Politics
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Southern Nevada municipalities team up on climate, apply for federal grant
The six-municipality coalition plans to apply for a federal grant funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, which it hopes to use to increase the adoption of renewable energy sources and promote transportation electrification.
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Three years later, here’s how Biden’s American Rescue Plan has impacted Nevada
From the $1,400 direct payments and the expanded child tax credit in 2021 to ongoing funding for education, healthcare, and housing, the American Rescue Plan played a key role in helping Nevada recover from the pandemic.
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Record number of Asian-American candidates file to run for Nevada legislature
Locals share the power of feeling represented in positions of power after seven Asian-American candidates filed to run for state office.
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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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Biden takes aim at high costs during State of the Union speech
Biden called on Congress to pass a mortgage relief credit that would give first-time homebuyers an annual tax credit of up to $5,000 a year for two years. He also endorsed legislation to build and renovate roughly 2 million homes and vowed to crack down on “big landlords who break antitrust laws by price-fixing and…
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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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Biden proposes new actions to address housing shortages and high costs
The actions announced last week will promote fairer rental markets, boost the supply of affordable housing and manufactured homes, and help families who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Congresswoman Susie Lee announces tutoring bill to help students
The bill would establish a $500 million competitive grant program for K-12 schools, community organizations, and other local organizations to provide tutoring services. It would also place aspiring educators into tutoring roles in underserved schools and qualify those educators for college loan forgiveness through the Corporation for National and Community Service.
