Three transportation leaders say light rail should be a part of Southern Nevada's future, but it would only happen if the community is willing to raise sales taxes or a favorable public-private partnership could be established.

Las Vegas and Phoenix need to be linked via the interstate highway system. They are the largest U.S. metropolitan areas in close proximity (less than 300 miles apart) without a direct, free-flowing, multiple-lane interstate highway linking them. In fact, a Las Vegas-to-Phoenix interstate highway is the most notable missing segment in the entire Southwestern highway network.

The 2015 Legislature again revised the state’s Live Entertainment Tax. Recent debates centered on the definition of “live entertainment,” how to collect the tax and exemptions to the tax. But once again Nevada failed to address the most critical issue surrounding this tax.

Next time there'€™s a Tesla, North Las Vegas will be ready.

In 2013, the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and UNLV’s Brookings Mountain West and the Lincy Institute decided to jointly study shortcomings in Southern Nevada’s educational, transportation and tourist infrastructure. To help do that, the Brookings/Lincy team compared our region to other metropolitan areas.

When the mega resort project Resorts World fully opens in 2018, it will be the first hotel and casino property on the Strip that is specifically marketed toward Asian tourists.

With all the recent news of growth and development in Las Vegas, talk has emerged again about possible expansion of the Las Vegas Monorail.

Nevada must reject any offer Congress makes to open Yucca Mountain in exchange for enhanced federal funding. The reason is simple: Any deal is not worth the risk.