Affordability
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Harris has big plans to help make home ownership possible for Nevadans
Vice President Kamala Harris helped get funding for more affordable senior and family housing in Nevada through the American Rescue Plan Act. She recently released policy plans to address the housing shortage with three million new homes and a $25,000 tax break to first-time home buyers.
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NV AG’s office says alleged apartment price-fixing is ‘on our radar’
The Nevada Attorney General’s Office said the real estate tech firm RealPage, which has faced accusations of price-fixing rents in multiple states, is on its “radar” but wouldn’t say if it was investigating corporate landlords that use the software.
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Sen. Jacky Rosen urges colleagues to cut taxes for working families and raise taxes on billionaires
The best way to fund tax programs that support middle- and low-income Americans is through raising taxes for the uber-wealthy, Rosen wrote in a letter to lawmakers crafting a new tax bill to replace an expiring-Trump era law. As a Trump administration-era tax bill that benefited the ultra-wealthy is set to expire next year, Nevada…
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Sam Brown once called for a massive increase to interest rates. Where does he stand now?
When inflation was on the rise in 2022, the Republican challenger now facing Jacky Rosen pitched raising interest rates so high it could have thrown the US into a recession. Democrats like Rosen say the current interest rates are hurting access to housing. When the United States was in the midst of a fight against…
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Sen. Jacky Rosen asks federal government to investigate corporate landlords
Rosen asked the acting secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to crack down on ‘predatory’ practices being used by corporate landlords that make housing unobtainable for Nevadans. Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen is urging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to crack down on practices she says are…
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Nevada’s 5 best budget-friendly vacation spots, according to readers
Our latest readers’ choice poll reveals the top five budget-friendly vacation spots in Nevada, whether you’re a local looking for a weekend getaway or a visitor eager to explore.
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Nevada tribal communities to get $27M for affordable housing
Nevada’s senators applauded the funding, which comes in addition to federal investments last year that helped build new housing projects in Owyhee and Washoe Valley. Seventeen Native American tribal communities across Nevada are set to receive upwards of $27 million in federal funding to help develop and further administer affordable housing programs, the state’s two…
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While corporations make billions, inflation continues to hurt Nevadans
Grocery and food companies’ massive profits have drawn increased scrutiny from lawmakers, including Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto.
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New affordable housing community for seniors to open in Las Vegas
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested and awarded to help address the affordable housing crisis in southern Nevada, but the state still has a shortage of about 78,000 affordable homes.
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Titus rallies Las Vegas seniors to protect Social Security
Seniors are sounding the alarm on a plan by House Republicans that could result in across-the-board cuts for Social Security recipients. Las Vegas senior and Vietnam War veteran David Tipton recalls seeing a lot during his 12 years in the US Army. And while it wasn’t always easy Tipton—now 78—admitted his time in the service…
