Forbes Magazine has published a list of the ten worst states in which to own a car, based on true cost of ownership. Between Nevada’s car taxes and fuel taxes, we ended up in fourth place on the report.
Being a state without an income tax is a double edged sword. On the good side, it […]
Thanks to Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Wolfson for notification that we’ve got some road construction coming up next week.
The City of Las Vegas Public Works Department will be paving on Buffalo Drive between the Westcliff Drive intersection and the south end of the overpass bridge, including the eastbound off-ramp at Summerlin Parkway. The […]
I got this email today from an accountant at a big multi-state highway construction contractor:
Although I’ve lived in 4 states, UT, MN, CO & NV, by far, the highways in NV are the worst. I’ve been in Las Vegas 2 years and although the growth spurt was good for the economy, it wasn’t good […]
One of the supreme ironies of US governments is that they are supposed to be the collective effort of all citizens. With everyone helping, it stands to reason our governments could get things done cheaper than any other group.
Alas, too many people these days put their own interests ahead of the common good.
Our government employee […]
The United States Census Bureau 2007 “National Data Book” is online. And it has some interesting information about traffic congestion (see 1078 - Roadway Congestion: 2003) in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas’ annual cost per person due to traffic congestion is $279; the national average is […]
Governor Gibbons has proposed taking a portion of future growth in room tax proceeds to increase spending on Southern Nevada highway projects. In this way, he can answer the demands of highway construction contractors to “FIX OUR ROADS!” without raising taxes. Nevada’s local governments have become so flush with revenues that they can afford it.
Today, […]
Last Friday, we closed the Transportation Department’s budget up here in Carson City. And, despite the hysteria you hear in the media, Nevada plans to take another gigantic bite out of our list of road projects - a billion dollar bite over the next two years.
The actual total is likely to approach $1.2-billion dollars. There […]
