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by Michael Lyle, Nevada Current LAS VEGAS — Amid skyrocketing rent rates across the state, the Culinary Union is proposing a ballot initiative that would focus on capping rent increases at 5% – but only in North Las Vegas. Southern Nevada’s rent prices, which have shot up more than 20% in
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by April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current CARSON CITY — Lawmakers on the Interim Finance Committee on Thursday universally acknowledged the need to address Nevada’s affordable housing shortage, but several committee members, from both sides of the aisle, expressed concerns that a $250 million investment will not have legislative oversight. Nevertheless,
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by Michael Lyle, Nevada Current CARSON CITY–As Nevada’s housing crisis persists, the state will allocate tax-exempt bonding authority to enable 14 new affordable housing projects statewide and produce nearly 2,900 units by 2024. The Nevada Housing Division announced Wednesday that $300.7 million, or 87%, of the
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by Michael Lyle, Nevada Current January 7, 2022 CARSON CITY–The Nevada State Infrastructure Bank Board on Wednesday proposed a spending plan for its $75 million seeded by lawmakers, and among the ideas is the creation of a fund to help charter schools build their facilities. The proposal would set
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The federal eviction moratorium expires on Saturday, leaving millions of renters across the country in jeopardy of being evicted. Tens of thousands of Nevadans could be affected. Nancy Brune, founding executive director of the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities, tweeted that, after reviewing a few different reports, the consensus
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By Michael Lyle, Nevada Current This story was originally published by Nevada Current. CARSON CITY–Lawmakers know full well about how Nevada ranks worst in the nation for affordable housing, leaving an estimated 44% of the residents who rent at risk of housing instability and homelessness. Yet some affordable housing