Brian Eckhouse

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Clean up foreclosed home, or city will: And owner will pay Las Vegas — or face fines of $500 a day; Monday, Nov. 17, 2008; As a growing number of cities across the country are aggressively forcing owners of foreclosed and abandoned properties to clean them up, Las Vegas is going after them with the help of a three-year-old ordinance that, until recently, wasn’t much needed.
Defense of poor will improve, or so it is hoped: Advocates worry standards set by court aren’t enough; Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008; Lawyers who defend Nevada’s poor will have to meet certain performance standards beginning April 1, the state Supreme Court decreed last month.
HUD orders more disclosure by lenders: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008; Lenders and mortgage brokers must now issue consumers a "Good Faith Estimate" form that "clearly discloses" loan terms and closing costs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today.
As recession lingers, garage sales boom: People throughout the valley are selling their stuff just to pay the bills; Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008; The neighborhood garage sale — those weekend traditions to clean out the garage and make some extra money for the holidays — have now become economic necessities for a growing number of families.
Builder agrees to help pay to replace Kitec fittings: Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008; Pulte Homes, one of the Southern Nevada’s largest developers, has agreed to pay $23.6 million to help replace pipes in thousands of homes because the pipes are vulnerable to ruptures.
Democrats topple Republicans in Carson City: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008; State Democrats fulfilled both of their goals: securing a veto-proof majority in the Assembly and gaining control of the state Senate.
Democrats take control of county commission: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008; The Democrats now have complete control of the county commission, as their incumbents held serve and newcomers Steve Sisolak and Larry Brown grabbed the two remaining seats.
Breeden beats Heck by small margin: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008; Political upstart Shirley Breeden survived a late run by incumbent state Sen. Joe Heck, R-Henderson, to unseat him. She won by just 801 votes.
Pickering takes slight lead in Supreme Court race: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008; With 40 percent of precincts reporting, including some in Clark County, Kris Pickering has a slight lead over Deborah Schumacher in the race for the state Supreme Court seat being vacated by outgoing Justice William Maupin. Pickering has 42 percent to Schumacher’s 39.2 percent, with the rest not voting for either candidate.
Copening defeats incumbent Beers: Senate goes to; Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008; Allison Copening has ousted incumbent State Sen. Bob Beers, a Republican, enabling the Democrats to wrest control of that body from the Republicans. With 100 percent of the vote in, Copening won with 53.2 percent of the vote to Beers' 46.8 percent.