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"The governor used to laugh at my jokes and I enjoyed that and he enjoyed the way I did his shirts. That’s not happening anymore. He doesn’t like the way I do them so we don’t communicate as much as we did.
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- Sig Rogich former advisor to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush discussing the fact the he and Governor Kenny Guinn aren’t getting along.
- Thursday, June 29, 2006.
"If I’m alive in 2010, talk to me then.
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- Pat Mulroy Head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority on speculation that she might run for Governor in 2010.
- Wednesday, June 28, 2006.
"Funding for mental health and other services. It’s been a particular problem for us lately and I think it’s a problem for all hospitals.
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- Ed Epperson President and CEO of Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare responding to what issues hospitals will bring before the 2007 legislative session.
- Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
"This is an ugly petition and no way can our industry support something like this even though we’re a union contractor.
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- Norm Dianda President Q and D Construction
In opposition to the PLAN/Culinary Union petition currently being circulated that would essentially create a red line around the Reno downtown gaming core and would be anti-competitive.
- Monday, June 26, 2006.
"Prop 13 failed not because of the process but because of a lack of help and support to get it to go forward
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- Secretary of State Dean Heller responding to comments that the initiative process needs to be made easier.
- Thursday, June 22, 2006.
"We’re looking at the markets that are going to be the growth markets of 10 15 20 years from now. China and India for example
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- Rossi Rolenkotter President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority on how the convention authority plans to fill all the new rooms that are being built in Las Vegas
- Wednesday, June 21, 2006.
"What we’ve transported in this country to date, is as much as we’d ship in any one year of a 38 year Yucca Mountain campaign.
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- Bob Loux Executive Director for the Agency for Nuclear Projects
Commenting that despite the fact that nuclear waste has been safely transported for 40 years in this country he still has major concern about it. - Tuesday, June 20, 2006.
"I’m very disappointed that they are trying to drag the city into their fight that they they’ve been having with Station Casinos.
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- Reno Mayor Bob Cashell on the Culinary Union and PLAN’s attempts to pass an unneeded initiative petition that would harm Station Casinos efforts to invest in the Reno market.
- Monday, June 19, 2006.
"It keeps the issue of funding for education on the table.
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- Assemblywomen Bonnie Parnell on why the Democrats keep bringing up the idea of a state lottery to fund education knowing that it will be shot down.
- Wednesday, June 14, 2006.
"Many many lawyers who contribute to judge’s campaigns, do so, not out of a sense of fixing a case, of, like you know, they’re going to get favoritism. They tend to be afraid that if they don’t contribute, the judge will remember that they hadn’t contributed, so it’s basically hedging their bets.
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- John L. Smith, columnist for the Las Vegas Review Journal commenting on the LA Times recent series called “Justice and
Juice”.
- Tuesday, June 13, 2006.
"I don’t think there’s really any killer issues but it’s hard to tell. Once you get into session, then sometimes the issues emerge. At least we don’t have reaportionment. At least we don’t have huge tax increases. Something like that that caused us problems in the past
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- Lorne Malkiewich Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau
On whether he thinks that the next legistlative session will be finished within the 120 day constitutional limit.
- Monday, June 12, 2006.
"THOSE SALARIES FOR THOSE PARTICULAR MAJOR SPORTS ARE MARKET DRIVEN IN OTHER WORDS BY WHAT YOU CAN BRING IN AND WHAT YOU CAN DELIVER. YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY THOSE SALARIES IF YOU AREN’T BRINGING IT IN.
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- UNR Football Coach Chris Ault on how you justify large salaries, bonuses and perks for administrators and coaches when the university system is raising tuition up to 15%. - Thursday, June 8, 2006.
"IT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL GO AWAY AND BE ABANDONED
THE PLAN IS TO HAVE IT RETRIEVABLE FOR THREE HUNDRED YEARS. IT WILL BE STUDIED AND IF THERE ARE SURPRISES I THINK PEOPLE WILL KNOW WELL AHEAD OF TIME
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- Harold McFarlane
President of the American Nuclear Society discussing the nuclear repository at Yucca Mountain.
- Wednesday, June 7, 2006.
"FOLLOW THE POLITICS, FOLLOW THE MONEY
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- Mary Lau President and CEO of the Retail Association of Nevada -
Discussing the state commissioner of labor’s decision to start enforcing a 30 year old law on exempt employees that would result in $5000 fines per offense concerning time records.
- Tuesday, June 6, 2006.
"THE GOVERNOR ‘S VERY INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF RUNNING STATE GOVERNMENT AND EVERY AGENCY
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- Renee Parker Chief Council to Gov Guinn answering the question what does the Governor have to do in the last few months of his term. - Monday, June 5, 2006.
"Bill and Melinda Gates have been very generous and have given about $29 billion. "
- Jacquelline Fuller, Global Health Advocacy Manager - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussing the family foundation that Bill and Melinda Gates have personally funded to help the worlds “poorest of the poor” - Thursday, May 11, 2006.
