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"I think the thing we have got to keep in mind is the most important thing we can do to increase the quality of higher education is to increase the quality of students that come to us. It doesn’t do us any good to run down public education (K-12) to try and see their budget diverted to us, if the end result is that the kids coming out of the pipeline aren’t prepared for college. So we are acting in our own self interested when we are supporting public education. "
- Dan Klaich, Executive Vice Chancellor, Nevada System Higher Education, discussing higher education and the public school system (K-12) working together to improve the education system in Nevada. - Tuesday, January 9, 2007.
"I would take it to court under the aspect that I think it does a detriment to the voters in the fact that I should have the right to determine who my representative is going to be. And as a Legislator or someone that wants to run for office it hampers my right to continue to seek office because that is my right under the constitution. "
- Maurice Washington, State Senator (R) Washoe # 2, discussing his views on term limits. - Monday, January 8, 2007.
"I am a conservative first, a Republican second. And a Republican who doesn’t follow what it is supposed to mean to be a Republican deserves to be criticized for wandering too far off the ranch. And if they are really bad I will do the same thing I have done in the past. We’ll find a good conservative Republican to challenge them in the primary and try to take them out. That is just part of politics."
- Chuck Muth discussing a letter from Paul Adams sent to all Republican leaders that address party principles and the focus on electing Republicans and defeating Democrats. Adams is against organizing internal beatings of fellow Republicans. - Thursday, January 4, 2007.
"These kids are at such high risk to follow their parents into prison. We know that if a child has one parent in prison they are 70% more likely to go to prison themselves unless they have something like a ‘Big Brother’ or ‘Big Sister’ in their life. And if they have 2 parents in prison they are 90% more likely to follow their parents into prison."
- Pat Fling, discussing the importance of the Big Brothers & Big Sisters program that was developed for children who have parents in prison. - Wednesday, January 3, 2007.
"If you have one child die at the hands of someone else that is one too many. And we are all dedicated to that and we all understand that. So we are going to take this in a positive light, go down the road and see what we can learn from it and what we can glean from it."
- Dick Gammick, discussing a RGJ editorial about a negative report on the child welfare programs across the state. - Tuesday, January 2, 2007.
"There is no question in my mind that he understands the process and he can beat them at the game."
- Guy Louis Rocha, Nevada State Archivist, discussing how the White House underestimated Harry Reid. - Monday, January 1, 2007.
"I think that Harrah’s, within 3 or 4 years, is going to sell all their properties up here (Northern Nevada). If you look at the performance of them, the private companies that are coming in and buying these people, they buy ‘em , own them for 5 years and then spin them back out after they’ve increased revenue and decreased cost. Well, the biggest monkey to get off their backs is some of the properties in Northern Nevada.
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- John Griffin, gaming attorney Kummer Kaempfer.
- Thursday, December 28, 2006.
"I think that there will be some dynamic changes. Look, we have a new Governor. He is focused on making sure that the party is healthy and financially secure and that we have talented people in those positions. I think Paul will do whatever is good for the party.
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- George Harris, Publisher Liberty Watch Magazine, on whether Republican Party Paul Adams will still be in that position a year from now. - Wednesday, December 27, 2006.
"My older sister is 18 and she is very political and has quite a lot of opinions on everything and I wasn’t really OK with not being able to argue with her about things so that’s how I got interested.
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- Julia Lopez, student Carson City High School, on how she became involved in politics.
- Tuesday, December 26, 2006.
"He is very obstinate. He believes in obstruction. And I can’t work like that. I have to work with the 27 Democrats. And for me to just dig in my heels and say, hey it’s our way, it doesn’t work.
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- Garn Mabey, Republican Assembly Minority Leader, defending his leadership against
attacks by columnist Chuck Muth. - Wednesday, December 20, 2006.
"That decision to build the freeway, where we’re building it today, was certainty not an engineering decision, it was a political decision and it was made over 20 years ago. In the past 20 years we’ve made investments in right of way, engineering so we couldn’t back away from that project. We have a similar project in Southern Nevada, the Boulder City bypass. Where we could have gone in and done a less expensive alternative alignment or construction of a bypass around town but the residents there, because of their quality of life and concern about the impacts, wanted an alternative that is further south of town, it’s gonna cost us more money.
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- Jeff Fontaine, Director of Nevada Division of Transportation, explaining that politics trumps engineering when some local communities force a more expensive alternative in where roads go. - Tuesday, December 19, 2006.
"When Governor Guinn came in I think there was pretty good cooperation. That’s not to say that I don’t think that we have good cooperation now I think we do. (Shad, “Really?”) I mean it’s from the budget standpoint. I think we do.
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- Andrew Clinger, State Budget Director, discussing the cooperation between the current and future administration on budget issues.
- Monday, December 18, 2006.
"The County Commissioners in Clark County have authorized the hiring of about 120 new employees down there. Those employees are being assigned to a number of the problem areas whether that’s Child Haven supervision, improving our ability to respond on a 24/7 basis, on child protective services complaints, recruiting more foster parents downsizing or increasing the case load ratios (so) that case workers have smaller case loads.
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- Mike Willden, State Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, on some of the steps being taken to resolve the problems in Clark County regarding child welfare.
- Wednesday, December 13, 2006.
"I always hope there’s gonna be good policy bills that come through the Legislature but I haven’t seen anything yet, at this point, that I can identify like that.
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- Carole Vilardo, President Nevada Taxpayers Association, in response to the question “Are there any good policy bills that you can see coming through the upcoming legislature?”
- Tuesday, December 12, 2006.
"Ahm…Let’s see, what’s the politically correct way to deflect that question?. Oh yeah, I think that Lorraine Hunt and I both, are very excited to be helping with the transition for the new Governor and looking forward to a prosperous 8 years for all of Nevada.
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- State Senator Bob Beers was asked if Lt Governor Lorraine Hunt had thrown her support to Senator Beers in the primary, would Beers now be Governor.
- Monday, December 11, 2006.
"Where’s the evidence that armed teachers prevent shootings in schools. Let’s hope he’s got some evidence to back this proposal before he’s laughed out of the chamber.
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- Pam duPre Democratic Activist on Bob Beers’s proposal to have armed teachers in class rooms.
- Monday, December 11, 2006.
