesday, April 4, 2007.
"Everyday, at the Legislature, when I walk over there, I am stopped by somebody or some group saying, please get the Governor to raise taxes or raise fees for my program. And they are good programs. You don’t have to denigrate the worth of them. But he, to this point has said no repeatedly and that’s one of the things that I don’t think we hear enough about. That pressure on this Governor, to raise taxes and raise fees is immense and he’s withstood it to this point. "
- Steve Robinson Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Gibbons - Tuesday, April 3, 2007.
"I feel very blessed that I found something that worked because at age 21 that’s about the last thing you want is to be in a wheel chair the rest of your life."
- Andrea Whittemore patient at the Whittemore/Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease being treated for the past 8 years with an experimental drug for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Monday, April 2, 2007.
"While it’s really not appropriate, probably, for Governor Gibbons to be over here every single day, it is really appropriate for his staff to be here. And we would certainly welcome that.
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- Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie discussing how frequently the Assembly Democrats would like to be visited by the Governor’s Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff.
- Thursday, March 29, 2007.
"It’s the name of the game in politics, hypocrisy. Don’t do as I do, do as I say.
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- Bill Bilyeu commenting on State Treasurer Kate Marshall putting her name and picture on a State government newspaper insert after complaining about former Treasurer Brian Krolicki’s appearance in TV commercials during his tenure. - Wednesday, March 28, 2007.
"Right now I’m not exactly happy with Judge Kosach on what he’s done in this case.
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- Washoe County DA Dick Gammick referring to Chaz Higgs, alleged killer of State Treasurer Kathy Augustine, being released on bail despite the fact that the DA’s office filed a motion to have a hearing on this and it wasn’t turned down, it was ignored. - Tuesday, March 27, 2007.
"Most of my friends that have Autistic children spend close to $100,000 a year in treatment. Of course, that treatment spent early on, will make the difference in having a productive life.
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- 1st Lady Dawn Gibbons discussing the fact that because Autism isn’t covered by insurance, parents will bankrupt themselves getting treatment for their Autistic children.
- Monday, March 26, 2007.
"The inventory has now diminished or completely gone in certain areas. The incentive pricing is now diminished or gone. We are actually experiencing price increases in the project. So you’re seeing that the builders have cleaned up their inventory and actually the market is firming. We’re seeing higher traffic counts from higher sales over the past couple of months. Sales pace has been almost 200% higher than it had been in 2006
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- Blake Smith Managing Partner Somersett Development on why he believes the worst is over in the housing market. - Thursday, March 22, 2007.
"I guess when you’re as old as I am, maturity is a good thing.
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- Milton Glick President of UNR who is refusing to cry wolf about what programs might have to be cut if adequate funding is not supplied to the University from the Legislature. Scott Craigie remarked that that was perhaps a mature approach. - Wednesday, March 21, 2007.
