Brian Eckhouse

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Friendly helpers greet bus passengers: Teenage ambassadors offer tourists and locals advice for the Deuce, sometimes more; Thursday, June 11, 2009; A half-dozen tourists congregate at a bus-ticket-vending machine on the Strip, exasperated.
Declining gas tax revenue means fewer road projects: Tuesday, June 9, 2009; The valley’s highway planning agency says gas tax revenue is dropping so dramatically, it may decide Thursday to opt for only $414 million in highway projects over the next 20 years — not the $1.4 billion it anticipated just 2 1/2 years ago.
Reid, labor secretary discuss $25.6M for state's jobless: Monday, June 8, 2009; The Labor Department formally announced today that Nevada will get $25.6 million in stimulus dollars toward unemployment benefits.
Stimulus flow starting here as a trickle: Nevada slated to get at least $1.5 billion in funds; Monday, June 8, 2009; In the 16 weeks since President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion federal stimulus bill on Feb. 17, not a single jobs-creating project has begun in Clark County, in a state where the unemployment rate is more than a percentage point higher than the national rate. Nevada is expected to get at least $1.5 billion of the grand total, and maybe more, depending on how well the state stacks up against other government agencies when they compete for stimulus money not yet assigned.
With VIP lines, airport catches up to clubs, buffets: Saturday, June 6, 2009; After a long wait, first-class customers are getting additional perks at McCarran International Airport.
Foreclosure help could hinge on who holds the note: Tuesday, June 2, 2009; Homeowners facing foreclosure may have a new friend on their side, if they’re willing to pay for it — a judge. A new state law, signed by Gov. Jim Gibbons, allows homeowner-occupants facing foreclosure to demand a sit-down mediation with lenders, overseen by a retired judge or an attorney.
Major League Baseball: As not seen on TV: Friday, May 29, 2009; As recently as last winter, hope emerged that Major League Baseball would finally lift its archaic territory maps, which deny Las Vegas fans of three Western teams televised action of most of their games.
For now, tolls may be best hope for bypass: Friday, May 29, 2009; For years, legislators and transportation officials have debated building a 13-mile, $500 million highway that would prevent congestion in town once a new, truck-friendly bridge across the Colorado River opens.
Contracts awarded for car- and bike-to-bus facilities: Saturday, May 23, 2009; Two long-discussed projects -- a downtown Las Vegas bus station designed especially for bike riders, and park-and-ride terminals in the northwest -- are closer to reality.
Why I-15 won’t go to two levels behind the Strip: It would cost too much, disrupt McCarran; Tuesday, May 19, 2009; For more than 20 years transportation analysts have suggested double-deck lanes would ease traffic congestion where Interstate 15 slices through Las Vegas’ resort corridor.