By Francis McCabe By FRANCIS McCABE REVIEW-JOURNAL Responding to the ire of motorists and taxpayers, the Clark County Commission on Tuesday ordered the Lake Mead Boulevard interchange with the Las Vegas Beltway to be opened.

By Francis McCabe I was driving to Robert Hall's home this week, and I couldn't help but wonder if the trip would be faster if the Las Vegas Beltway's interchange with Lake Mead Boulevard was opened. Much to the chagrin of Hall, I'll probably get a chance to find out sooner rather than later.

By Alan Choate By ALAN CHOATE REVIEW-JOURNAL Long-standing concerns about growth in northwest Las Vegas have found a focal point: a set of proposed public buildings, including a bus yard and a garbage transfer station, at the corner of Ann Road and the Las Vegas Beltway.

By Alan Choate By ALAN CHOATE REVIEW-JOURNAL Climate change, affordable housing, energy efficiency programs, copper wire thefts and a proposed new flight route for McCarran International Airport are all part of a legislative agenda approved by the Las Vegas City Council last week.

By Benjamin Spillman, Las Vegas Review-Journal Jan. 24--A proposed commercial airport about 25 miles south of Las Vegas is expected to accommodate as many as 35 million Southern Nevada visitors annually.