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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Transportation officials just spent 19 months studying how to prepare for a future surge in traffic on Las Vegas Valley’s already congested stretch of Interstate 15.
The national political spotlight returns to Las Vegas today and should remain here through tomorrow night, with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, campaigning here.
We lead today's Early Line with big news for Democrat Jill Derby and her campaign to unseat incumbent Rep. Dean Heller in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District. The Democratic National Campaign Committee has upgraded Derby's race to its top-tier list of targets, meaning she'll receive financial and field help from the national party.
Locals are still discussing John McCain’s town hall meeting in Sparks yesterday, a forum where the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is often at his best.
We were collecting our daily roundup of political stories when Sun columnist Jon Ralston's flash delivered the biggest nugget of the day thus far: The State Supreme Court unanimously has ruled that term limits are constitutional, meaning longtime County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury and 20 other incumbents statewide cannot run for re-election.
Jim Gibbons headlines the state’s political page today – and in some cases, the front page – and, again, the news isn’t favorable to our unpopular governor.
The national spotlight thrust again and again on casino mogul Sheldon Adelson this year may be a sign of just how damaged the Republican brand is. Adelson, who Sun columnist Jon Ralston playfully refers to as "Gondolier Numero Uno," is getting more attention nationally than some of America's most well-known Republican candidates.
I thought I’d be sneaky, opting for an AT&T Store this morning to buy the new iPhone over one of the Apple stores on Las Vegas Boulevard. Surely, there’d be fewer people camping out at an AT&T store.