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Advocates Release Recommendations For Nevada's Share Of ARP Housing Funds
The Nevada Housing Coalition estimates the state has an 84,000-unit deficit for extremely low-income renters.

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The Nevada Housing Coalition estimates the state has an 84,000-unit deficit for extremely low-income renters.

The Biden administration had hoped that states could begin rolling out a wide national booster shot campaign as soon as Monday.
Cortez Masto supports a “talking filibuster” in which members orate about their opposition to legislation.
The company's plan to develop the site on the only known habitat of a rare desert wildflower called Tiehm’s buckwheat.
An expansion of eligibility for Medicaid for low-income people in Republican-controlled states that have declined to take that step.
Christopher Casarez, a 52-year-old painter, has undergone three surgeries for multiple vertebral fractures.
Nearly $20 billion for a new transit program and high-speed rail development.
Opponents of the Thacker Pass lithium mine are regrouping to plan their next steps to oppose the mine.
In the U.S., polling on intent to get vaccinated shows a massive political divide.
One of the many items House Democrats are marking up in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill would provide pathways to citizenship.
Malleable association rules at heart of homeowner’s spat with developer.
“A lot of kids who stayed off the streets or had hope, it was because they were in programs,” U.S. Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford said.
Nevada’s non-education public sector workforce is down 5.2% compared to pre-pandemic.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will bring the legislation to the floor of the Senate “as soon as next week.”
The peer-reviewed report forecasts how the impacts of climate change will be distributed across racial and ethnic minority communities.
The plan prioritizes “social, emotional and mental health” of students and educators, and addressing interrupted learning.
The publication's annual rankings also found UNLV making gains in social mobility.
The U.S. House Education & Labor Committee finished a marathon markup of legislation.
The Boring Company's Vegas Loop proposal calls for 30 miles of underground tunnels creating two 15-mile loops.
The Nevada Board of Health voted unanimously to require correction’ staff and state health workers to become fully vaccinated by Nov. 1.