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"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.
"I think that the schools have responsibility; I think the State has responsibility, the universities, parent support groups; everyone who touches lives has a responsibility. This isn’t just a childhood disorder and we also need to realize that people who are responsible for providing supports and resources (will be needed) through the lifespan.
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- Candace Ganz Director of the Nevada Autism Summit Research on the minimal amount of clinical care for children diagnosed with Autism.
- Tuesday, March 20, 2007.
"Well it doesn’t concern me now. Cos I think you will find that was the last example of its kind. It might concern me if that back and forth had continued but in fact that was a less than 24 hour series of, if you will, charges. It’s over.
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- Ann Lewis Senior Advisor Hillary for President on the series of charges made by Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama sparked by remarks by David Geffen.
- Monday, March 19, 2007.
"The local Democrats, the Constitutional Democrats, have taken a page out of the playbook coming from National. They are trying to make an embarrassment to Krolicki and to Gibbons. Their staff get together weekly and discuss what they should be doing this week to pick on Krolicki and the Governor. We didn’t hire them to do that. Partisanship aside, we hired them to do a job. Then get back to work!
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- Randi Thompson Political Analyst discussing questions facing Governor Gibbons (R) regarding financial disclosures and questions facing Lt Governor Brian Krolicki (R)
over advertising funds. Questions raised by Democratic Constitutional Officers.
- Thursday, March 15, 2007.
"Actually the Executive Branch is now fun again.
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- John Griffin attorney Kummer Kaempfer referring to Democrat Ross Miller questions of Republican Governor Gibbons financial disclosures and Democrat State Treasurer Kate Marshall going after Republican Lt Governor Brian Krolicki over advertising funds. - Wednesday, March 14, 2007.
