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Harris wants to lower grocery prices by taking on price gouging. Trump’s plan would increase prices.
Kamala Harris has said that she will call on Congress to pass a federal ban on price gouging and give the federal government more authority to prevent consolidation in the food industry, if elected. Donald Trump, on the other hand, wants to impose tariffs and reduce food imports, a plan that would cause food prices…
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CCSD’s potential budget deficit could lead to staff reductions and affect school programming
Teacher raises approved in December were seemingly not included in the 2024-2025 CCSD budget, prompting concerns about potential staff reductions to offset the gap. Gov. Joe Lombardo has pledged to investigate the district over a potential budget deficit.
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Impulsan nuevas generaciones actividades para fomentar la ecología
Impulsan nuevas generaciones actividades para fomentar la ecología.
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Extreme heat bill authored by Nevada Rep. Dina Titus advances in House
If enacted, the bill would allow the federal government to declare extreme heat a disaster, vastly changing the way officials are able to respond to extreme temperatures. But its future remains uncertain. A key panel under the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has advanced a proposal by Nevada Democratic US Rep. Dina Titus…
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UNLV awarded $3M grant for unique educator training program
The Nevada Forward Initiative, a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program in the West, helps prospective educators earn a teaching degree while still maintaining employment. Officials hope the funds could train up to 300 new educators. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), has been awarded nearly $3 million from the US Department of Education to help prepare…
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Harris’ plans aim to make housing more affordable. Trump’s plans are less clear.
Harris has vowed to increase the available housing supply by three million homes and to provide lower-income first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 in down payment support. Trump, on the other hand, has offered no specific plans for addressing the housing crisis.
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Fed’s decision to cut interest rates could lower housing costs
The announcement from the Federal Reserve will lower mortgage rates and encourage more building of apartments, which could lower rental costs.
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Trump campaign, GOP allege noncitizens voted in Nevada, but many were likely naturalized citizens
While Republicans claim that nearly 4,000 noncitizens voted in the 2020 election in Nevada, a report from the state’s previous Republican Secretary of State suggests that many — and possibly all — of those individuals were naturalized citizens by the time they voted. Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Nevada Republicans filed a lawsuit last week…
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PUC denies NV Energy bid to triple service charge in Northern Nevada
In a rare victory for NV Energy consumers, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted Tuesday to reject the utility’s bid to nearly triple the basic service charge for Northern Nevada customers from $16.50 a month to $45.30 a month, “a number that I believe is much too high,” Commissioner Randy Brown said during the…
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Trump’s second term could rip Nevada’s immigrant families apart
A UNLV law professor lays out what’s at stake and shares his fears that families will be separated and entire communities at risk in a second Trump term.
