Affordability
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Trump’s tariff plan would raise prices and ‘reduce the living standard of Americans,’ economists say
Trump’s plan would effectively be a sales tax that disproportionately harms working-class families and could cause a trade war that hurts US companies, economists say.
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Home ownership is becoming less attainable in Southern Nevada. Harris’ housing plan could reverse the trend.
With median home prices near an all-time high and a severe shortage of affordable units, local housing experts say Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ housing plan could be a good start to solving the problem. Irma Cuevas has always wanted to be a homeowner. So far, though, the 34-year-old Las Vegas resident has been a…
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Opinión: La asequibilidad de la atención médica sigue siendo un tema prioritario para los habitantes de Nevada. Esto es lo que los legisladores pueden hacer para abordar el problema.
Con las elecciones de 2024 a solo unas semanas, la asequibilidad de la atención médica sigue siendo un tema crítico para los habitantes de Nevada, ya que muchos residentes tienen dificultades para pagar los medicamentos recetados. Una reciente encuesta de KFF reveló que más de la mitad de los votantes están preocupados por poder pagar…
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Las 13 mentiras más descabelladas que dijo Trump en el debate con Kamala Harris
Las 13 mentiras más descabelladas que dijo Trump en el debate con Kamala Harris.
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13 wildest lies Trump told in the debate with Kamala Harris
Ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for their first presidential debate—and Trump unleashed a barrage of lies and misleading claims.
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Kamala Harris unveils plans to lower housing, food, and childcare costs for Nevada families
The proposals are part of a larger plan for Harris’ potential first 100 days in office with the ultimate goal of slashing taxes for middle-class families and bringing down costs. Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new economic platform Friday that seeks to make housing more accessible and affordable, lower grocery costs, implement a universal…
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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…
