Affordability
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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…
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El Condado Clark aumenta inversión en vivienda asequible
El Condado Clark aprobó más de $30 millones adicionales para apoyar la construcción y operación de viviendas asequibles para residentes de ingresos extremadamente bajos que necesitan servicios y apoyo.
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Sen. Jacky Rosen introduces bill to lower costs for first-time Nevada homebuyers
The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act would create a point-of-sale tax credit for up to 10% of a home’s purchase price, capped at $15,000. For first-time buyers, this credit would help alleviate the stress of a large upfront down payment necessary for mortgage approval.
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Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto join efforts against Big Oil consolidation
Members of Congress point to the recent consolidation of several Big Oil companies as potential violations of antitrust law, imploring the FTC to consider fallout from previous mergers as warning signs of future harm.
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After a push from Sen. Jacky Rosen, the FTC is suing to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger
“My constituents lack assurances that the proposed deal will not further increase food costs for hardworking Nevadans who are already getting squeezed by rising grocery prices,” Sen. Rosen wrote in a December letter to the FTC.
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NV Energy customers, not shareholders, on the hook for employee bonuses
If Southern Nevadans expect better customer service from NV Energy, they’ll have to pay for it. That’s the message from Public Utilities Commissioner Randy Brown, who led the charge to have ratepayers, rather than shareholders, foot the bill for the utility’s employee bonuses.
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Biden demands grocery stores and food brands end ‘price gouging’ and ‘shrinkflation’
Grocery prices have risen by more than 20% since the beginning of the pandemic and in Nevada, grocery prices rose 4.2% from Nov. 2022 to Nov. 2023. In response, President Biden is demanding grocery chains and food brands lower their prices and stop ripping families off.
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Sen. Rosen urges Senate Majority Leader Schumer to hold vote on tax cut package
Households benefiting from the changes to the child tax credit would see an average tax cut of $680 in the first year, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
