Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? Pollutants pour in, while development continues. Funding has shifted in focus to tourism and traffic projects, while money spent directly on fixing the lake has declined.

Homelessness has increased in rural Nevada according to the 2024 Rural Nevada Continuum of Care Point-in-Time Count.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris released an 82-page economic plan last week. Nevada’s Democratic treasurer highlighted what this could mean locally, particularly for housing.

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony will build 22 new homes for low-income tribal members in Hungry Valley with a new grant from the federal government.

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores racist covenants in housing deeds in Washoe County and a short history lesson on why they exist. State lawmakers are considering a bill to allow discriminatory language to be removed.

Nevada lawmakers are considering a bill to potentially cancel fines for some misdemeanors committed by people experiencing homelessness. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck spoke with the ACLU of Nevada’s policy manager Lily Baran to learn more.

The City of Reno has implemented daily walks to identify problems and solutions in the downtown area.

Reno City Council Ward 5 finalists discussed affordable housing during two meet and greets facilitated by the city this week. The seat was recently vacated by Neoma Jardon and an appointment for her replacement will be made on Wednesday.

A housing crunch in the West has some looking to public lands as a solution…and a place to live.

A "David and Goliath story" ends with residents of the Westside mobile home park in Durango, Colorado, keeping their homes, with a lot of help from their neighbors.